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How emperors and nobles kept warm without down quilts during winter in ancient China
Before electricity, central heating, and down quilts, winter in ancient China was not simply a season but a test of class. Cold was shared by everyone, but warmth was usually not. During the Han dynasty (206 BC-220), emp...
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Wolf bites woman in German city shopping area
A wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg before it was pulled out of a lake in Germany’s second-biggest city, authorities said, in what is believed to be the first such attack since wolves returned to the country...
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Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says
China’s military mouthpiece accused Japan of “dangerously expanding” its defence industry – in capacity, technology and international engagement – and said it had “crossed the red line”. In a rare full-page report on Mon...
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Japan deploys long-range missiles to 2 bases amid China tensions, irking locals
Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service at two Ground Self-Defence Force bases in the country. The deployment of the missiles at Ca...
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Saudi authorities bust illegal fitness drug racket, detain gym trainers
Saudi health authorities have detained Arab gym trainers for illegally selling unregistered weight loss medications, hormonal drugs, and peptides. Investigations uncovered a warehouse storing these substances, including...
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Fuelling up: the new ‘obsession’ drawing Singaporeans to Malaysia’s Johor
Singaporeans are not flocking to Malaysia’s Johor just for groceries these days – fuel is the “obsession” for the moment. Petrol prices have spiked sharply in the city state due to the Middle East conflict, with RON95 at...
