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New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone

Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental movement?
   
Since it was released online on Saturday, the film has been viewed more than 150 million times and has sparked a national debate on environmental problems.
   

Euro down on Greece fears, equities mixed ahead of break

The euro weakened Tuesday after the showdown debt talks between Greece and its creditors collapsed, raising the prospect the country will be dumped out of the eurozone.

However, many equity markets were unfazed by the trouble in Europe as trade begins to wind down in several Asian bourses before the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the week.

China arrests 10 Turks who may have helped terror suspects

Turkish officials have confirmed that 10 citizens have been under arrest in Shanghai, with two of them charged with "organizing people to illegally cross the border."

Eight men and two women were taken into custody by local security authorities in Shanghai on Nov. 7, diplomatic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Hürriyet Daily News on Jan. 14.

EU out, Shanghai Five in for the AKP gov’t: CHP chief

Turkey’s current rulers are actively aspiring for membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) instead of the European Union, main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, adding that the government has already declared its will to "abandon democracy and move toward dictatorship."

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