In June this year, UNESCO expressed serious concern about the impact of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
In February, new home prices of China's first-tier cities declined 0.1 percent year-on-year, while used home price growth rate declined for the 17 month in a row, by 0.6 percentage point from a month ago, according to Liu.
In Japan, a market that boasts plenty of world-famous tech brands including gaming leader Nintendo Switch, a lamp made by a Chinese firm has turned popular overnight.
In Dongguan, police detained a total of 53 suspects and seized 47 different kinds of guns after cracking down on a major case involving weapons.
In July 2015, after a decade of strenuous negotiations, Iran and six major countries-China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the US and Germany-struck a final agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear program, in which the West promises to relieve sanctions on Teheran in exchange for a halt in Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
In January, Beijing police cracked a case involving the theft of 100 bitcoins worth more than 2 million yuan (6,000) at the time, according to media reports.
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In Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, a court ordered the father of a 13-year-old boy to return "red packet money" given to his son.
In June 2013, his political career shifted to Guizhou province, where he served as Party chief of Guiyang, the provincial capital.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will impose a new stay-at-home order for areas where capacity at hospital intensive care units falls below 15 percent. The nation's most populous state reported more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, shattering the state's previous one-day record as Newsom quarantined himself at home after his family was exposed.
In July, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced there would be no stamp duty to pay on property purchases of up to 500,000 pounds (1,000) until March 31. The change means buyers can save as much as 15,000 pounds on the purchase of a 500,000-pound property.