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Germanwings flight canceled after bomb threat

​A Germanwings flight in Cologne/Bonn airport was canceled after it received a bomb threat, the airline announced on Sunday.

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Japan gov't ignoring Okinawans' feelings could see history of clashes repeat itself

​A rift is widening dramatically between Japan's central government and local officials and citizens in Okinawa Prefecture following an order by its governor for the defense bureau to halt drilling at the site of a planned new U.S. military base in a coastal region on the island being overturned and sparking protests in the region.

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China shuts downs 66 golf courses

Chinese authorities have shut down 66 illegally built golf courses, according to a statement from the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) on Monday.

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S. Korea reportedly to announce entry to AIIB in near future

​The South Korean government reportedly plans to make an official announcement in the near future of its decision to join the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

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Nigeria's security council lauds military operation in northeast states

​Nigeria's Security Council on Tuesday gave a vote of confidence on the military following the successful anti-terrorism operations in the restive northeast region, an officer said.

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Death toll increases to 43 in bus crash in Brazil

At least 43 people possibly died and several others were wounded after a tourist bus plunged 400 meters into a ravine in Santa Catarina province in southern Brazil Saturday afternoon, according to local GLOBO website.

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China revises Legislation Law, paving way for legal reform

China's national legislators adopted a revision to the Legislation Law Sunday, as the country is unfurling an ambitious legal reform.

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China's law reform: delegating central power in exchange of local wisdom

The city of Wenzhou is at the last step of a two-decade persistent pursuit as a draft revision to the Legislation Law expands legislative power from 49 Chinese cities to at least 284 nationwide.

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Two helicopters crash in midair, killing 10 in Argentina

​At least 10 people were killed Monday afternoon when two helicopters crashed in midair in Argentina's northwest province of La Rioja, local media reported.

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Flood affects 87,000 people in Brazil

The number of people affected by the record-high flood in Acre River in the northern Brazilian state of Acre reached 87,000, local authorities said Wednesday.

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20 dead after bus falls off cliff in central China

Twenty people have been confirmed dead and 13 others were injured after a coach fell off a cliff in early Tuesday morning in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province, said local government.

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Who pays for wildlife "crime"?

​For farmers and herders around Changtang nature reserve in Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, there are two sides to the wildlife coin.

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Modi temple plan shelved after crumbling BJP defeat in Indian capital

​India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shelved scheduled inauguration of a temple dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home province Gujarat after his party suffered a devastating defeat in the capital last week, local media reported Thursday.

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2 dead, 65 injured in S. Korea's chain collision of 100 cars

​At least two people have been confirmed dead, with 65 others including seven Chinese injured, in a car pileup accident on Yeongjong Grand Bridge in Incheon, west of South Korea's capital Seoul, local media reported Wednesday.

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At least 10 killed in coach collision in central Vietnam

​At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others injured in a coach collision in Vietnam's central Binh Thuan province early Monday.

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Chinese biogas prototypes to boost renewable energy in Rwanda

Francine Nayituriki, a mother of five from Ruhango, a district located at around 80 kilometers from Kigali in the Southern Rwanda, has at several attempts risked arrest for straying into the nearby forests to fetch wood for cooking, after the East African nation decide to enforce the law by bringing to justice those involved in cutting down trees.

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Chinese biogas prototypes to boost renewable energy in Rwanda

​Francine Nayituriki, a mother of five from Ruhango, a district located at around 80 kilometers from Kigali in the Southern Rwanda, has at several attempts risked arrest for straying into the nearby forests to fetch wood for cooking, after the East African nation decide to enforce the law by bringing to justice those involved in cutting down trees.