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(China, June 29) - While a cargo ship was at a dock loading a shipment of rice, a large amount of rice spilled onto the ground, whereupon 20-some sparrows died one after another after rushing to eat the rice. After the incident, the Yichang city government, public security bureau [police], and food and drug administration attached... 

(Photo: Bebeto Matthew, AP) (2 Jul) - They may be part of what makes New York the city that it is, but the New York City Police Department is cracking down on people who dance and perform acrobatics on the subways for money. More than 240 people have been arrested for "pass-the-hat" performances on the subway in 2014 compared... 

Protest in HK (HONG KONG, Jul 2) - This isn't the way it was supposed to be. It's been 17 years since the clock struck midnight on a stormy July 1 and Hong Kong was officially handed back to China after more than 150 years of British colonial rule. Yet the same fears and protestations that accompanied that historic handover...