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Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims https://ift.tt/XvEkj35

Coco Lee fans bid farewell to pop diva at her funeral in Hong Kong https://ift.tt/bf0JVoX

Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are ‘humans in disguise’ https://ift.tt/PA29ogk

Commentary: Thailand’s emerging new political alignment https://ift.tt/XQZle3P

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan blast that killed 54 https://ift.tt/FwB8tHT

Xi appoints new chief of China’s nuclear arsenal https://ift.tt/FcOyghE

Indonesia to send aid to drought-hit Papua region https://ift.tt/YJUdaCe