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Earth's tides can trigger earthquakes along a US fault

​New study says the sun and moon's activity triggers tremors as well as tides

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Friendly gestures from robots inspire autistic children in Hong Kong

Chinese University programme has reduced the challenging behaviour of students, particularly relating to anger and mood swings

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Why rush hour on the MTR is a metaphor for life in Hong Kong

The competition for seats, jostling for position, the mavericks who take direction signs as merely a suggestion, the efficiently crammed coaches – this is laissez-faire Hong Kong in motion

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Strong border protection policy key to "multicultural" Australia: PM

Strong international border protection is the key to a prosperous and multicultural Australia, the nation's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday.

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Myanmar military chief voices support for constitution amendment if stable

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing Friday voiced support of constitution amendment on condition that the country becomes politically stable.

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Army helicopter crash kills one officer in NW Pakistan

At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in the country's northwest district of Haripur on Monday evening, the military said.

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Beijing, neighboring cities to standardize smog alert criteria

Beijing and its neighboring cities will start using uniform criteria when they issue pollution alerts by the end of March, the capital's environmental protection bureau said on Sunday.

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Texting while walking isn’t funny anymore

As pedestrian injuries rise, what responsibility do tech companies have to address our addiction?

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4 killed, 2 injured in S. Philippine explosion

Four people, including a child, were killed and two others injured when a roadside bomb exploded in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, military said Wednesday.

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Denmark, Greenland sign agreement on uranium

Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement on the rules for future commercial exports of uranium from the island, local media reported Tuesday.

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Truck crash leaves 4 Cambodian garment workers dead, 50 others injured

Two trucks, carrying Cambodian garment factory workers, crashed into each other Tuesday morning, claiming the lives of four female workers with some 50 others injured, a local official confirmed.

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Sweaty Santas and prawns galore: What's different about Christmas Down Under

Australians absolutely love to put their own spin on traditions — even the sacrosanct ones celebrated at Christmas.

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Beijing, neighboring cities to synchronize anti-smog campaign

BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Air pollution forecasts for six cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are likely to be taken as a whole when emergency responses are being considered, said a plan released on Monday.

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"I would like to coach," says Argentine star Mascherano

Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano, currently player of Spain's Barcelona, said he would like to coach when he retires, local press reported Wednesday.

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Canadian stock market inches higher as health care offsets resources slump

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto Tuesday eked out a marginal gain as a rally in health care shares overpowered resources sectors.

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Canadian stock market moves lower as financials, telecom lose ground

​ Canada's main stock market in Toronto on Tuesday extended losses following a big slump Monday, as the rebound of resources shares failed to offset the losses in the financial and the telecom shares. Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index was lower 49.31 points, or 0.34 percent, to 14,376. 24 points, with mixed performances in the eight most weighed sectors.

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Australian relatives of Germanwings victims to visit crash site

​The relatives of the Australian victims of the Germanwings disaster said they will visit the crash site in the French Alps on Monday to pay their final respects.