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A judge has granted a request from prosecutors to drop the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S.

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A former member of one of China’s top decision-making bodies has been formally charged with accepting bribes, state media reported, a week after Communist Party leaders confirmed his expulsion from the party.

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