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Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

Israeli fighter jets late on Saturday attacked posts and facilities belonging to the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Palestinia

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At least 25 killed in Zhengzhou flood, cars and tunnels submerged

Click arrows to view gallery People assess the damage in China’s Henan province after heavy rain in Zhengzhou flooded the area, leaving at least 25 people dea

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Tunnels joined up for China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway

00:45 All tunnels along the 277-kilometer Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province have been joined up, a major step toward the full comple

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New Endeavors: Shield tunneling machines

03:00 Shield machines are indispensable when it comes to large-scale tunnel projects such as urban subways, mountain tunnels and sea crossing tunnels.Large shield machines can even reac

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Major tunnel dug through along China-Laos railway

00:51 Chinese workers have completed the Manmushu Tunnel along the China-Laos railway under construction. Last of the 15 tunnels, it is over 10 kilometers along the 1,0

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World record holder of 'flesh tunnels'

00:50 Joel Miggler is not your average looking 22-year-old German. He has 11 stretched holes in his face. He’s had “flesh tunnels” professionally stretched in his nose, lips and cheeks

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Main structure completed in Nyingchi station of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway

The main structure of the Nyingchi railway station in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region was completed Saturday, marking new progress in the construction of a m

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A couple of tunnel workers breaking ice for almost 30 years

Qian Fuwang and Wang Xinling, a couple of tunnel workers in Taiyuan city, north China's Shanxi province, have been breaking ice that is inside tunnels for nearly 30 ye

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Bill Gates says he's not sure Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept makes sense

BillGatesparticipatedinaRedditAMAonTuesdayanddiscussedarangeoftopics,includingtransportation.AfterauseraskedGateswhytheGatesFoundationhasn'tpaidmuchattentiontot

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Chinese seek relief from scorching heat

As high temperatures scorch China, people are finding surprising ways to beat the heat and turn a profit.

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Chinese seek relief from scorching heat

AshightemperaturesscorchChina,peoplearefindingsurprisingwaystobeattheheatandturnaprofit.China'smeteorologicalauthorityrenewedanorangealertMondaymorningasaheatwa

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Hamas: no medical aid to wounded IS elements

​Officials in the Hamas-run ministry of interior denied on Monday earlier Israeli official's remarks that hospitals in the Gaza Strip provide medical aid to elements of the Islamic State (IS) who get wounded by the Egyptian army in the Peninsula of Sinai.

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Hamas rebuilds military capabilities: Israeli official

​An Israeli diplomatic official said on Sunday that Hamas has started to rebuild its military capabilities, including rebuilding tunnels and rockets, local media reported.

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Egypt's crackdown on border with Gaza halted smuggling: Hamas official

An Egyptian crackdown on tunnels beneath its borders with the Gaza Strip brought the smuggling passages to a full halt, an official from the Islamic Hamas Movement said Monday.

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Egypt considers buffer zone along Gaza border

Egypt is considering establishing a one-km-deep buffer zone along the eastern border with Gaza in a move to heighten security, state-run MENA quoted an official source as saying on Thursday.

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Egyptian army campaign on Gaza tunnels escalates: Hamas sources

The border area between Egypt and Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has been witnessing a significant escalation of the Egyptian army's security campaign of destroying dozens of tunnels underneath the borders that are used for smuggling, Hamas sources said on Sunday.