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Passenger train derails in northern India

AtleastsevencoachesofanIndianpassengertrainboundforMadhyaPradeshderailedonThursday,railwayofficialssaid.ThederailmentoftheShaktikunjExpresstookplaceThursdaymorn

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Agricultural reform is important to feed China's growing population

LiuBaocheng,anexpertonruralreform,saysthatwhiletherearemanyreasonstoexplainwhyChinaispayingsomuchattentiontoagriculturaltransformation,oneinparticularstandsout.

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UN accuses Burundi govt of crimes against humanity

UNinvestigatorsonMondayaccusedBurundi'sgovernmentofcrimesagainsthumanity,includingexecutionsandtorture,andurgedtheInternationalCriminalCourttoopenacase"assoonas

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Angelina Jolie says she's 'not enjoying being single'

HollywoodstarAngelinaJoliesaysshe'shada"difficult"timesincesplittingfromBradPittlastyear.ShetoldtheTelegraph:"It'sbeendifficult.Idon'tenjoybeingsingle.It'snotso

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Cholera outbreak kills 8 in Nigerian IDP camp

Eightpeoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadfollowinganoutbreakofcholerainacampforinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs)inNigeria'snortheasterncityofMaiduguri,ahealthofficialsaid

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The extreme engineering behind the UK's tallest bridge

TheremayhavealreadybeentwolargebridgesconnectingLothianandFifeinScotland,butnowthereisathird.Andthisoneisthebiggestyet.Infact,towering689feetabovetheRiverForth,

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2 dead as landfill collapses in New Delhi, 5 rescued

AgiantpileofgarbageteeteredandcollapsedatamassivedumpingsiteinDelhithisafternoon,pushingonecar,anauto-rickshawandtwoscootersintoacanal.Alittlegirlisbelievedtobe

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Death toll in Mumbai building collapse rises to 33

RescuersinIndia’sfinancialcapitalsiftedrubbleonFridayinadesperatesearchforsurvivorsofthecollapseofan117-year-oldcondemnedbuilding,asthetollfromthedisasterroseto

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Houston floods: Storm Harvey 'affected 100,000 homes'

About100,000homeshavebeenaffectedbyStormHarveyandthefloodingitbroughttopartsofthesouthernUS,aWhiteHouseaidehassaid.HomelandSecurityadviserTomBossertsaidtheWhite

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Explosions hit flood-swamped Arkema chemical plant in Texas

Twoexplosionshittheflood-swampedArkemaSAchemicalplant25milesnortheastofHoustonearlyonThursday,andasheriff'sdeputywastakentoahospitalafterinhalingfumes,theFrench

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Sri Lanka in talks with China to establish LNG power plant

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Aug.31(APD)–SriLankaonThursdaysaiditisintalkswithChinatoestablishaLiquefiedNaturalGas(LNG)powerplantinthesouthofthecountry.PrimeMinis

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Exploding e-cigarette causes scare at London train station

BritishpolicesayascareatabusyLondonrailwaystationhasturnedouttohavebeencausedbyanelectroniccigarette.BritishTransportPolicesaidinastatementonTuesdaynightthatoff

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Houston floods: Harvey rains to worsen Texas city's plight

FloodwatersareexpectedtorisestillfurtherintheinundatedTexancityofHouston,wheremorethan30,000peoplehavebeenforcedfromtheirhomesinthewakeofHurricaneHarvey.Unprece

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Mumbai flooding causes transport chaos

HeavymonsoonrainsinMumbaihavethrowntheIndiancity'stransportsystemsintochaos.Someroadshavebeenhitbywaist-deepflooding.Officialsarecallingonpeopletostayathome.Mor

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Suicide bomber kills 'at least four' at bank in Afghan capital

AsuicidebomberblewhimselfupatabankclosetotheheavilyprotectedU.S.embassycompoundintheAfghancapitalonTuesday,killingatleastfourpeopleandwoundingseveral,theinterio

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India guru rape: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh jailed for 20 years

AcontroversialIndianguruconvictedofrapeonFridayhasbeensentencedto20yearsinprison.IndianmediareportedthatGurmeetRamRahimSingh'sfollowerssetavehiclealightjustahea

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Car-sharing pilot program launched in Beijing

Acar-sharingpilotprogramhasbeenlaunchedinBeijing.Thefirstbatchof200carshavebeenplacedonthestreetsinShijingshandistrict.Thenumberisexpectedtoreach600bytheendofth