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Coastal provinces beef up security for possible attacks in southern Thai

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,June11(APD)--CoastalprovincesknownastouristsdestinationsinsouthernThailandhavebeefedupsecuritymeasuresafterreceivingwarningsofpossi

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Bangladeshi fishing boat builders rely on traditional techniques

InriverineBangladesh,boatsarestillthekeymeansoftransportationandlargenumbersofpeoplearestillreliantonboatstocatchfishtoearntheirdailybread.Thecountry'ssoutheast

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Revamped Nokia 3310 mobile phone goes on sale in the UK

AretrorevampofNokia'sfamous3310handsethasgoneonsaletoday,retailingforaround£50.ThephonecanbeboughtfromhighstreetretailersincludingVodafoneandCarphoneWarehouse,b

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Where does Manchester explosion take place?

British police confirmed early Tuesday that 19 people were killed and 59 more injured in a blast that occurred outside Manchester Arena right after the end of a concert late Monday night.

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Where does Manchester explosion take place?

BritishpoliceconfirmedearlyTuesdaythat19peoplewerekilledand59moreinjuredinablastthatoccurredoutsideManchesterArenarightaftertheendofaconcertlateMondaynight.Manc

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Chinese-made Z-19E military helicopter takes maiden flight

A Chinese-made military helicopter, known as Z-19E, has taken its maiden flight in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

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DiDi advances international plan with new bilingual ride-hailing service

Didi Chuxing announced the beta launch of bilingual functions on its app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Starting today, users in the three cities will gradually have access to an English interface upon installing or upgrading to the latest version of the DiDi app.

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Russia seeks UN probe into gas attack in Syria

Russian president Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow would demand a U.N. investigation of the use of chemical weapons in Syria as it expected new provocations with toxic agents in the war-torn Middle East country.

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Saint Valentine’s Day massacre: Australia, Malaysia, Singapore on love scam alert

Love may be in the air on Saint Valentine’s Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore warned on Monday of a growth in online scams cheating lonely people out of their savings.

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Russia helps clear mines in Aleppo, offers humanitarian aid: ministry

Russian engineer troops have cleared mines in an area of nearly 70 hectares in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian reconciliation said Tuesday.

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Freezing weather claims 4 lives in N. Afghan province

Snowfall and chilly weather have claimed the lives of four persons in Wakhan district of Badakhshan province with Faizabad as capital, said Ahmad Nawed Frotan, spokesman for the provincial government, on Wednesday.

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UN Refugee Agency steps up assistance in European countries facing harsh winter weather

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday that they had stepped up their assistance in several European countries which were experiencing harsh winter conditions.

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Codeine becomes prescription-only medicine in Australia

​Painkillers containing codeine will require a prescription in Australia from 2018 amid concerns over misuse.

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China promotes desalination to tackle water shortage

China had completed 121 desalination projects as of 2015, purifying over 1 million tons of sea water per day in an effort to tackle the country’s water shortage.

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220 million children live in conflict zones around world: UN official

UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, said on Sunday in Algeria that more than 220 million children are living in 20 conflict zones around the world.

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South Korea raises bird flu alert to highest level for first time

​South Korea's agriculture ministry raised the country's bird flu alert status to the highest level for the first time on Thursday as the disease has spread quickly nationwide.

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Acting President Hwang redoubles calls for robust cyberdefense

South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday redoubled calls for robust cyberdefense against North Korea, saying cyberwarfare with the provocative state has already begun.