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China faces heatwave havoc on power, crops and livestock, article with gallery
Extreme heat in China played havoc on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage from climate change on power, crops and livestock.
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Philippines reports three deaths from tropical storm Ma-On
Tropical storm Ma-On caused three deaths in the Philippines, its disaster agency reported on Thursday, with the storm currently headed towards southeastern China.
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- EnvironmentGentle dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters - study
The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China's southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday.