Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the September 9-10 gathering.
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A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey
A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) officials said that the quake struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border. The quake’s epicenter was in the province’s Defne district. Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said that there have been 26 aftershocks since two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in both countries.
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Over 100 Amazon dolphins found dead
More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high.
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Hundreds of bodies found in Israeli kibbutz Be’eri after Hamas attack
More than 100 bodies have been found in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, as Palestinian Hamas militants launched their deadly surprise attack.
