A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China, killing 13 people, injuring 175 others and knocking out power and phone networks[.]
At least five of the dead were tourists, China's official Xinhua News Agency said. The government in Aba prefecture in Sichuan province said 13 people were killed, and 28 of those hurt were seriously injured.
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The magnitude-6.5 quake struck a region bordered by the provinces of Sichuan and Gansu at a depth of just 9 kilometers[.]
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The Sydney Morning Herald: Ten year old dental brace lodged in a woman's intestines.
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Sky News: "Crazy Uncle" Kimmy Jong Un planning missile hit(s) on Guam?
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Worldpress.org: British model Chloe Ayling escapes kidnapping after being sold for sex in the Middle East.
[She] was in Italy for a photoshoot, was allegedly taken captive for six days by a group calling itself "Black Death"[.]- - -
The young model was attacked by two men, drugged and abducted to be sold in an online auction, Italian police said, with reports suggesting a sum of £230,000.
She was told she would be "sold to somebody in the Middle East for sex", her lawyer Francesco Peschi said.
Eurasianet.org: Putin visits breakaway republic of Abkhazia and pledged to support its “stability and independence”.(Keep a look-out for John McCain. If he travels to Abkhazia, he'll fcuk it up bad. Real bad).
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NewsAsia: Disney pulling all movies from Netflix. Will use their own streaming service. (Yeah, this move never made any business sense. Why didn't Disney do this in the first place?)
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The Middle East Eye: Christians in Syria fighting in Raqqa: "We must defend ourselves."
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The Hockey Stix Gallery! Yay! Viva Le Hockey...eh? View from the Hubble.
Courthouse News Service:
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| The Hockey Stix Gallery. Image: NASA |
ZD Net: Starmind co-founder,"True AI does not yet exist, and it won't until companies stop comparing the human brain with computers and look into understanding the principles of the brain through[.]"
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Bitcoin sets new record; over $3,500. Beta News
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Doc's in New Zealand want to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets. The New Zealand Star
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The Scotsman: Scottish Conservative Ruth Davidson breaking with Theresa May’s policy on foreign students and questioning the government’s 100,000 net migration target.
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The Daily Telegraph: Police arrest multi-millionaires' Ibrahim brothers and others as they disembark multi-million luxury yacht. $ 2 Million is a suitcase.
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