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Chinese mahjong lovers take to the river to beat the heat

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Artificial intelligence town opened in eastern China

A global artificial intelligence town has been opened in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, where many of the latest AI technologies are on display.

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Artificial intelligence town opened in eastern China

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Philippine troops arrest Marawi militants' 'main financier'

Philippine security forces arrested on Wednesday the main financier and logistics supporter of the pro-Islamic State militants who have for weeks been battling government troops for control of a southern town, the army said.

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Philippine troops arrest Marawi militants' 'main financier'

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South African town of Knysna comes back to life after devastating fires

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Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city

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Militants in Philippines city dug in for protracted battle

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Syrian army captures last IS stronghold in eastern Aleppo

Syrian army and allied fighters on Sunday captured the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in the northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported.

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Syrian army captures last IS stronghold in eastern Aleppo

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Central African Republic death toll could reach 30: U.N.

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Suicide bomber kills 29 near Syria town taken from IS

A suicide bomber killed 29 people, most of them rebels, on Friday near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, which they had taken from the Islamic State group just hours earlier, a monitor said.

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Floods kill 24 in central Vietnam as forecasters warn of more rain

​Days of unseasonably torrential rains have killed at least 24 people in central Vietnam, authorities said on Monday, inundating large parts of the region including the popular tourist town of Hoi An.

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Shops, banks closed in Myanmar's border town amid armed clashes

​Shops and banks in a border town of Myanmar's northern Shan state had been closed since Tuesday noon due to widespread explosions and assaults on police stations, the Standard Time reported Wednesday.

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IS commanders escape from Mosul amid Iraqi troop's offensive

​Commanders of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul amid the all-out offensive of Iraqi forces, local media said Wednesday.

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17 unaccounted for in typhoon-hit northern Japan

Seventeen people were unaccounted for in Japan Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country, leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in isolated communities, officials said.

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Italy holds funeral for quake victims as search continues

Italy held a state funeral in pouring rain on Tuesday for some of the victims of an earthquake which levelled mountain communities last week, killing at least 292 people.