AfterSouthAfricasoundedthealarmonanewCovid-19variant,theDowJonesIndustrialAveragedropped900pointsonBlackFriday,markingadirestarttowhatwasforecasttobearecord-shatteringholidayspendingseason.
NewsoftheOmicronvariant,whichhasanunusuallyhighnumberofmutations,willcertainlythrowaspannerintheworksfortheBidenadministrationasthePresidentstruggleswithflaggingapprovalratingsandapessimisticviewoftheeconomy...[
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TheArcticOceanhasbeenwarmingsincetheonsetofthe20thcentury,decadesearlierthaninstrumentobservationswouldsuggest,accordingtonewresearch.
Thestudy,publishedWednesdayinthejournalScienceAdvances,foundthattheexpansionofwarmAtlanticOceanwaterflowingintotheArctic,aphenomenonknownas"Atlantification,"hascausedArcticwatertemperatureintheregionstudiedtoincreasebyaround2degreesCelsiussince1900...[
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Awaveof"smash-and-grab"crimesisplaguingupscalestoresinmajorUScities,withmobsofthievesmakingoffwithexpensivegoodsinbrazen,nighttimeraids.
Atleast18peoplebrokeintoaNordstromdepartmentstoreinLosAngelesMondaynightandstolethousandsofdollarsinmerchandise,thecity'spolicechiefsaid.
ThetheftsfollowedarashofsimilarincidentsovertheweekendintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Agroupofthie...[
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Chinawillstrivetoaddressexcessiveexploitationandpollutionofgroundwaterwitharegulationthatincludesamaximumfineof5millionyuan($783,000),officialssaid.
TheyspokeatanewsconferenceorganizedbytheStateCouncilInformationOfficeonMonday,followingthepublicationofarecentregulationongroundwatermanagement.
Thenewregulationsetsoutspecificrulesforgroundwaterintheareasofsurveyandplanning,conservationandprote...[
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BritishaeroenginemanufacturerRolls-Roycesaysithasdevelopedthe"world'sfastestall-electricaircraft,"accordingtoastatementfromthecompany.
Theaircraft--dubbedthe"SpiritofInnovation"--attainedamaximumspeedof387.4mph(623km/h)inflight,whichRolls-Roycesaiditbelievedmakesit"theworld'sfastestall-electricvehicle."
Rolls-Roycesaidinapressstatement...[
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Domesticsuspensefilm"DoorLock"grabbedthetopspotontheChinesemainlandboxofficechartonitsfirstdayofscreeningFriday,datafromtheChinaMovieDataInformationNetworkshowedSaturday.
Thefilm,whichnarratesthehorribleexperienceofasinglewomanlivingaloneinthebigcity,rakedinnearly39.93millionyuan(6.26millionU.S.dollars)onFriday.
Itwasfollowedby"BeSomebody,"adomesticcomedy-suspensefilm...[
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TheLithuaniangovernment,indisregardoftheChineseside’sstrongobjectionandrepeateddissuasion,hasapprovedtheestablishmentoftheso-called“TaiwaneseRepresentativeOfficeinLithuania”bytheTaiwanauthorities.Thisactcreatesthefalseimpressionof“oneChina,oneTaiwan”intheworld,flagrantlyviolatestheone-Chinaprinciple,andrenouncesthepoliticalcommitmentmadebyLithuaniainthecommuniqu&eacut...[
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China'stestofahypersonicmissileoverthesummer"wentaroundtheworld,"thesecondmostseniorUSgeneralsaidinaninterviewreleasedTuesday,sheddingnewdetailsonthetestandwarningthatChinamightonedaybeabletolaunchasurprisenuclearattackontheUnitedStates.
"Theylaunchedalong-rangemissile,"GeneralJohnHyten,theoutgoingvicechairmanoftheJointChiefsofStafftoldCBSNews."Itwentaroundt...[
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TheUSstronglycondemnedaRussiananti-satellitetestonMondaythatforcedcrewmembersontheInternationalSpaceStationtoscrambleintotheirspacecraftforsafety,callingit"arecklessanddangerousact"andsayingthatit"won'ttolerate"behaviorthatputsinternationalinterestsatrisk.
USSpaceCommandsaidRussiatestedadirect-ascentanti-satellite,orDA-ASATmissile,strikingaRussiansatelliteandcreatingadeb...[
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