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Eight Trapped Rescued at Chongqing Pengshui Landslide Site; Number Still Buried Unconfirmed
A landslide in Pengshui, Chongqing on July 17 collapsed multiple homes. More than 60 residents were evacuated before a secondary slide buried some; eight have been rescued and are safe, while the total number buried is still being confirmed.
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Commentary | Are NFC Juices Just Reconstituted Mixes? Don't Wait for Media Exposure to Crack Down
After undercover reports exposed Henan contract manufacturers passing water-and-concentrate mixes off as fresh-squeezed NFC juice, Luohe authorities launched probes. The Paper argues regulators must act proactively, not wait for media exposure.
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Explainer: From Eastward Port Shifts to Reviving Abandoned Pipelines, How Gulf States Are Reducing Their Reliance on the Strait of Hormuz
As attacks and shipping disruptions expose the risks of relying on the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf states are accelerating alternative export routes — from the UAE's new Fujairah port and Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline to a revived Iraq-Syria oil pipeline bypassing the strait.
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Henan's Luohe Cracks Down on "Blended NFC Juice" Scandal: Two Firms Placed Under Investigation, Three Others Probed
In response to reports that several Henan companies' "NFC juice" was blended rather than pure, the city of Luohe has placed two firms under formal investigation for suspected false labeling and ordered product recalls, while probing three others and launching a citywide beverage-industry crackdown.
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Are Jiuzhaigou's Lakes Blue Only Because They're Dyed? Officials Debunk the Rumor and Explain the Science Behind the Colors
A falsified video claiming Jiuzhaigou's lakes are dyed blue has gone viral. The Jiuzhaigou Administration has debunked the rumor, explaining that the lakes' vivid colors are a natural wonder created by physical, chemical and biological factors.
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From City to Village: Civilian Stories of the Rainstorm Across Northeast China
As Typhoon Bavi's remnants battered Northeast China, residents of Shenyang and surrounding villages recount the flooding that submerged homes, stranded families, and ruined harvests.
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What Does an 18-Year-Old's 'Thousand-Mile Journey' Look Like? A Conversation with Two Teenagers Who Went to Hengzhou for Disaster Relief After the Gaokao
Two 18-year-olds, fresh out of China's gaokao, secretly traveled from Shanghai to flood-hit Hengzhou, Guangxi, to help move relief supplies — a quiet, moving rite of passage into adulthood.
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World Cup final matchup set! Argentina eliminate England 2-1
Argentina beat England 2-1 in the 2026 World Cup semifinal, with Lautaro Martínez scoring a 92nd-minute winner to set up a final against Spain on July 20.