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China Landslide Leaves 120 Missing In Sichuan

More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say. About...

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At Least 120 Missing In China Landslide

More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say. About...

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Al-Jazeera Says Call To Shut It Attack On ‘freedom of Expression’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Friday any move to shut it down was an attack on media freedom, following...

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N. Korea Accuses US of ‘smear Campaign’ Over Warmbier Death

North Korea on Friday accused the US of waging a "smear campaign" over the death of a student who was sent back home in...

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Hundreds Gather For the Funeral of Otto Warmbier

Friends and family members are gathering in Ohio to say goodbye to an American student who just six died days after...

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Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar

Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit by...

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Toothpick Crossbow Craze Has China Quivering

Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but anxious parents want...

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Myanmar Forces Kill 3 In Raid On ‘terrorist Training Camps’

Myanmar security forces have killed three people in raids on "terrorist" training camps run by Rohingya Muslim...

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Deutsche Welle Launches Project To Preserve African Oral Literature

Deutsche Welle Tuesday launched a story series for young Africans. The project, sponsored by the Gerda Henkel...

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Saudi King’s Son Mohammed Bin Salman Is New Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin...

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Vietnam Environment Official Sacked Over Mass Fish Kill

A senior Vietnamese environment official has been fired for negligence over a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of...

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Qatar Accuses ‘neighbours’ of Hacking That Led To Row

Qatar on Tuesday accused "neighbouring countries" that have cut ties with Doha of being responsible for the alleged...

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China Shames Jaywalkers Through Facial Recognition

Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and...

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China Freezes Bank Accounts of Over 100 Myanmar Traders

Chinese banks have frozen the accounts of more than 100 commodities traders in northeast Myanmar in a bid to clamp down...

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SA Pupils ‘due In Court Over Filmed Rape’

Four 14-year-old school boys are expected to appear in a children’s Court in South Africa over the alleged rape of a...

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Bonn Hosts Thousands At Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum

The tenth Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will today kick off in Bonn, Germany. Per Second News correspondent reports...

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Fire Engulfs Ghana’s State Broadcaster Building

Ghana’s state broadcaster Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) had portions of its physical structures gutted by fire...

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GBC Stores Gutted By Fire

Part of GBC has been gutted by fire Sections of a building at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) at Kanda in...

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Fire Fighters Save Near-Fire Disaster At GBC

But for the timely intervention of fire personnel, most facilities at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) would...