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As families gear up for the Year of the Dragon, beginning Feb. 10, no Lunar New Year celebration would be complete without mandarin oranges, the sweet, tangy, and conveniently peelable fruit adorning decorated homes and eaten by visitors as a

Shares of the WuXi family of companies extended losses amid concerns that a proposed bill in the U.S. would block the U.S. government from doing business with some Chinese biotechnology companies.

A study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the man-made chemicals are present in nearly half the country’s tap water supply. (Image credit: Joshua A. Bickel/AP)

Los Angeles (AFP) – Each time the nominations for a showbiz awards show are rolled out, there are accusations of “snubs” — but the Recording Academy’s history of sidelining Latin music artists seems more pattern than fluke. This year, not

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During a marathon debate on a legislative package of the ultra-liberal government in the Argentinian Congress, trade unionists and social activists clashed violently with security forces in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Argentinian broadcasters showed demonstrators beating police officers with pieces

North Korea launched several cruise missiles on Friday, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected an unspecified number of missiles launched from North Korea’s west coast around 11 am (0200 GMT), news agency

When a newborn baby was rescued alive from beneath the rubble in the rebel-held Syrian town of Jandaris after earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria in 2023, her news made headlines worldwide. Some 60,000 people were killed after two powerful earthquakes