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The Lunar New Year Eve feast - something to drool over

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UN Chief sends warm wishes in Chinese for Spring Festival

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Update | Four killed in Bolivia bomb attack: government

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Afghan Taliban say they want to solve war through dialogue

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Two killed in Bolivia blast at carnival time

AnaturalgastankexplosionkilledtwopeopleTuesdayintheBoliviancityofOruro,inthesecondsuchdeadlyblastaroundthisyear'scarnivalfestivities."Verysaddenedandconcernedbe

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A Singular Choice: China's young generation shifts focus

TheChineseNewYearholidayistraditionallythetimeoftheyearwheneveryonewhoislivingawayfromhomereturnsforafamilyreunion.Butformanysingleyoungpeople,theholidayisnotso

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Cross-Strait ferries take people home for Spring Festival

InthewakeofTaiwanaviationauthorities'refusaltoapprove176extracross-StraitflightsovertheChineseNewYeartravelperiodandtheresultingseasonalairfarehike,somehaveturn

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The Tujia tradition of making 'ciba,' a glutinous rice cake

"CibaisthebestNewYear'sgift"EnshiTujiaandMiaoAutonomousPrefecture.LocatedontheupperYangtzeRiverattheborderofChongqingMunicipalityandHubeiProvince,thepicturesque

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Facebook opens up social VR app Spaces to Groups

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Vehicle plunges into river in India, killing at least 8

AtleasteightpeoplewerekilledandtwoothersinjuredcriticallyMondayafteravehiclecarryingthemskiddedofftheroadandfellintoariverinIndia'seasternstateofJharkhand,polic

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At least eight killed in Bolivian gas tank explosion

Atleasteightpeoplewerekilled,and40othersinjuredinacookinggastankexplosionduringthefamousCarnivalcelebrationsintheBoliviancityofOruroonSaturdaynight.Aroadsidefoo

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Deadly time as Carnival gets under way in Bolivia

TragediescastashadowoverBolivia'scarnivalcelebrationsthisweekend,withastaggering21peoplekilledand72injured,authoritiessaidSunday.InthecityofOruro,famousforitsca

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Russian jet crashes after Moscow take-off

ARussianpassengerplanehascrashedafterleavingMoscow'sDomodedovoairportwith71peopleonboard.TheSaratovAirlinesAn-148jetwasenroutetothecityofOrskintheUralmountains,

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18 killed in Hong Kong double-decker bus crash

Adouble-deckerbuscrashedinaHongKongsuburbonSaturdayevening,killing18peopleandinjuringdozensmore,authoritiesinthesouthernChinesecitysaid.Localmediareportssaidthe

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19 killed and dozens injured as bus topples over in Hong Kong

Atleast19peoplehavebeenkilledanddozensinjuredafterabustoppledoverinHongKong.EarlyreportsfromlocalmediaincludingtheSouthChinaMorningPostindicate17menhavediedandt

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Bombing at mosque in Libya's Benghazi kills two, wounds 75

Twopeoplewerekilledand75woundedinatwinbombinginsideamosqueintheeasternLibyancityofBenghazionFriday,medicssaid.Twoweeksago,about35peoplediedinanothertwinbombinga

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Facebook's 'downvotes' test tries to fix comment moderation

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