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7 die as boat sinks in central Mozambique

Sevenpeople,includingtwopolicemen,weredrownedafteraboatsanktothebottomofZambeziRiverduetobadweatherincentralprovinceTeteinMozambiqueonMondaynight.Speakingtothep

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White House looks into reducing Chinese student visas

TheTrumpadministrationisconsideringrestrictionsonthenumberofChinesestudentvisas.Therestrictionwasnotincludedintherecenttariffannouncement,butcouldcomelater.Educ

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Google purged 3.2 billion bad ads from the web last year

It'snosecretthatGoogle(andmuchofthetechindustry)struggletodealwithbadadvertisingin2017,andthecompanynowhasthestatstoproveit.Thecompanyhasrevealedthatitremovedov

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European Central Bank tells banks to set aside more cash on bad loans

TheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)willaskeurozonebanksfromnextyeartosetasidemorecashtocovernewlyclassifiedbadloansandmayalsopresentadditionalmeasurestotacklethesector’

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Uber’s string of controversies have seriously hurt its reputation

Ithasn’tbeenthebestyearforUber.Andnowit'sgotsomethingelsetoworryabout—it'sreputation.Alreadythisyear,thenew-agetaxiservicehasfacedlawsuits,theallegationsofsexua

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Five things we hate about taking a Hong Kong taxi

There’s hardly a Hongkonger who hasn’t taken a taxi ride at one time or another. And just like us, you’ve probably had good experiences and bad. Lately, though, in our experience the bad has outweighed the good. No wonder ride-sharing services such as Uber have spotted an opportunity in Hong Kong.

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New report warns about environmental, health costs of westernized diets

The globalization of western eating habits is "bad for environmental health as well as human health," according to a study published Wednesday in the British scientific journal Nature.

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Official cars ordered off roads during hazardous pollution

Thirty percent of official cars in Beijing should not be used when there is "extremely bad" pollution, traffic authorities confirmed Tuesday.

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Heavy smog shrouds Beijing

Dense smog continues to shroud the Chinese capital Beijing. Environmental authorities say pollution is at dangerous levels and residents are advised to stay indoors.

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Geological experts: Earthquake caused the fatal landslide in SW China

Geological experts say a fatal landslide in southwest China was partly caused by an earthquake which hit the region four months ago. As many as 46 people have been killed in the latest disaster.