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Gregg Allman, of Allman Brothers Band fame, dead at 69

GreggAllman,oneofthefoundingmembersofthesouthern-rockAllmanBrothersBand,diedathishomeinSavannah,Georgia,onSaturday.Hewas69.Accordingtoastatementonhiswebsite,All

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Chinese celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival around the world

Chinese people across the country and overseas celebrated in various ways the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday.

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Taiwan director brings Myanmar migrants' plight into focus at Venice Film Festival

With a delicate romance gradually turning into an engrossing drama, Taiwan-based director Midi Zhao brought the plight of Myanmar illegal migrants into the focus at the 73rd Venice Film Festival.

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Ramadan begins, overshadowed by conflict for many in the Middle East

Many families have fled to a nearby makeshift camp, where they say they have little electricity to keep them cool in the blistering heat of the daytime fasting hours, and little food to break the fast at dusk.

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Experts hail Cao Wenxuan's award win, expect enhanced Sino-Western publishing exchanges

Experts at the ongoing Bologna Children's Book Fair have hailed Chinese writer Cao Wenxuan's win of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, saying they expect enhanced Sino-Western publishing exchanges.

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No quick fix to water crisis in New Delhi, India

A water crisis in India’s capital will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned as taps ran dry, days after protesters sabotaged a crucial waterway to press a demand for better treatment for their caste.

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China's diplomacy more extroverted, confident: EU experts

​As the Chinese leadership has conducted a series of high-level visits to several countries since 2015, some European experts say that the Chinese government seems to push on with a more extroverted and confident diplomacy.

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Six facts about Year of Monkey

The Year of the Monkey, according to the Chinese zodiac, is almost on us. Why do so many Chinese want to have babies in this year? Can monkeys do kung fu? Here are six facts about the monkey in the Chinese culture.

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U.S. attorney general says death of black woman in Texas prison underlines blacks' concerns about police

​U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday the death of an African-American woman who appeared to kill herself while in police custody and the recently released dash-cam video of her arrest strengthened fear of many African-Americans about encounter with white police officers.

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China National Day at Milan Expo ignites interest in China

​ "It is very interesting to see what China has brought to the Expo," Ireland Pavilion Commissioner John Kennedy told Xinhua shortly ahead of the China National Day that was celebrated at the world exposition in Italy's Milan on Monday.

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U.S. labor market is less healthy than it appears

​At first glance, the U.S. jobless rate appears to be improving, as unemployment figures are trending downward and the economy continues to add jobs. But a deeper look unveils some troubling truths.

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Syrian strikes kill 15 near Damascus: activists

​As many as 15 people were killed and dozens of others wounded on Monday in government airstrikes on a rebel-held area east of the capital Damascus, a monitoring group reported.

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Weak U.S. job market bodes ill for Democrats in lead up to midterm elections

​The still weak U.S. job market could hurt Democrats just weeks before voters cast their ballots in November's midterm Congressional elections, as millions remain unemployed amid sluggish economic growth.

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Archerfish shoots prey with "skillfully thrown" water

Asia's Archerfish is known for shooting land-based insects and other small animals with jets of water, but a new study out on Thursday found that they can actually fine-tune their jets for a precision strike, making them the first known animal to use adjustable jets of water as tools.

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Copyright watchdog backs missive writer's auction protest

China's copyright authorities have voiced support for a centenarian who urged a halt to an upcoming auction involving private missives written by her and her late husband, Qian Zhongshu, a renowned Chinese literary scholar.

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China's poultry prices to rise as H7N9 wanes

Prices of poultry products in China could rise sharply as early as next month as the waning H7N9 virus helps consumers regain confidence in poultry meat and eggs, experts said. 

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More Chinese students sit SAT test

According to new data from Chinese educational training institutions, fifty percent more Chinese students chose to sit the standardized admissions test or 'SAT,' to get to colleges in the United States...