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China heatwave pushes up prices as hens lay fewer eggs
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
Extreme weather has become more frequent owing to climate change, scientists say, and this will likely grow more intense as temperatures rise, impacting economies and societies around the world.
East China braces for typhoon In-fa after flooding in country's centre
Chinese commercial hub Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions cancelled all flights, slowed or suspended subway trains and shuttered businesses as Typhoon In-fa made landfall on July 25.
Steady rise in the number of patients recovering from the new coronavirus
A total of 475 patients were discharged from the hospital by Sunday after recovery, Chinese health officials said on Monday.
The first patient in the southwestern city of Sichuan, Suining, recovered from the virus on Monday, bringing the total number of hospital discharges to 13 after recovering in that particular province.
Bridge Collapsed in China, at Least Three People Were Killed (VIDEO)
At least three people were killed and two were injured after a bridge collapsed on a major road in China's Jiangsu province, bTV reported.
The bridge in the city of Wuxi fell on three cars that were below it. Three people were killed in two of the cars and the third car was empty.
Chinese Electric Bus Maker Eyes Bulgaria for Assembly and Battery Plant
Chinese electric bus manufacturer Alfa Bus is eyeing the Bulgarian market for a plant to assemble electric buses and produce their batteries in the EU, Bulgaria's economy ministry was quoted as saying.
Heavy Snowfall Caused the Death of 10 People in China
Ten people have been killed in heavy snowfalls in central and eastern China over the past three days, TASS reported, referring to the authorities.
More than 560,000 people were affected by the heavy snowfall and ice in the provinces of Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu. Approximately 200 people were evacuated from the disaster areas.
At least 7 killed in China kindergarten explosion (unsettling photos-videos)
At least seven people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion at a kindergarten in eastern China, the state media reported on Thursday.
A photo posted by Chinese media online shows several women and children sitting or lying on the ground, some bleeding. One woman is clutching her child, who is in tears.
Shocking video of donkey being fed live to tigers! (warning: graphic)
Shocking video uploaded to LiveLeak on Monday shows a group of men shoving a donkey off the back of a truck and into a tiger exhibit. The donkey lands with a splash into a moat that surrounds the enclosure.
The donkey struggled for 30 minutes in the water as several tigers pounced on it, according to China’s English language news site the South China Morning Post.
Turkey plummets on OECD-wide education test PISA
The number of Turkish 15-year-olds who scored below average on the triennial PISA test is three times more than the number of students who scored below average in more successful countries, according to test results.
Turkey dropped five places over the previous PISA tests in 2012, regressing from 44th to 49th place.
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1 million tickets sold for EXPO Antalya
More than 1 million season tickets and one day entry cards have been sold for EXPO 2016 Antalya, just days before one of the leading global horticultural exhibitions opens its doors to tourists from Turkey and abroad.
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