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Russia approves Europe's longest high-speed railway project

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Russia has just approved a 4,500km long high-speed railway super project, the largest in Europe, with domestic trains reaching speeds of 400 km/h.

Fed cuts interest rates, signaling a new cutting cycle

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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to cut interest rates for the first time since December last year on September 17.

Russian tanks follow to sweep through Ukrainian strongholds in the forest belt

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The Russian Tsentr Group's T80BVM tank crew destroyed an enemy stronghold disguised as a forest belt in the direction of Krasnoarmeysk.

Storm No. 8 in the East Sea has not yet ended, storm No. 9 is weak, could become a super typhoon

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Tropical depression Mirasol has entered the East Sea, expected to strengthen into storm No. 8, while tropical depression Nando may strengthen into storm No. 9.

Thai correctional agency denies Thaksin's fake offer of a Tet party to a fellow prisoner

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The Thai correctional agency denied the information that Mr. Thaksin bought pizza to invite the supervisor and fellow inmates, saying that the whole incident was just a " misunderstanding".

Sundar Pichai: The mind of a genius has just taken on the responsibility of parent company Google

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Sundar Pichai - CEO of Google - has been given additional responsibility for Google's parent company - Alphabet after co-founderlarylary page and Sergey Brin announced their departure from all leadership positions of the company.

animal world: Male goats travel thousands of kilometers to find a lover

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A male tiger has set a record for the longest walk in India after traveling nearly 1,300 km to find territory, prey or lover.

The cover of Mr. Kim Jong-un and his wife riding a machete on the sacred mountain

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North Korean President Kim Jong-un rides a horse to visit the sacred mountain of Paekdu, which is considered the birthplace of his father - the late President Kim Jong-il. This is the second visit in less than two months by the North Korean leader.

Chinese students are superior in math and science

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Chinese students far surpass their peers in every other country in a survey on reading comprehension, math and science, according to Bloomberg news on December 3.

Who is Professor Sagarik honored by Google Doodle today?

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Google Doodle on December 4 honored gardener and botanist - Professor Rapee Sagarik on his 97th birthday.

20-ton whale dies from 99kg of waste in stomach

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A whale was found dead on the Harris coast of southern Scotland with 99kg of nets, nylon bags and plastic wire in its belly.

Former Moscow beauty queen worries about her son's life threatened

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Oksana Voevodina - the former wife of the former Malaysian king called the police after receiving threats to kill her son.

Construction collapse in Cambodian pagoda, 16 casualties

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At least 3 people died and 13 others were injured on December 2 when a dining room under construction at Prasat Kokchak Temple in Kok Kokak, Siem Reap, Cambodia collapsed.

25-storey building in China caught fire at night

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A fire broke out in a 25-storey building in Hunnan District, Shenyang City, the capital of Liuzhou Province, northeastern China.

Philippines: Images and initial damage from Typhoon Kammuri

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At least one person has died and tens of thousands more have been evacuated as Typhoon Kammuri made landfall on Luzon - the main island of the Philippines, Bloomberg reported.

Mexico's party gang attacks town near US border

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21 people have died after Mexico's security forces clashed with drug gang members near the border of Texas, US.

Bus carrying 43 people plunged off a bridge, overturned on a cold iceberg in Siberia

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19 people died, including two children and 21 others injured when a bus slid off a bridge and overturned on an iceberg in Siberia, Russia on December 1.

The moment passersby bravely stopped a knife stacker at London Bridge

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One man took a sea lion's net, the other held a fire extinguisher... to help the brave passersby stop the knife attackers on the London Bridge.

Korea builds Vietnamese village in Mr. Park Hang-seo's hometown

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Korea will build a Vietnamese-style village in the hometown of Coach Park Hang-seo.