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An elderly beggar tries to solicit money from subway passengers on a Beijing subway train.
Beijing to Set Up Database of Subway Beggars as Part of Crackdown

Transportation authorities in Beijing are planning to create a database of beggars as part of the crackdown on mendicancy inside the subway trains, the Global Times reported.

Over the past three decades, Xi had visited the United States six times, from the cornfields of Iowa to the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in California.
Xi Demands ‘Absolute Loyalty,’ ‘Firm Faith’ from National Security Agencies

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized on Tuesday “firm faith” and “absolute loyalty” to the Communist Party of China (CPC) amid challenges to national stability in the country.

Premier Li Keqiang held a joint press conference with President Dilma Rousseff. The two leaders have agreed on numerous issues such as bilateral trade agreements and infrastructure construction.
Chinese Premier Li, Brazilian President Rousseff Sign $27 Billion Trade Deals

China and Brazil have successfully signed trade agreements that amount to $27 billion during the Brazilian leg of Premier Li Keqiang's South American tour, which began on Monday, May 18.

The State Council's new guideline hopes for a drastically improved health-care system in China by 2017.
State Council's New Guideline: Bigger Steps Toward Improved Health Care in China

The State Council issued a new guideline on Monday, May 17, that aims for nationwide medical reform by 2017.

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Experts say that the program for the coming five years will focus on controlling coal consumption, stabilizing the use of oil and gas, and increasing the use of wind and solar power.
Shanxi's Government Relocates Residents Affected by Underground Coal-Mining

Shanxi's government relocated its residents after grounds within the underground coal-mining areas started to collapse and made houses fall down.

Due to failure of submitting the required permit for mainland companies, online shopping site Taobao Marketplace faces termination order in Taiwan.
Taiwanese Government Orders Taobao to Retreat Operation Within Six Months

After Alibaba.com was forced by the Taiwanese government to stop its operation in the region in March due to failure of submitting required permit for mainland companies, its subsidiary Taobao Marketplace was issued the same order on Monday, Reuters reported.

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Leap Second 2015 Happens June 30; Should Atomic Clocks Alone Keep ‘Civil Time’?

On June 30 at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT, one second will be added to clocks in the United States. The "leap second" will be added to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), raising the question if atomic clocks alone should be used to keep "civil time."

The first snakes 128 million years ago
The Earth's First Snakes had Small Hind Legs; Didn't Crush Prey to Death

Ancestral snakes were non-constricting foragers that grabbed their prey with needle-like hooked teeth and swallowed them whole.

The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda has been breeding pandas in captivity and releasing them into the wild.
Pandas on the Road to Extinction Because of Bamboo Diet

Pandas can digest only about 17 percent of the bamboo they eat, hence their need to eat and eat.

The decrease of China's economy to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015 urged Chinese lawmakers to improve China's economic plans.
Chinese Government Reveals Improved Economic Plans for 2015

China's State Council announced the improved plans for the country's economic welfare and development on its website on Monday, Shanghai Daily reported.

The first step in sexual selection
What are Men Good For, Really? Hint: It's Not Sex

The results of the experiment showed males do have a purpose.

Protestors fight for a $15 minimum wage
Los Angeles will Increase Minimum Wage to $15

"Today, help is on the way for the one million Angelenos who live in poverty," said LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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Sweden Seizes The Pirate Bay Domain Names but Popular Bittorrent Site Remains Online

"The District Court's conclusion is that the domain names are property that can be forfeited," the ruling noted.

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Scientists Create Artificial Phytoplankton Boom to Study Connection Between Ocean Microbes and Environment

Scientists at the Centre for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and Environment created an artificial phytoplankton boom in order to study the connection between the ocean microbes and environment.

St Helens
Scientists Map Progress of Magma in Mount St. Helen's After 35 years of Eruption; Watch Rare Footage (Video)

Scientists will now be able to map the trend of magma flow in the Mount St. Helen. The research uses about 70 monitoring devices. These devices are placed at various strategic locations around the volcanic rim and use seismic waves generated using Dynamite triggered blasts to produce ultrasound like images of the molten rock beneath the volcanic surface.

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