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Pain in Spain: Are tourists still welcome?

VisitorstoBarcelonamaybeexpectingsomehostilityaftertheanti-tourismproteststhathaveshakenoneofSpain'sbiggestholidaydestinations.Onarrivingatthecity'sairport,they

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News Analysis: Charlottesville mayhem underscores growing U.S. white supremacy movement

The United States is reeling after one woman died and several people were injured during the weekend's clashes between white power protesters and counter demonstrators. Experts fear such incidents could increase amid a recent jump in the number of white supremacy groups.

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Foreign investors allowed to keep 20-85 pct stake in infrastructure bank

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Scientists unveil doubly-charmed new particle

EuropeanscientistssaidThursdaytheyhavediscoveredanewsubatomicparticlecontaininganever-before-seencombinationofquarks--themostbasicbuildingblocksofmatter.Thepart

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Joint efforts can better protect Chinese overseas

In late May, two Chinese tourists kidnapped in Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan province may have been killed. On June 9, Zhang Yingying, a 26-year-old Chinese student visiting the University of Illinois in the United States went missing, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case.

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Joint efforts can better protect Chinese overseas

InlateMay,twoChinesetouristskidnappedinQuettainPakistan'sBalochistanprovincemayhavebeenkilled.OnJune9,ZhangYingying,a26-year-oldChinesestudentvisitingtheUnivers

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DNA left by ocean animals helps survey marine ecosystems

Researchershaveshownthatgeneticcluesleftbehindinshedcells,tissues,scalesandfecesbyoceananimalscanbeusedasforensicmarkerstoaccuratelyandeasilysurveymarinelifeinc

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$1.2 million of pangolin scales seized in Malaysia

A$1.2millionillegalshipmentofscalesfromthecriticallyendangeredpangolinhavebeenuncoveredinMalaysia,officialssaidFriday,thesecondsuchseizureinaweek.Customsofficia

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Australian scientists find 'faceless fish' in survey of deep-sea abyss

Akindof“facelessfish”wasfoundbyAustralianresearchersrecently,duringascientificvoyagestudyingpartsoftheoceanfromLauncestoninTasmanianorthtowardstheCoralSea,anare

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Korea's Black Day noodle dish and its Chinese roots

While couples celebrate Valentine’s and White Day, Korean singles get to ‘wallow in grief’ while chowing down on tossed noodles in meat sauce every April 14. Where did that dish originate?

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Foot-pedal wheelchair helps strengthen calf muscles

A university research team and a transport equipment maker in Osaka Prefecture have jointly developed a foot pedal-driven wheelchair that can also be used as a training tool for elderly people with difficulty walking.

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Unlicensed copycat cultural relics violate law

Thousands of forged terracotta warriors were on exhibition in Taihu county, East China's Anhui province, without the consent or authorization of officials overseeing the real ones. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

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Pakistani right-wingers cry ‘blasphemy’ to muzzle liberals

A virulent social media campaign to paint five disappeared Pakistani activists as blasphemers deserving execution has spotlighted how right-wing efforts to muzzle liberal voices using the country’s draconian laws have found a powerful new platform online.

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Can low levels of vitamin D cause depression? Doctors not yet sure, but research shows a connection

Feeling down? You might be lacking vitamin D. Emerging research is showing the role the vitamin plays in our heads. See five things to eat to raise your levels of the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and other ways to get some

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Oxford's new dictionary of UK, Irish family names

A team of researchers has spent four years studying the meanings and origins of almost 50,000 surnames, from the most common to the highly obscure. Some names have been around for many centuries while other more recent arrivals are explained for the first time in the work, the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, which was published this week.

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China takes precautionary measures to fight Zika virus

Authorities and experts warned of the risks of the Zika virus spreading in China and urged precautionary measures, as the number of cases in Southeast Asia increases.

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"Burkini" could save lives through skin cancer protection: experts

While debate about the "burkini" swimwear continues on in European politics, skin cancer experts gathered for a congress in Austria claim the full-body swimming costume may actually save lives.