May 10, 2019 6:25 PM

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In today’s bulletin: China and North Korea to retaliate against US moves; fighting fake news in Singapore, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s charismatic hold on midterm elections, the world’s fastest bullet train, a Chinese livestreamer survives an octopus attack while trying to eat it, and more.

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