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05/04/2024 07:19:44 am

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Underwear Bomb Maker Recruited by ISIS

Al-Qaeda's chief bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, has reportedly joined the ISIS, prompting U.S. and U.K. authorities to step up security on airports following intelligence reports of an 'imminent threat'.

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Hobby Lobby Wins Case Against ObamaCare Contraceptives

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, the two companies that challenged ObamaCare by refusing to pay for the contraceptives of their employees because it violated their religious principles.

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Benghazi Attack Alleged Mastermind Brought to Washington for Trial

The alleged mastermind in the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks that killed the US Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans is now in the nation's capital awaiting his arraignment.

Yale University Threatened to Expel Student for Being Thin

Yale University has just made academic history by ruling that a student who weighs 90 pounds is not fit enough to study in its campus. Frances Chan, a 20-year old history major at Yale, was ordered to pack more weight, or else pack her stuff and go on medical leave.

Candles Lit on the First Month Anniversary of MH370’s Disappearance

Muffled cries served as a backdrop to the solemn candlelight vigil that commemorated the one month anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Vacuum-packed Fresh Mountain Air Delivered to Zhengzhou Residents

Smog-throttled residents of Zhengzhou in Henan province took in a breath of fresh mountain air over the weekend without actually taking a trek up the mountains. Instead, mountain air was brought to them vacuum-packed in 20 large bags.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Crashed in the South Indian Ocean

Families of passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been informed that the plane ended its journey in the Indian Ocean, and that none of its passengers had survived.

NSA Infiltrated China’s Huawei Servers, Says Leaked Document

The US National Security Agency pried into the Shenzen servers of Huawei to find out if the Chinese telecommunications firm was spying on behalf of China's military, according to a document leaked to US and German media on Saturday.

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China Tightens Supervision of Schools Amid Drug and Poisoning Incidents

They are China's future. Each of them possibly an only child, upon whose education lies their parents' hopes and aspirations, as well as their country's march to a yet greater future. But China's children are being deliberately drugged, or else accidentally poisoned, right in their schools.

100 Million Chinese to Become New 'Urbanites'

More than 100 million Chinese will become official city residents in the next six years under the government's urbanization plan that was unveiled Sunday.

Shanghai's Upside-down House Draws Curious Tourists

The two-story house, currently being built in Shanghai's Fengting Ancient Town, sits on what is traditionally a slope-pitched roof while its rooftop is flat just like a normal house base.

US Deeply Disturbed by Death of Chinese Activist Cau Shunli

The US State Department says the Obama administration is "deeply disturbed" over the death of Chinese human rights activist Cau Shunli who died at a Beijing hospital on Friday of serious ailments that were untreated while she was in a detention facility.

CPPCC Annual Session Ends, Vows to Deepen Reforms

China's top political advisory body concluded its annual session Wednesday with a commitment to help deepen reforms as the country embarks on what its leaders called a "deep water zone."

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IBM Workers' Strike Cripples Production at Shenzhen Factory

Workers at an IBM factory in Shenzhen in southern China have been on strike for the fifth straight day, forcing the company to shut down its entire production.

China Rebalances, Aims for 'Cleaner' Growth

China vows to grow its economy with sweeping reforms that will deliver on targets but with a more conscious regard for the environment.

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