NBA postpones Shanghai press event amid worsening spat with China

The NBA has abruptly called off a hotly anticipated press event for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai, the latest attempt to contain what is fast becoming a major crisis after a team official tweeted support of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

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Kiribati ferry disaster report finds dozens died from hunger, dehydration, hypothermia

Last January, 102 people boarded a ferry from a remote island in the South Pacific. Only seven of them survived.

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Houston Rockets fan arrested in China after threatening to burn national flag

A 25-year-old Houston Rockets fan in China threatened to burn the Chinese flag in protest of the ongoing dispute between Beijing and the NBA team, and told police to "come and arrest him."

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Trump wishes Japan's Prime Minister Abe happy birthday. He was over two weeks late

US President Donald Trump wished his Japanese counterpart happy birthday on Monday. Unfortunately, he was off by over two weeks.

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11 elephants are dead after falling from a Thai waterfall

Five more elephants have died after falling from a waterfall in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, bringing the total dead to 11.

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Selfie slip leaves four dead at India dam

Four members of the same family drowned at a dam in India Sunday after slipping into the water while trying to take a selfie.

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China's love for the NBA runs deep. But its fans are facing a difficult decision

Basketball may have been invented by a Canadian and popularized by Americans, but it has more fans in China than anywhere else.

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