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Record floods raise doubts about China’s Three Gorges Dam

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As China calculates the costs of its harshest flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the controversial and massive Three Gorges dam, designed to help tame the Yangtze River, has come under fire. a new scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rains on …

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Firebrand Democrats Poll Strongly In Hong Kong, Election Organizer Relinquishes Pressure From Beijing

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Young firebrand activists polled strongly in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries in initial results released on Wednesday, but an election organizer resigned after Beijing warned that the vote could violate a new security law national. FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy candidate Au Nok-hin (R) celebrates with disqualified legislator Nathan …

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