New York City building collapsed, a dozen injured

New York City building collapsed, a dozen injured


New York City building collapsed, a dozen injured

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 10:51 PM PDT

On Thursday afternoon, an apartment building in New York City collapsed following a large explosion. Flames quickly spread to nearby buildings, resulting in injuries to at least a dozen people...
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Greece and Germany still at odds

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 10:25 PM PDT

As frustrations turn to bellicose rhetoric, talks between Greece and Germany fail yet again to make any headway. So is the solution to renegotiate the terms of the bailout, or has Greece's...
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F.T. chief exec. speaks on “big data”

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 10:24 PM PDT

The “footprints” we leave on the internet are used by companies to sell us things. Even the news we consume is a product of media companies using what's known as “big data”. Is this...
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British PM David Cameron welcomes China-led investment bank

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 09:46 PM PDT

Earlier this month, The United Kingdom officially announced its decision to apply for membership into the AIIB, and now has become the first Western nation to join the bank. As a founding member,...
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Chinese investment, tourism could help revive New York hotel industry

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:15 PM PDT

Cold weather, the rising dollar, and too much construction are just some of the factors weighing on New York's hotel industry. Tourist trade dropped this winter, but investment and tourists...
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Saudi Arabia and Arab nations strike targets in Yemen

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:15 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's air assault and intervention in Yemen is the latest by a foreign power in the Middle East, and it puts the Saudis on the opposite side of Shiite Muslims and Iran once again....
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Hit TV show highlights Taiwanese family that moves to the U.S.

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:15 PM PDT

The new show “Fresh Off The Boat” that follows a family from Taiwan living in the U.S. state of Florida has become a hit in the U.S.. The show is loosely based on celebrity chef Eddy Huang's...
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Debate over who can lift Iran’s sanctions ensues

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:15 PM PDT

The prospect of a UN Security Council endorsement of an Iran nuclear deal has caused an uproar among some U.S. lawmakers. They accuse the Obama administration of using the Security Council...
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Alps Plane Crash: Relatives visit crash site to pay respect

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 07:58 PM PDT

Officials and family members of the victims on board the doomed Germanwings flight have attended a ceremony in Le Vernet, France. Earlier in the day, grieving relatives visited the crash site...
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Alps Plane Crash: Merkel appalled that crash may have been deliberate

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 07:50 PM PDT

Investigators and grieving relatives have been struggling to rationalize what motivated Andreas Lubitz to kill himself and all 150 people on board the aircraft. French and German officials...
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Rare conjoined twins to undergo highly risky surgery

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 07:05 AM PDT

A rare set of conjoined twins born in Shanghai are set to undergo a highly risky and complicated surgery to separate them. The twin sisters are joined at the buttock, which is a rare occurrence...
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French prosecutor: Co-pilot appears to have willingly destroyed plane

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 06:55 AM PDT

A French prosecutor said the 28-year-old co-pilot of the Germanwings plane was not known as a wanted terrorist, and there is nothing to suggest a terrorist attack. He said the passengers were...
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Spectacular rainbow-colored halo around sun in Chongqing

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 07:40 AM PDT

The sun was surrounded by spectacularly bright and rainbow-colored halo on Wednesday afternoon. People in Chongqing Municipality, in southwest China, were thrilled at the sight, with many of...
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Inside Yemen: First footage of airstrikes by Gulf Arab allies

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:00 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have launched airstrikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen. The airstrikes began on Thursday and targeted al-Daylami airbase and the adjacent international...
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Facebook to convert messenger app into platform

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:58 AM PDT

Facebook is trying to turn its users into consumers. The social media company announced, at its developers conference, that it's converting its messenger app into a platform, which will now...
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U.S. climber to attempt to scale six major mountains

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:56 AM PDT

A U.S. climber is going to attempt to scale six of the world's highest mountain peaks during this year's Himalayan climbing season. The climber Nick Cienski is taking on the world record...
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Indonesia seeks more infrastructure cooperation with China

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:56 AM PDT

Indonesian President Joko Widodo began a three-day state visit to China on Thursday on an invitation from President Xi Jinping. Before he left for China, President Widodo told CCTV that he...
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What will the future of TV look like? - 20150328

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:39 AM PDT

The viewing habits of today's young people are also changing the way the industry works. Feng Ke, a 25-year-old white-collar worker in the finance industry in Beijing owns a smart TV, but...
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Traditional TV manufacturers still running the show - 20150328

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:39 AM PDT

A 2013 survey by iiMedia Research showed that when choosing a TV set, the top three factors that consumers considered are still quality, price and brand; Internet service does yet play a factor...
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Making cheap, smart TV - 20150328

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 04:35 AM PDT

Long-time video content provider LeTV began making its own smart TV sets in 2013, the same time many others jumped at the opportunity. LeTV offers just over 12000 TV sets to its customers...
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AskChina – Judicial official answers netizens’ questions

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 03:44 AM PDT

Wang Xiaoguang, an official from China's Ministry of Justice, responded to some of the most pressing questions from Internet users across the world. He covered a range of topics, including...
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S. Korea marks fifth anniversary of warship disaster

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 02:41 AM PDT

South Koreans are marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking of its warship, The Cheonan. The 2010 incident had led to the death of 46 sailors on board. South Korea has always said that the...
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First batch of U.S. military vehicles arrive in Kiev

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 02:10 AM PDT

A shipment of military vehicles from the United States has arrived in Kiev. The 10 armoured Humvees are the first batch of some 230 vehicles sent by the U.S., to help boost Ukraine's armed...
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Kerry and Iranian FM meet again as nuclear talks deadline approaches

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 02:03 AM PDT

With an end-of-March deadline days away, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is back into negotiations with Iran. He arrived late on Tuesday night in the Swiss resort of Lausanne, for several...
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