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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Hong Kong police make 'largest ever' seizure of explosives on eve of protests

Police in Hong Kong have seized what is thought to be the largest ever cachet of high-powered explosives uncovered in the city, in a raid Friday night on a suspected bomb-making factory.

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Friday, July 19, 2019

50 years after US moon landing, China is catching up in the space race

Fifty years ago, when the Apollo 11 astronauts became the first human beings to land on the moon, the Chinese space program had yet to launch a single satellite.

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Taj Mahal Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts to learn about India's most popular tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal.

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South Korean man sets himself on fire outside Japanese embassy in Seoul

A 70-year-old man has self-immolated inside his car in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, authorities in the South Korean capital said Friday.

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

China's Tiangong-2 space lab to fall to Earth in controlled demolition

China's second space lab will return to Earth in a controlled demolition Friday, according to the country's space agency.

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Bodies found piled on staircase in Japan's worst mass killing in decades

Police investigate why a man torched a renowned animation studio in Kyoto, killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in almost 20 years

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Chinese Australian writer facing possible charges after six months in China jail

Australian authorities are seeking to confirm that a China-born Australian writer has been moved to a detention center in Beijing ahead of possible charges Friday for allegedly endangering China's national security.

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