BEIJING (AP) — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to state broadcaster CCTV. An…
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Is the future Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan the final nail in Aral Sea’s coffin?
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ADVERTISEMENTAfghanistan is rapidly constructing the Qosh Tepa Canal, a waterway meant to help irrigate more than 500,000 hectares of its arid northern regions, for…
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North Korea says US 'Golden Dome' missile defence system risks nuclear war in space
Pyongyang’s warning comes a week after US President Donald Trump gave more information about the initiative.
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Luxor: Ancient tombs more than 3,000 years old unearthed in Egypt
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Verdict expected on Wednesday in landmark French mass child sex abuse case
The public prosecutor in the case has previously called for 74-year old former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec who is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, to be handed a 20-year prison sentence.
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Nepali breaks world record with 31st summit of Mount Everest | Mount Everest News
Kami Rita, a 55-year-old Sherpa known as “Everest Man”, first climbed the world’s highest mountain in 1994.
A 55-year-old Nepali man has broken his own world record for climbing Mount Everest, summiting Earth’s highest mountain for the…
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British man sentenced to 10 months in Bali for drug offenses after death penalty charge dropped
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sentenced a British man to 10 months in jail on Tuesday for drug offenses after a charge that could carry the death penalty was…
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