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Beijing Court Orders Compensation for Eight MH370 Passengers
A Beijing court has ordered compensation for some families of Chinese passengers who vanished on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The rulings are the first clear decisions in lawsuits that have dragged on for nearly 12 years. The Chaoyang District People’s ...
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China Presses Its Global Security Vision in Africa With High-Level AU Briefing
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An aerial view of Qilianyu islands in the Paracel chain, which China considers part of Hainan province on August 10, 2018. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / CHINA OUT
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Photo Essay: How Nickel Smelting Threatens Indigenous Tribe’s Ancestral Home in Indonesia
The deafening roar of bulldozers ripped through the tranquil forest near nickel smelting, scattering birds and shattering the harmony that had defined O Hongana Manyawa’s home for generations. In November 2023, a viral video captured two men from this nomadic tribe ...
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Kenyan Using Chinese Tech Retrofitting Old Cars Into EVs
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