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Visitors at the Shanghai Zoo pelted crocodiles with coins, generating negative reactions from people.
Shanghai Zoo Crocodile Den Turned into Wishing Well, Visitors Bombard Reptiles with Coins

In what could be part of Shanghai Zoo's already ill reputation for being a hotbed of ill-mannered tourists, video footage of visitors tossing coins at a crocodile enclosure during the Chinese New Year has stoked controversy.

All in all, Beijing defies its outside reputation as a chaotic city of air pollution.
Beijing: A Capital of Contradictions

As China’s bustling capital and among the country’s largest gateways to the world, Beijing stands out for its sheer importance. But amid constant blankets of smog enveloping areas coping up through pristine gardens and streets kept clean, the city defies singular notions.

Armed police officers attend a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate new year in Greater Khingan Mountains on January 1, 2016 in Mohe, Heilongjiang Province of China.
Two Arrested in China for Insulting Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty on Social Media

Authorities have detained two people in northern China for allegedly posting insulting messages on social media about a police officer who was killed on duty on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump as Ambassador to China in December.
US Ambassador to China Nominee Vows to Work on China-US Ties

U.S. Ambassador to China nominee Terry Branstad pledged on Wednesday to have a "constructive role" in enhancing China-U.S. relationship during a news conference in Muscatine, Iowa.

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3D reconstructions of electron microscope images of tree branch-like dendrites.
High-Resolution Images show how the Brain Resets During Sleep

When a synapse is repeatedly activated during waking, it grows in strength, and this growth is believed to be important for learning and memory.

amfAR Hong Kong Gala 2016 - Red Carpet
Chinese Supermodel Lu Yan Uses Merino in Collaboration with Australian Fashion Brand

In 14 years, Lu Yan has transitioned from China’s first supermodel walking international catwalks into a fashion designer. She now owns the label Comme Moi which has collaborated with The Woolmark Company, an Australian firm, in using merino wool for her clothes.

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Chongqing Park Visitors Watch in Horror as ‘A Journey in Space’ Ride Throws in the Air & Kills 14-Year-Old Passenger

Park rides could be fun but also fatal. On Friday, a 14-year-old female ride was thrown in the air and killed when the swing she rode at the Zhaohua Park in Fengdu County, Chongqing City malfunctioned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears on Russian television during a live broadcast in Moscow.
WW3 via Cyberwarfare? Norway Accuses Russia of U.S.-Like Hacking Attack as China Ramps up Cyber Spying against Moscow

As rumors of WW3 continue to swirl, it appears too that the great powers are waging war using the internet. The latest alleged cyberwarfare incident involves Russia, China and Norway, and the latter has issued accusations that Moscow might be attempting to influence the outcome of its upcoming elections like the Kremlin supposedly did with the recent U.S. presidential polls.

Chaitanya Karamchedu, a Portland teenager that discovered a cheaper desalination process.
American High School Student Discovers Cheaper Way of Turning Salt Water into Drinkable Water

"It's not bonding with water molecules, it's bonding to the salt," said Karamchedu.

The CPC requires 88 million members to transcribe by hand the Party's constitution.
Prospects, Challenges for the Year of the Rooster

The celebration of a new year brings not only new opportunities but new challenges as well. For China, the Year of the Rooster is a step closer towards the dream of creating “quan mian xiao kang” by the year 2020.

TAI ANKA UAV.
Turkey Plans to Transform ANKA-S UAV into Armed UCAV to Fight Kurdish Rebels

ANKA-S can lift a payload of 200 kilograms to a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet and remain on station for 24 hours.

Lost continent Atlantis found under Indian Ocean of Mauritius
Lost continent Atlantis found under Indian Ocean of Mauritius

Recently, scientists have revealed evidence of an ancient "lost continent" Atlantis, under the Indian Ocean of Mauritius. The new study unearthed mineral zircon in the continent formed part of present-day Madagascar and India.

The Yangtze River serves as Beijing's main water supply provider, thanks to a diversion project that currently serves around 50 percent of the Chinese capital's population.
Beijing Water Supply Replenished, Gets 2 Billion Cubic Meters from Yangtze River

Beijing benefits once more from the south-north water diversion project, as the Chinese capital receives 2 billion cubic meters worth of water from the Yangtze River, authorities claimed. The diversion has benefited almost half of the city's population.

A protester shouts slogans as police stand guard on a street on May 1, 2015 in Macau.
Unrest in the Future: Workers’ Strikes Spread Across China

Labor unrest is spreading across various industries in China, including the one that would have taken the lead in bringing the country future economic growth. And with how things are going, it looks like that the number of worker strikes will continue to grow in the next few weeks.

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Here’s the Firepower the US Army has brought to Russia’s Front Door in Poland

3-4 ABCT is one of the best trained frontline units in the U.S. Army.

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