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Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 1, 2022 - As Hong Kong students return for the new academic year, veteran teacher Wong is counting down the days until the political maelstrom sweeping the city leaves him no choice but to quit.
Jun 26, 2026
San Jose (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 - Scientists from around the world gathered in Costa Rica this month to exchange ideas on ways to make sure orchids, among the world's most popular flowers, will still be around for the next generation to enjoy.
Jun 26, 2026
Miami (AFP) Sept 4, 2015 - Scientists said this week they have uncovered what seems to be an unusual law of nature that keeps big predator numbers low across vast spaces of the Earth and its oceans.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 6, 2016 - Microscopic particles, possibly from air pollution, have been found in human brain tissue, according to a new study which flagged an Alzheimer's risk.
Jun 26, 2026
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 - The sharp rise in gold prices has driven a surge of illegal mining in Brazil, much of it in the Amazon rainforest, according to a study published Tuesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Ann Arbor - Jan. 8, 2001 - Researchers at the University of Michigan and the Geological Survey of Norway say they have solved a longstanding and controversial puzzle over the position of Pangea, the ancient supercontinent that began breaking up some 200 million years ago to form today's continents.
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Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2017 - Hong Kong students have accused their universities of suppressing freedom of speech after banners and signs calling for the city's independence from China were taken down from campuses.
Jun 26, 2026
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 16, 2024 - Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and across China's densely populated east coast hunkered indoors Monday as the strongest typhoon to hit since 1949 swept in, downing trees and disrupting transport across the region.
Jun 26, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 4, 2018 - The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, with more than a million people urged to evacuate to escape violent winds and heavy rainfall.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 14, 2016 - Parts of Taiwan came to a standstill Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti brought the strongest winds in 21 years, while China issued a red alert for waves as the storm bore down on the mainland.
Jun 26, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 5, 2007 - Japan was on alert for landslides and flooding Thursday as a strong typhoon headed towards Tokyo with downpours and gusts to disrupt air and land traffic.
Jun 26, 2026
Tbilisi (AFP) Sept 8, 2009 - A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Georgia early on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported, but officials in the ex-Soviet republic said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 18, 2022 - A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, killing at least one person, bringing down a handful of buildings and tearing up roads - but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed.
Jun 26, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - Buildings in Tokyo shook Tuesday as a strong quake hit Japan, AFP reporters in the city said, but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported.
Jun 26, 2026
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 11, 2008 - Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert on Thursday after a strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the country's east, but lifted the warning less than one hour later.
Jun 26, 2026
Tehran (AFP) Sept 18, 2008 - A strong earthquake jolted a major port city on the Gulf coast of southern Iran on Wednesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, the second to strike in a week.
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