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World 24h: Record rain in China's desert city
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World news June 26: Nord Stream 2 declares legal war with EU; Record rain in China's desert city...
Iran and IAEA exchange views on nuclear inspection
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The nuclear monitoring agency revealed the first technical contacts amid Iran's insistence that it has not yet opened the bombed facilities.
World-class hydropower plant in China officially put into operation
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World-class hydropower plant in China Song Jiangkou officially connected to China's power grid.
Former First Lady of South Korea sentenced to 7 years in prison
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Former First Lady of South Korea Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruption, including bribery.
Poland and Ukraine hold reconstruction conference, pledging billions of euros in support
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The Ukraine Recovery Conference co-organized by Poland and Ukraine is expected to reach more than 160 agreements with a total value of over 10 billion euros (about 11.36 billion USD).
Scene of gold mine dam failure that killed 13 people in Russia
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At least 13 people have died as a result of a gold mine failure in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia on the morning of October 19, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
The US- Turkey agreement on a ceasefire in Syria is at risk of collapse
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The ceasefire in Syria brokered by US Vice President Mike Pence in Turkey was broken on the morning of October 18 when gunfire and shelling occurred in the border city of Ras al-Ayn.
Painful bridges collapsed under the fire of Syria, the US, Russia
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26 main bridges along the Euphrates River were destroyed in an eight-year civil war under airstrikes by Syrian, Russian and US governments.
Mexico's party gang fires when drug lord is arrested, police... flee
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Mexico's security forces have fled after gunmen in the drug gang fought to release the son of drug lord El Chapo in the drug "capital" Culiacan.
Russian nuclear deterrence shows off its strength during drills
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 17 watched a drill to test the readiness of the country's strategic forces for a nuclear conflict.
Indonesian people are excited to exchange garbage for gold
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70kg of aluminum cans, equivalent to 4,500 empty cans, were exchanged for 1 gram of gold at a waste bank in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Mr. Kim Jong-un rides a machete on the sacred mountain of North Korea
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North Korean President Kim Jong-un rides a white horse during a visit to Paekdu mountain (also known as Truong Bach mountain, Bach Dau mountain) - the highest mountain peak on the Korean peninsula, considered the birthplace of the late leader Kim Jong-il.
Old 7-storey apartment under renovation collapsed in the blink of an eye, crushing many people
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A 7-storey apartment building collapsed in northern Brazil during renovation. The incident crushed many people inside.
Thailand: Struggling with cartoon character deforming drugs to sell to children
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The cartoon character shaking pills are being smuggled from Europe, through Cambodia and Vietnam, targeted by traders at young people in Thailand, according to the Office of the Drug Control Committee (ONCB).
miraculously escaped death when a large rock fell on a self-conscious onto the road
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A rock fell straight onto a car running on a rural road in Yunnan Province, China last week.
Japanese soldiers rush to rescue people trapped after Hagibis by helicopter
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Helicopters, boats and thousands of soldiers have been deployed across Japan to rescue people trapped in flooded houses. The death toll from Hagibis has reached 40, as of October 14, according to Kyodo.
Taiwanese tourist arrested for wearing "th wheel" bikini on Philippine beach
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A female tourist from Taiwan (China) was arrested and fined for wearing a giant bikini on a beach in the Philippines.
Japan's wonderful rescue efforts during super typhoon Hagibis
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Japan's incredible rescue efforts during Hagibis have helped minimize damage to people and property.
The hotel under construction collapsed in the blink of an eye, crushing many people
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At least one person has died, three people are missing and 19 people are injured after hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, USA.
Images of devastated damage in Japan during super typhoon Hagibis
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Superstorm Hagibis devastated Tokyo on October 12 and is expected to make landfall today on Tohoku, where up to 340,000 residents in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have been advised to evacuate.
