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6.0-magnitude quake rocks southern Philippines

Anearthquakeof6.0magnitudehitDavaoOrientalprovinceinsouthernPhilippinesonThursday,thePhilippineInstituteofVolcanologyandSeismology(Phivolcs)said.Inareport,thePh

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6.0-magnitude aftershock hits Papua New Guinea

A6.0-magnitudeearthquakehasstruck111kmsouthwestofPorgerainPapuaNewGuineaonMonday,accordingtotheU.S.GeologicalSurvey.Thetremorhasfollowedonfromaseriesoflargeafte

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Magnitude-6.0 quake strikes southern Mexico

Amagnitude-6.0quakestruck43kmeastofMexico'ssouthernOaxacastateatadepthof10kmat0656GMT,thecountry'sNationalSeismologicalServicereportedearlyMonday.(ASIAPACIFICDA

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Beijing has invested $78 bln in transport in past 5 years

Beijinghasinvested492.2billionyuan(77.9billionUSdollars)intransportoverthepastfiveyears,localauthoritiessaidSunday.Theinvestmentrepresenteda44-percentincreasefr

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Several wildfires reported in northern Texas

WildfiresstartedMondayinseveralcountiesinthenorthofTexas,southernUnitedStates.FortWorthFireDepartmenthelpedcontainawildfirenearInterstate20andWalshRanchinAledo,

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China detects more oil slicks near tanker sinking site

China'smaritimeauthorityhasdetectedseveraloilslicksintheEastChinaSea,closetothelocationwhereanIraniantankersankoneweekago.TheStateOceanicAdministration(SOA)said

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China meets 800 billion yuan railway investment target in 2017

ThankstoChineseauthoritiescontinuingtopromoterailwayconstruction,thecountrymetitsannualtargetforincreasingrailwayinvestmentin2017.In2017,Chinaspent801billionyua

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Thai cabinet agrees to start construction of Thailand-China railway

ThaicabinetonTuesdayapprovedanagreementtostarttheconstructionofthefirstphaseofThailand-ChinarailwayonDec.21,saidThaiTransportMinisterArkhomTermpittayapaisithdur

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LA gov urge residents to "sleep with one eye open" for fire alert

TheLosAngelesCityEmergencyManagementDepartmentsentawildfireemergencytextmessagetomobilephoneusersintheregionWednesdaynight,askingthemtostayalertsothattheycoulde

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5.1-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines

Ashallow,5.1-magnitudeearthquakerattledthesouthernPhilippinesonFriday,thePhilippineInstituteofVolcanologyandSeismology(Phivolcs)said.Thequakestruck4kmnortheasto

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American to fly in homemade rocket to prove Earth is flat

Aself-taughtrocketscientistintheUnitedStateswilllaunchhimselfuptotheskywithahomemaderocketinabidtoprovetheEarthisflat,localmediareported.MikeHughes,a61-year-old

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5.3-magnitude quake hits 137 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring5.3ontheRichterscalejolted137kmSSEofSinabang,Indonesiaat23:41:54GMTonMonday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof9.15km,was

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6.0-magnitude quake hits 165 km off Hachijo-jima, Japan: USGS

Anearthquakeof6.0-magnitudejolted165kmESEofHachijo-jima,JapanonThursday,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)said.Theepicenter,withadepthof20.34km,wasinitiallydetermine

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China develops self-driving electric city buses

Thefirstsolelyelectric-poweredself-drivingcitybuseshaverolledofftheproductionlineandfinishedinitialtestingatafactoryincentralChina'sHubeiProvince.The6.7-meterlo

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Three killed, five wounded in South Korean truck crash

ThreepeoplewerekilledandfiveotherswoundedinaSouthKoreantruckcrashthatcausedfire,accordingtolocalmediareports.Afive-tontruckcarryingabout70crudeoildrumsrammedint

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7.0-magnitude quake hits 120 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

Anearthquakewithamagnitudeof7.0jolted12kmEofTadine,NewCaledoniaTuesdayat08:42:08HongKongtime(0042GMT),theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof14.9k

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5.4-magnitude quake hits 9km SSW of San Dionisio del Mar, Mexico -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring5.4ontheRichterscalejolted9kmSSWofSanDionisiodelMar,Mexicoat00:20:58GMTonSaturday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof59.5