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Philippines protests hundreds of Chinese ships around disputed island
Hong Kong (CNN)The Philippines government has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near a Philippines-administered island in the South China Sea.As many as 275 Chinese ships
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Two children dead after ‘dust devil’ hits inflatable playhouse
Hong Kong (CNN)Two children are dead and another 20 people are injured after a "dust devil" lifted an inflatable playhouse and other debris into the air in central China.Chinese state media said the incident
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Britain needs a way out of Brexit mess
London (CNN)Three days after Brexit was supposed to happen, lawmakers in the House of Commons remain incapable of breaking the deadlock. On Monday night, MPs once again attempted to take control of the Brexit
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Get ready for a big drop in Tesla sales
New York (CNN Business)Tesla is probably about to report the largest drop in auto sales in the company's history. That's not a shock —Tesla faced some special circumstances last quarter. But it's still a
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Taiwan confronts Chinese fighters jets
Hong Kong (CNN)Taiwan has accused China of "reckless and provocative" action, after two Chinese air force jets crossed a maritime border separating the island from the mainland.The island's military scrambled fighter planes after it
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Taiwan village saved by hundreds of stray cats
(CNN) — From the moment you arrive at Houtong Village in northern Taiwan, you'll have no trouble knowing who the real stars are. There's a cat-shaped bridge, pet food bowls on the side of
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Turkey’s Islamist party loses grip on capital after 25 years
Istanbul (CNN)Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a major political setback after his party lost control of the capital, Ankara, in a keenly fought local elections battle.Preliminary results also showed the opposition narrowly
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Airbnb invests in India’s biggest hotel company
New Delhi (CNN Business)Airbnb is investing in an Indian hotel chain that wants to become the world's biggest within five years. The company took part in the latest funding round at OYO, one of
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Siemens exec: Brexit is turning the UK into a ‘laughing stock’
London (CNN Business) A top Siemens executive has warned that chaos over Brexit is wrecking the United Kingdom's reputation as a place to do business and turning it into a "laughing stock.""Enough is enough.
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Dead whale had 22kg of plastic in stomach
(CNN)The carcass of a pregnant sperm whale that washed up in Sardinia, Italy, last week had 22 kilograms (49 pounds) of plastic in its stomach, and was carrying a dead fetus, the country's environment


