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Bus Driver Saves Suicidal Woman About to Jump Over a Bridge in China
WATCH: Bus Driver Saves Suicidal Woman About to Jump Over a Bridge in China

A bus driver went out of his way to save a woman from committing suicide. The driver stopped the bus when he saw the woman attempting to jump over the bridge in Nanjing, China.

Xiaomi's Redmi smartphone used an independent design house instead of a contract manufacturer to make the stylish device even more appealing.
Chinese Contract Manufacturers Face Problems Amid Changing Market Trends

Contract manufacturing factories in China have taken a hit, as they have lost a significant portion of their business to independent design houses. From 2013 to 2014, there has been a 21.9 percent decrease in output shipped overseas.

China's gender imbalance has resulted in bachelor surplus.
Chinese Economist Suggests Polyandry, Prostitution, Gay Marriage to Solve Gender Imbalance

Xie Zuoshi, a Chinese economist, has suggested that China should promote polyandry in order to solve the lack of women in China. He also suggests legalizing gay marriage and prostitution.

Bizarre Unidentified Object dubbed 'WTF' is on collision course with Earth
Bizarre Unidentified Object Dubbed ‘WTF’ to Hit Earth Next Month

A mysterious space junk called 'WFT' is on its way to collide with Earth but experts have no idea what it is and how it was propelled into trajectory towards us. The unidentified object WTF1190F, measuring 2 meter long, is set to smash into the Indian Ocean on 13 November.

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The World Health Organization has only recommended one Chinese pharmaceutical company to export the drug abroad.
China Not Benefiting from Nobel-winning Anti-malarial Drug

Despite the discovery of artemisinin winning China its first Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, the drug has not led to significant profits for Chinese pharmaceutical companies. There is only one company that is allowed to export artemisinin drugs from China to the international market.

EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti had reportedly received a letter from People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, proposing that China be included as a shareholder in the bank.
China Mulls Joining Multilateral Lender EBRD

China is exploring the possibility of joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a spokesman for the multilateral lender said on Monday, Oct. 26, the Global Times reported.

African lions
Decline of Lions in Africa Is Fast Speeding towards Extinction, Might Affect Ecosystems

Wildlife researchers are lamenting the gradual decline of lions in Africa, fearing they are sliding towards extinction in an event that has gotten conservationists worried that total loss of lions would endanger the ecosystem and cause a change in the food chain.

Animal dungs for fertilization of ecoystems
Extinction of Large Land and Sea Mammals Makes Fertilization of Ecosystems Impossible

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday has blamed the problems of non-fertilization of ecosystems around the world on the absence of large sea and land mammals whose poops had been enriching soils and waters before their gradual extinctions.

Hot Persian Gulf sun
Persian Gulf and Environs Could Just Be Too Hot To Live In At Turn of Century

Researchers on Monday published a report in the journal Nature Climate Change revealing that parts of the Persian Gulf might get too hot as to be unlivable by the turn of the century, unless of course carbon dioxide emissions are reduced as soon as possible.

President Obama discusses climate change with experts
Climate Change: If a Major Economy Takes the Lead, Others Will Surely Follow

A study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Science by climate scientists suggests that the only way to tackle climate change and deal with the burden of emission sharing is for a major country or economy to take the lead, an action that will cause others to follow suit.

Internet providers interconnectivity
New York Government Slams Verizon, Time Warner, Cablevision for Slow Internet Speeds

The New York government is slamming the trio of Verizon, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision for customers' claims that they are being ripped off over slow internet connections; and the three biggest internet providers have been given till November 8 to respond to government queries.

Cargo has arrived at the International Space Station to support approximately 40 of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will be performed during Expeditions 43 and 44, including numerous human research investigations for NASA astron
How Bacteria Hitch a Ride to Space Making Astronauts Sick

New findings reveal that bacteria from Earth are transported via spacecraft or human bodies where they are often detected at the ISS, potentially making astronauts sick.

A new study predicts how African lion populations will be cut in half in 20 years.
50% of African Lions Will Disappear in 20 Years

New findings reveal how West, Central and Eastern lion populations will be cut in half in the next two decades based on surveys.

Processed meat has long been suspected as harmful to one's health.
WHO: Processed Meats Including Hot Dogs, Bacon, And Sausage Cause Cancer; Red Meat Might Too

A new study by the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) discovered that processed meats such as hot dogs, bacon, and sausage cause cancer, while red meat also likely does. It is one of the biggest challenges to the global meat industry, and negative reactions in the United States are predicted among meat companies, some scientists, and fans of bacon double cheeseburgers.

This diagram shows an interlinked system of animals that carry nutrients from ocean depths to deep inland — through their poop, urine, and, upon death, decomposing bodies. Here, the red arrows show the estimated amounts of phosphorus and other nutrients t
Giant Poop of Extinct Ice Age Animals Helped Fertilize Earth

A new study reveals how large land and sea mammals that went extinct from the last Ice Age, helped in fertilizing the Earth with their giant poop.

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