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University students set fire on buses
University students in Honduras set fire on buses during a protest against the hike in public transportation price.
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French government yields on fuel price hikes after weeks of protest
The French government, under pressure from weeks of "yellow vest" protests over rising living costs, Wednesday scrapped all planned fuel tax hikes for 2019 and appealed for calm. An increase…
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U.S. in preparation to send warship into Black Sea: report
The U.S. military has started the preparations to dispatch a warship into the Black Sea amid the tension between Russia and Ukraine over the Kerch Strait incident, reported U.S. media…
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2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 2 found, 5 missing
A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members,…
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Sea reefs and sunsets: Living Coral is color of the year
It's the color of underwater reefs hanging on for dear life. The sky at dusk. Some of the latest iPhones and the latest looks on the runways of Marc Jacobs…
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Petition launched in S. Africa to break monopoly on electricity
A nationwide petition was launched on Wednesday in South Africa with the aim of breaking monopoly on electricity generation amid worsening blackouts. Hours after the petition was launched by the…
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‘Dying to Survive’ won Best Asian Film at AACTA
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards has announced "Dying to Survive" as the Best Asian Film winner. The 2018 Chinese comedy film is based on the…
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Climate reality check: Global carbon pollution up in 2018
After several years of little growth, global emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide experienced their largest jump in seven years, discouraging scientists. World carbon dioxide emissions are estimated to have risen…
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Chinese-American physicist Shou-Cheng Zhang dies at 55
Shou-Cheng Zhang, a Shanghai-born Chinese-American physicist at Stanford University, who graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai, died at age 55 on Saturday, Digital Horizon Capital said in an email on…
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China to implement new set of policies to boost innovation
China will extend the implementation of a series of pro-innovation reform measures to further drive innovation and creativity, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on…