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Fukushima survivor submits evidence to UN over Japanese 'human rights abuses' 2017-10-13 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/13/content_33195554.htm
A Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster survivor on Thursday submitted evidence of the ongoing human rights abuses of Fukushima victims to the UN Human Rights Council, a source with the Greenpeace Japan in Geneva said.
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Brexit talks in 'disturbing deadlock' amid rising fears of 'no deal' 2017-10-13 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/13/content_33194804.htm
The fifth round of Brexit talks concluded on Thursday and brought nothing concrete but a disturbing deadlock to citizens along the English Channel, amid rising fears of no deal between the European Union (EU) and Britain.
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Trump nominates Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary 2017-10-13 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/13/content_33195098.htm
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Kirstjen Nielsen, an aide to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, to be secretary of Homeland Security.
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World Bank chief says China's poverty reduction effort is historic 2017-10-13 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/13/content_33195314.htm
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Thursday that China's effort to help 800 million people out of poverty is historic.
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Volcano erupts in Indonesia's North Sumatra 2017-10-12 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/12/content_33162869.htm
Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted earlier Thursday, spewing a column of ash two km to the sky, a disaster agency senior official said.
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Thousands of commuters stranded in Sri Lanka due to train strike 2017-10-12 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/12/content_33162590.htm
Thousands of commuters were left stranded in Sri Lanka on Thursday as railway unions launched an indefinite strike urging the government to fulfill their demands.
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At least 21 dead, hundreds missing as winds fan California wildfires 2017-10-12 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/12/content_33150328.htm
Firefighters facing a resurgence of high winds on Wednesday struggled to halt wildfires that have killed at least 21 people, destroyed 3,500structures and left hundreds missing in chaotic evacuations across northern California's wine country.
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US President Trump to name new Homeland Security secretary 2017-10-12 | From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017-10/12/content_33150991.htm
US President Donald Trump will nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, an aide to White House chief of staff John Kelly, to be Homeland Security secretary, media reports said on Wednesday.
