Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in China’s Three Gorges Dam, which recorded the largest flood of water in its history, prompting officials to reassure the public that it would not be damaged. Inflows into the world’s largest hydroelectric dam reach 75m liters of water per second, according to …
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BEIJING (AP) – For nearly a decade, Huawei continued to grow global sales as Washington told U.S. phone companies not to buy its network equipment and to lobby allies to defraud China’s first global tech brand as a security threat. Focusing on Europe, Asia, Africa and China’s booming market, Huawei …
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A Thai rapper – crazy anti-military government music has gone viral – has been arrested, according to a group of human rights lawyers, hours after police prominent activist Arnon Nampa was re-arrested for his role in a protest calling for reform of the powerful monarchy. Dechathorn Bamrungmuang was taken to …
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Flights on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze River forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday, threatening a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff, police and volunteers used sandbags to try to protect the 71-meter (233ft) Leshan Giant Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Sichuan province, …
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At least one person was killed and 43 injured when a large 6.6 earthquake shook the central Philippines, damaged buildings and roads and sent residents out of their homes. The shallow earthquake struck on Tuesday southeast of Masbate Island in the Bicol region at 8:03 a.m. (00:03 GMT), the U.S. …
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