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As e-commerce continues to gain momentum in China, traditional shopping centers have been trying to encourage shoppers back to their physical stores.
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As e-commerce continues to gain momentum in China, traditional shopping centers have been trying to encourage shoppers back to their physical stores.
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A woman in Sacramento, California who this week carried a human skull on a stick through the streets has prompted an investigation into the identity of the deceased and the cause of death, police said on Friday.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he has promised God he will clean up his famously vulgar language.
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The site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster is likely to become a bizarre new tourist attraction, as people flock to visit the radioactive exclusion zone.
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Mexican authorities and scientists are trying to save the world’s smallest porpoise by capturing illegal "ghost" fishing nets.
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"Gross domestic product no longer serves as a measure of a society’s wealth. South Koreans are ranked 11th globally GDP, and yet they report a very low level of happiness. This shows that growth no longer guarantees happiness. We should now regard happiness not as a personal issue but as a social good and consider what the government can do to make our lives better," said Luigino Bruni, a professor at LUMSA University in Italy, during his keynote address at the opening ceremony 2016 Asia Future Forum on Nov. 23.
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Officials in South Korea have banned the slaughter of dogs in the country’s largest dog meat market. An agreement between the city of Seongnam and the vendors’ association at Moran market means that slaughter facilities will be removed as early as next week, the Korea Herald newspaper reports.
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The world’s largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned.
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A father from Ohio gets an A in Creative Parenting 101.
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Ahead of his visit to Japan later this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought his dog Yume into an interview with Japanese journalists, and the large Akita breed made sure she as well as her master were well heard.
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Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve. Temperatures are forecast to peak on Christmas Eve around the North Pole - at near-freezing. Climate scientists say these unseasonably warm weather patterns in the Arctic region are directly linked to man-made climate change.
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Tackling climate change is the "biggest economic opportunity" in the history of the US no matter who holds political office, the Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio said.
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