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500 local Chinese lawmakers resign in fraud scandal
More than 500 municipal lawmakers in one Chinese province have stood down following an electoral fraud scandal, as Beijing ramps up its sweeping anti-corruption crackdown, state media reported Saturday. ... more
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Debate erupts over plans to harvest burned timber in California
A proposal to salvage burned timber from a massive fire on 257,000 acres in California, including portions of Yosemite National Park, has ignited a debate. ... more
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Extinction risk prompts ban on fishing for caviar-producing sturgeon
Russia and other countries bordering the Caspian Sea say they've agreed to stop fishing black-caviar-producing sturgeon because the fish is close to extinction. ... more
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China eases one-child policy, abolishes labour camps
China's top legislative committee formally approved a loosening of the country's hugely controversial one-child policy on Saturday and abolished "re-education through labour" camps, state media reported. ... more
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