Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars
Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China.
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Beijing floods: Deadly rains batter China capital as new storm looms
The remnants of super typhoon Doksuri inundate China's capital for the fourth straight day.
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Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force
The move is the biggest irregular shake-up in Beijing's military leadership in almost a decade.
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Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Doksuri soaks Beijing and a second storm approaches China
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China as forecasters warned another hurricane-level storm was on its way.
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Qin Gang: Foreign minister's downfall leaves China red-faced
As mystery swirls over Qin Gang's removal, questions have arisen over what this means for Chinese diplomacy.
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China is erasing mention of its former foreign minister. But it still hasn't said why
Five weeks ago, the world watched as China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing for high stakes talks between the two powers.
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Xi Jinping meets Henry Kissinger as US seeks to defrost China ties
The veteran diplomat's surprise trip to Beijing follows a flurry of visits by US officials.
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MLB Trade Grades: Orioles roll dice on Shohei Ohtani's old rival
The Orioles have traded for pitcher Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland A's, rolling the dice on an old NPB rival of Shohei Ohtani.In Japan playing in the Nippon Professinal Baseball league, one of the biggest rivals once upon a time for the ineffable Shohei Ohtani was the flamethrowing righ...
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John Kerry steps into searing China heat as world's two biggest polluters try to fix fractured ties
When John Kerry heads to Beijing Sunday for a long-awaited trip to restart climate negotiations, the US climate envoy will step off the plane into one of the hottest summers ever recorded in the Chinese capital.
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US-China talks a 'step forward' in relations, says Janet Yellen
But the US Treasury Secretary says the countries still have "significant disagreements" at the end of her trip.
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Yellen criticises Chinese curbs against US firms
The US Treasury Secretary said decoupling the world’s two largest economies would destabilise the global economy.
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Beijing may be facing one of its hottest summers on record
Beijing's temperature soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) again Thursday, as the Chinese capital grapples with what is shaping up to be one the most severe heat waves on record.
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