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Chinese brands becoming household names in Australia

While Australian products in China are known for being "clean and green," a growing number of Chinese companies are heading Down Under to try their luck in the Australian marketplace.

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Man with gun, explosives tends to "harm" gay pride parade in Los Angeles

​Santa Monica police said on Monday that a man with a gun and explosives in his car had plans to harm the gay pride parade in West Hollywood.

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2 police officers killed in car bomb attack in SE Turkey

​Two police officers were killed and many others wounded in a car bomb attack that hit the police headquarter of Midyat district in southeastern province of Mardin on Wednesday morning, Hurriyet News reported.

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11 killed, 36 wounded in Istanbul car bombing attack: governor

​Seven police officers and four civilians were killed and 36 others injured in a car bombing attack on a police shuttle bus in Istanbul on Tuesday, the governor said.

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Police seize 200 kg of cannabis in Burundi's capital

​Police on Saturday seized three bags containing about 200 kilograms of cannabis in a car intercepted at Ngagara in the north of the Burundian capital Bujumbura.

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Why drinking in India is an 'outdoor sport'

In India, drinking alcohol is primarily an outdoor sport played at night.The dark and the bottle go together. Even some upmarket bars have the lighting turned down low and the windows shuttered.

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Boy, 7, vanishes in Hokkaido wilderness after parents order him out of car for being naughty

A seven-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

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New-energy vehicle sales prompt investment fervor

​China's auto industry is ramping up investment in new-energy cars after a surge in their sales.

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13 killed in 2 car bomb attacks in Iraq's Baghdad

​At least 13 people were killed and 31 others wounded in two car bombings in northern and western the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

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Up to 64 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq's Baghdad

​The death toll from a car bomb attack at a marketplace in eastern Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, rose to 64 people killed and 87 others wounded, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

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Quake evacuees get 1st bath in days, courtesy of free “onsen”

​In a refreshing gesture of goodwill, an “onsen” hot spring operator here opened its facility free of charge April 19 to evacuees from the recent spate of earthquakes.

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14 pilgrims killed in car crash in southern Myanmar

At least 14 pilgrims have been killed and a dozen others injured in a passenger car crash in Dawei district, southern Myanmar, local media reported Thursday.

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Aust'n cyclists involved in horror accident after trying to avoid dead kangaroo

​A group of nine cyclists has run into a dead kangaroo in the middle of an Australian road, sending them into the path of an oncoming four-wheel drive (4WD).

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Car-hailing companies' subsidies unfair competition, minister say

The minister of transport criticized car-hailing app operators on Monday for the subsidies they offer to users, describing the practice as unfair competition.

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Second bombing in a month in Ankara kills 34, injures 125

A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday (March 13), killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in under a month.