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When a fire erupted in a senior citizens' building behind their barracks, here's how the Marines responded

US Marine Corps Capt. Trey Gregory was one of the first 10 Marines to race toward a burning senior-living facility in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday - and the teamwork he saw...
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China and the US are at each other's throats over Russian weapons sales - here's what Beijing's been buying

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REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol China has been buying billions of dollars worth of Russian fighter jets, missiles, helicopters, and engine technology to improve the combat capability...
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The Army finally found a fix for a dangerous problem with its main weapon

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US Army US Army weapons officials have figured out the cause and ginned up a fix for a dangerous glitch in the selector switch of M4 and M4A1 carbines that could cause the...
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China has banned hugely popular game streaming service Twitch

4 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Twitch, the hugely popular streaming service, has been banned in China. The ban came after a spike in popularity, probably caused by users...
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Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt says the internet will split in two by 2028

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Richard Brian/Reuters Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that he believes the internet will split in two within a decade. He told an audience at a private event in San...
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Hungary sees 227,000 Chinese tourists' arrival in 2017-2018 tourism season

8 hours ago | Travel and Tourworld | 2 articles

Tourism is adding more and more to Hungary's GDP, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said on the sidelines of the Dubrovnik ministerial conference on...
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European Travel Commission and IGLTA publish Handbook on LGBTQ Travel in Europe

10 hours ago | Travel and Tourworld

The European Travel Commission , in collaboration with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Foundation , has published its first study on the lesbian, gay...
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UNESCO aims Chinese visitors with heritage European itinerary

10 hours ago | Travel and Tourworld | 2 articles

The EU-China Year of Tourism is coming to close. However, that does not mean that the European Union is done with high-profile promotional initiations. The latest campaign...
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Nepal tourism sees 18.8% visitor growth in international arrivals

10 hours ago | Travel and Tourworld | 2 articles

The Nepal Tourism Board Management can relax and should actually feel proud of their tireless work. A growth of 18.8% has been witnessed in international visitor arrivals to...
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At China-CEEC meeting, Rijeka gets emphasis

12 hours ago | Travel and Tourworld

On Wednesday, the 4th high-level meeting on tourism cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European Countries took place. The Croatian coastal city Rijeka was...
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Welcome to Georgia

Georgia – Tbilisi has been the capital city since the fifth century, the country of one of the most ancient histories and cultures in the world. Its special geographical... Read more ...

The best bath towels you can buy

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Amazon is testing an AI-powered visual shopping tool

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Legal scholar apologizes for 'appalling' suggestion that Kavanaugh's...

Ed Whelan, the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, has apologized for his "appalling and inexcusable" Twitter thread that suggested Supreme Court nominee Brett... Read more ...

Farfetch prices its IPO at $20 a share

Ethel Jiang/Business Insider Farfetch priced shares at $20 apiece, above the $17-$19 range that was expected. The UK-based online luxury-goods retailer would raise $885 million... Read more ...

The firestorm at HSBC's investment bank is escalating as the bank hits back...

REUTERS/Bobby Yip HSBC defends its investment banking practice after senior staff wrote a scathing memo to the bank's management by senior staff over recent weeks. In a... Read more ...

Indigo aircraft suffers tyre burst, makes emergency landing at Ahmedabad

An IndiGo aircraft that was carrying 185 passengers made an emergency landing here Wednesday after suffering a tyre burst, according to an airport official. Read more ...

3 children and 3 adults wounded in early-morning knife attack at New York...

FOX 5 News Six people, including three children, are in New York hospitals with knife wounds, after an incident at a daycare in Queens at 3:40 a.m. on Friday morning. Police... Read more ...

China has banned hugely popular game streaming service Twitch

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Twitch, the hugely popular streaming service, has been banned in China. The ban came after a spike in popularity, probably caused by users... Read more ...

Prince Harry got caught 'stealing' food at Meghan Markle's charity cookbook...

Ben Stansall / WPA Pool / Getty Images Meghan Markle , her mother, Doria Ragland , and Prince Harry attended a launch event for Markle's first solo charity endeavour since... Read more ...

Hungary sees 227,000 Chinese tourists' arrival in 2017-2018 tourism season

Tourism is adding more and more to Hungary's GDP, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said on the sidelines of the Dubrovnik ministerial conference on... Read more ...