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Ma’s downfall coincided with investigations against officials with whom he had worked previously, including in Xinjiang and the southeastern metropolis of Shenzhen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Unlike invasive termites that damage structures in parts of the southeastern United States, this species is limited to its native rainforest habitat and does not spread beyond it.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Some fear that’s what’s planned for Borj Qalaouiya, a village some seven miles from Lebanon’s southeastern border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
The port, in southeastern Oman on the Arabian Sea and some 700 miles removed from the Strait of Hormuz, is a major container port.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
For example, hunter-gatherers in parts of southeastern Europe had quickly adopted Southwest Asian cereal crops, pulse crops, and livestock simultaneously as a complete package by around 6000 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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