
Protests in Hong Kong after China moves to assert control
Protesters turned Hong Kong's constitutional document into toilet paper Wednesday in an angry demonstration against Beijing's publication of a controversial white paper reasserting China's control over the city. ... more
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Tokyo reviews cost, environmental impact of 2020 Games venues
Tokyo is putting its planned venues for the 2020 Olympics under a microscope due to surging construction costs and environmental concerns, the megacity's top official said. ... more
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Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations
Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform
Russia fires 136 drones at Ukraine ahead of Trump-NATO head meeting
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Virginia political quake may doom Obama immigration hopes
A grassroots revolution in Virginia did not just topple Republican Party chieftain Eric Cantor. ... more
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N.Zealand snubs call to better protect 'hobbit' dolphin
New Zealand on Wednesday dismissed a call from top marine scientists to better protect a rare dolphin, saying existing safeguards for the creature dubbed "the hobbit of the sea" were sufficient. ... more
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Hurricane Cristina forms off coast of Mexico: US
Tropical storm Cristina has strengthened into a hurricane off the southwest coast of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. ... more
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Flooding in Paraguay sends thousands fleeing to shelters
Flooding has forced the evacuation of about 150,000 people in Paraguay's capital city Asuncion, authorities said Tuesday. ... more
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Great Lakes finally free of ice
For the first time in seven months, the Great Lakes are free of ice. The holdover winter freeze lasted almost the entirety of spring. But with just a little less than two weeks until the summer solstice, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that the Great Lakes were free of the frozen chunks. ... more
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