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Adrenaline junkies: Chinese becoming more adventurous

Outdooractivities,especiallythosethatgettheheartpumping,aredrawingincreasingattentioninthecountry'stourismsectorWhilemanylovetravelingabroadtogoshoppingortoexpe

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Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study

Lastyear'sglobalheatrecord,extremeheatinAsiaandunusuallywarmwatersoffthecoastofAlaskahappenedpurelybecausetheplanetisgettingwarmerduetohumanactivitieslikeburnin

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China starts construction of major national scientific infrastructure

ChinastartedbuildinganintegratedexperimentaldeviceforextremeconditionsinBeijingonThursday,accordingtolocalmediareports.Oncecompleted,itcangreatlyimprovethecount

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U.S. report links climate change to last year's heat waves

Climate change very likely worsened heat waves that scorched East Asia, East Africa and Europe in 2015, helping make it the warmest year on record, a U.S. report said Thursday.

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Australian state lurches from bushfires to severe storms in days

Southern Australia's extreme weather has continued, lurching from an unseasonable heatwave, which caused a spate of bushfires in the area, to severe storms and flash flooding in the space of days.

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World Bank, IMF urge efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for global efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030 and enhance prosperity sharing in different countries.