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Ferry capsizes off China's Macao, 4 rescued: Customs
A ferry carrying 19 people has capsized off the coast of Macao in southern China. Four people have been rescued.
Customs officials say the sunken ferry was a smuggling boat. It had a captain, two crew members, and 16 passengers.
The four rescued were all passengers. The other 15 people are missing.
Car hits pedestrians at USC campus, Chinese student in critical condition
A Chinese student in the United States is in critical condition after being struck by a car.
It happened on campus at the University of Southern California on Thursday. Three other pedestrians were struck as well but they were treated at the scene and released.
The injured person is a female 24-year-old architecture graduate student. She is now in an intensive care wing at a local hospital, though the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Afghan avalanches claim 216 lives, president calls for dispatching assistance
Chilly weather coupled with heavy snowfall and avalanches have claimed 216 lives, including women and children, across the mountainous regions of Afghanistan.
The Natural Disaster Management Authority adds that the vast majority of the victims are in Panjshir province. 182 people have been confirmed dead in that province alone.
Rescue operations have been ongoing, and humanitarian assistance has been dispatched to the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has instructed concerned entities to dispatch humanitarian assistance to the affected areas on an emergency basis.
First detachment of China's peacekeeping infantry battalion arrives in Juba
One hundred and forty-four members of China's peacekeeping infantry battalion of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan have arrived in the country's capital of Juba.
This marks the first time China has dispached an entire infantry battalion for international peacekeeping. Previously China's peacekeeping forces were made up only of seperate units, such as engineering, transportation, medical, and guarding units.
Members of this battalion have skills that cover a wide variety of skill sets that observers say are important for the peacekeeping mission.
UN General Assembly adopts resolution to mark end of WWII anniversary
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to commemorate the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the WWII, urging the international community not to forget wartime sacrifices and atrocities.
The resolution was adopted by consensus at the 69th session of the assembly. Its sponsors include China and nearly 40 other countries.
The assembly asked its president to hold a special solemn meeting in the second week of May in commemoration of all victims the conflict.
The resolution noted that this year will also mark the UN's 70th founding anniversary, calling upon all UN member states to "unite their efforts in dealing with challenges and threats to international peace and security, with the United Nations playing a central role."
S. Korea names spy agency chief as presidential chief of staff
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has named National Intelligence Service chief Lee Byung-ki as the new presidential chief of staff.
The 69-year-old is South Korea's former ambassador to Japan, and was nominated as the spy agency chief in June 2014. He was a career diplomat, but he has been involved in politics for a long time and served as deputy NIS chief in the late 1990s.
Meanwhile, President Park named former deputy head of the NIS Lee Byung-ho as the new chief of the intelligence agency.
The president also nominated a new presidential press secretary as well as three special advisors for political affairs.
Australian researchers discover new treatment options for pancreatic cancer
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough that could lead to better treatment options for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
They have completed the genomic sequencing of pancreatic cancer, part of an international program led by the Australian Pancreatic Genome Initiative, with help from researchers at the University of Western Australia.
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose and kills roughly 75 percent of patients within 12 months of diagnosis. Five-year survival is just five percent.
The research, published in the journal Nature, helped to divide pancreatic cancer into four subgroups and found mutations in the disease that could lead to avenues of diagnosis and treatment.
Beijing to collect construction dust pollution fee
Authorities in Beijing will levy a new fee for pollution caused by construction dust as of this weekend.
The Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau made the announcement today, saying the fee comes into effect on March 1st.
A leading official with the agency says construction dust accounts for about 14 percent of all PM 2.5 pollution in the capital.
Money collected will go into a fund used to monitor and treat dust pollution in Beijing.
Construction projects involving public rental housing, disaster relief, emergency rescue, and residential renovation are exempt from the new environmental fee.
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