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Landing gear kills a person at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport
One person was killed by a plane’s landing gear on a flight from Moscow to Athens at the Moscow airport on Sunday.
The report said a Boeing 737-800 aircraft took off and its landing gear hit someone.
The 25-year-old Armenian had arrived from Madrid on his way home from Moscow.
Eight flights were delayed as the airport temporarily closed its runways.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. (People’s Daily app)
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Bridge construction halted after 36 Chinese sturgeons die
The construction of a Miyue Bridge in Jingzhou, Hubei Province was suspended, though the suspension order can be tracked to early 2018, after 36 rare Chinese sturgeons were found dead.
The bridge contractor hired by Ji’nan Ecological Cultural Tourism Zone drained up part of the surrounding waters of a sturgeon breeding base during the construction, which resulted in sturgeon deaths, according to a joint report released by the supervisory office of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the Yangtze River basin and the Agriculture Department of Hubei Province.
The dead Chinese sturgeons in the tourism zone belonged to first filial generation considered “extremely precious.”
In a letter drafted in September by Hubei bureau of aquatic products to Jingzhou Municipal Government, the noise, shake and water quality deterioration caused by construction contributed to the deaths of sturgeons.
The Chinese sturgeon, has been classified as "China's Class One Protected Animals" since the 1970s. It is also called a "national treasure" much like its mammal counterpart, the giant panda. (People’s Daily app)
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Country's tax climate to improve with more reductions expected
A World Bank report says China's efforts to further reduce taxes for businesses and individuals will continue to improve the country's tax environment if the significant progress made since 2017 is any indication.
The report said China's tax climate has improved remarkably, particularly regarding the time needed to comply and the number of tax payments required, mainly because of technology-based enhancement of tax collection services.
Experts expect more tax- and fee-reduction policies to come out soon, such as the reduction of social security fees for firms.
These could continually enhance China's position in global tax environment rankings, based on World Bank research methodology. (China Daily)
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Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of Yemen's civil war in 2015, an international aid group said Wednesday.
Save the Children said the "conservative" estimate is based on average mortality rates for Severe Acute Malnutrition, which the UN says has afflicted more than 1.3 million children since a Saudi-led coalition went to war with Yemen's Houthi rebels in March 2015.
Save the Children's Yemen director, says: "For every child killed by bombs and bullets, dozens are starving to death and it's entirely preventable," adding that "children who die in this way suffer immensely."
The war and a Saudi-led blockade have created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 8 million people at risk of starvation. (AP)
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Trump submits written answers to Mueller over Russia probe
US President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections.
Trump told reporters last week that he has completed writing answers personally, instead of his legal team.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed any collusion between his campaign and Russia in the US 2016 elections.
He has also attacked the probe, calling it a "hoax" or "witch hunt." (Xinhua)
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Nanchang slaps 2,000 yuan fine on hotel for poor hygiene
A district health authority in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province, issued a fine of 2,000 yuan ($288) on a luxury hotel with shoddy cleaning practices exposed in a viral video.
A Chinese blogger, published an 11-minute video titled "The Secrets of Cups" on Weibo on Nov 14, exposing hygiene problems in 14 luxury hotels in China.
The public health service center of Honggutan district in Nanchang started an investigation into the Sheraton Nanchang Hotel on Nov 16, and on Tuesday it published the results.
"Through the investigation, we have not found major violations of law and regulations, but a few workers did not obey the rules," the official said.
The fine was made due to the problems exposed in the video, not because of problems found in the field investigation, the official said.
Health authorities in cities have launched investigations into the hygiene claims, but most have not publicized the results.
Health officials in Beijing's Dongcheng, Haidian and Chaoyang districts collected samples from the four hotels shown in the video for examination. (China Daily)
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All major airports in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region reach 10 million throughput level
And Shijiazhuang’s International Airport in north China's Hebei Province welcomed its 10 millionth passenger of 2018 on Tuesday.
The milestone means all major airports in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have reached the 10 million level in annual passenger throughput.
More than 100 air routes connect Shijiazhuang with 72 domestic and overseas cities.
The other two major airports in the region are Beijing Capital International Airport and Tianjin Binhai International Airport. (Xinhua)
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