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Four Seasons Melbourne to open in skyscraper complex featuring world’s tallest vertical garden
World
February 25, 2022
Four Seasons Melbourne to open in skyscraper complex featuring world’s tallest vertical garden
(CNN) — Imagine a 5.5 kilometer garden path (3.51 miles), about twice the length of New York’s High Line, sprawling up the…
At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in city in eastern China
World
July 13, 2021
At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in city in eastern China
BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers were digging through the remains of a collapsed hotel in eastern China looking for any…
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
World
May 11, 2021
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
China’s population grew at its slowest since the 1950s as births declined, sowing doubt over Beijing’s ability to power its…
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
World
March 30, 2020
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
Asian markets fell Monday following a steep drop on Wall Street as the jubilation from last week’s enormous US stimulus…
China’s virus strategy: a model for the world?
World
March 22, 2020
China’s virus strategy: a model for the world?
The head of the World Health Organization believes China’s battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others…
As world cowers, China glimpses coronavirus aftermath
World
March 18, 2020
As world cowers, China glimpses coronavirus aftermath
Restaurants are reopening, traffic and factories are stirring, and in one of the clearest signs yet that China is awakening…
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
World
January 31, 2020
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) — Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
World
January 28, 2020
China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral outbreak…
China hardens virus defenses as death toll hits 56
World
January 26, 2020
China hardens virus defenses as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral contagion that has killed 56 people and infected nearly…
Alexandria at risk of submersion by 2050: study
Environment
October 31, 2019
Alexandria at risk of submersion by 2050: study
New research reveals that Alexandria will be threatened by submersion by 2050 as a result of climate change. The number…