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China issues new documents to implement Healthy China initiative
The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued new guidelines to implement the country's Healthy China initiative and promote people's health.
With a focus on disease prevention and health promotion, the guideline proposed 15 special campaigns to "intervene in health influencing factors, protect full-life-cycle health and prevent and control major diseases."
An action plan for 2019-2030 has also been rolled out, specifying objectives and tasks of each campaign, as well as responsibilities of different actors in the campaign. (Xinhua)
China's self-driving trackless 'rail bus' starts first overseas run
A smart electric vehicle on the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system began its first overseas trial run in Qatar on Wednesday, news platform thepaper reported.
The test will be carried out on a 7 kilometer-long route and is expected to last until July 24.
The test outcome will determine the future of the 2022 FIFA World Cup host, as Qatar is vying for faster urban transportation. (China Plus)
Trump moves to end asylum protections for Central Americans
The Trump administration on Monday moved to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in a major escalation of the president's battle to reduce the number of people crossing the US-Mexico border.
According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the US southern border.
The rule, expected to go into effect on Tuesday, also applies to children who have crossed the border alone.
The move by Trump's administration was meant to essentially end asylum protections on the southern border.
The policy is almost certain to face legal challenges. (AP)
2 killed, thousands displaced after quake hits Indonesia
An official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Monday that Sunday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in eastern region's province of North Maluku has killed two people and displaced at least 2,000.
Agus Wibowo, spokesman for the agency, said the displaced were sheltered in 14 locations as more efforts to gather data related to the earthquake's impact were underway.
As of Monday morning, some 65 aftershocks were registered in the region and the province's port city of Labuha at various minor degrees, Agus said, adding the depth of the aftershocks occurred at 10 kilometers beneath the ground. (Xinhua)
Iran threatens to return to conditions before 2015 nuke deal: spokesman
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Monday that Tehran plans to go back to the conditions before the landmark 2015 nuclear deal unless European signatories fulfill their obligations, state TV said.
Iran's retaliatory decision to reduce some of its commitments under the nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is within the framework of the accord which says if one side fails to deliver its commitments, then rights are reserved for the other party to reconsider their obligations, said AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi.
Since May, Iran has dropped some of its commitments and vowed further action if their interests according to the deal are not honored. (Xinhua)
Greece announces bond issue, first under new government
Authorities in Greece say the country is planning to tap financial markets with the issueance of a 7-year bond, the first under the new conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis.
Greece is expected to set a 2.5 billion-euro target for its latest bond issue, completing market borrowing needs for 2019 and following successful 5-year and 10-year bond auctions earlier this year. (AP)
Lakers star Davis withdraws from men's basketball World Cup in China
The Los Angeles Lakers' new recruit Anthony Davis will skip the men's basketball World Cup in China, local media reported Monday.
Davis, who recently joined the Lakers from the New Orleans Pelicans, will pull out of the basketball World Cup and instead focus on "the bulk of his offseason on preparing for a championship run with the Lakers,” according to local reports.
Davis, who averaged 23.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in his seven seasons with New Orleans, won the men's basketball gold medal with Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics. (Xinhua)
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What is the smallest ocean in the world?
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"Be curious, not judgmental."
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