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11/24/2024 01:39:09 pm

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Escape From Jaws of Death

Surfer survives great white shark attack

An unidentified man at least 50 years old, who was paddling off on a surfboard in the California coast, has lived to tell of an attack by a young great white shark.

China's 'Amigos' in Latin America

China-Latin America relations strengthened to 'new height' in 2014

China ends the year on a 'new height' in relationships with Latin America, counting the continent's biggest economies - Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina - as its 'amigos' or friends.

Pope Against Climate Change

Pope Francis Expected To Make Waves On Climate Change

Pope Francis is expected to tell the world's over one billion Catholics that it is their duty to take steps against climate change when he visits the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban in the Philippines in January.

'Suspicious' Floating Objects in AirAsia Search Area Spotted

Australian Plane Monitors 'Suspicious' Floating Objects in AirAsia Search Area

An Indonesian Air Force official said an Australian search plane monitored floating sea objects in an area where a missing AirAsia plane was believed to have disappeared.

Yuan

China bolsters world influence by challenging IMF as the go-to lender for cash-strapped countries

China is stepping up its role as the lender of last resort to some of the world's most financially strapped countries.

Operating Room Selfies Anger Public

Chinese Hospital’s Surgery Selfies Unleash Public Backlash

Hospital executives and a team of medical staff at a medical facility in the city of Xi'an are under fire after medical workers took selfies in the operating room after surgeries.

Pregnancy Mystery Explained

Revealed: How freed Cuban spy got his wife pregnant while he was still in US prison

It has now been revealed that the wife of a Cuban spy jailed in the U.S. became pregnant through artificial insemination.

China and U.S.

China Condemns Sony Hacking But Finds No Proof North Korea Is Responsible

China said on Monday it opposed all forms of cyberattacks but there was no proof that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as the United States has said.

Kim Jong Un

North Korea Grappling With Crippling Internet Outages

North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country's online access is "totally down."

Facebook 'Censorship' Irks Russian Opposition Leader

Followers of a Russian opposition leader scored Facebook after it apparently blocked a page which supported an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin.

No Hand in Sony Hacking Attack

North Korea denies Sony hack but warns US: Worse is coming

After denying hacking into Sony, North Korea warned U.S. President Barack Obama of cyber attacks against the White House, the Pentagon and the whole U.S. mainland.

US$11.5 Billion In Aid for ASEAN Neighbors

China to Pump $11.5 Billion in Aid, Soft Loans Into Five ASEAN Neighbors

China will hand out over $11.5 billion in aid and soft loans to neighboring Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, mostly for infrastructure and industrial capacity building, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Missile Launch

China Reportedly Tests New Missile That Could Put ‘Entire U.S. at Risk’

China has reportedly tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile that has the range to reach any city in the United States.

Driver's Licenses for Immigrants

Young immigrants allowed to get driver’s licenses

A judge cleared the way Thursday for thousands of young immigrants in Arizona who are protected from deportation under an Obama administration policy to get driver's licenses.

Closer Military Ties With China

U.S. Seeks Improved Military Ties With China

The incoming U.S. Pacific commander said on Thursday he would stick to his predecessor's strategy of strengthening military relations with China and other east Asian nations despite tensions over territories in the South China Sea.

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