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BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) – The U.S. Pacific Commander Harry Harris’ remarks on the South China Sea lack historical common sense as China’s sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea and their adjacent waters have adequate historical and legal basis, a defense ministry spokesperson said Thursday in Beijing.

The dollar had plummeted in the past two sessions on the view that weak domestic economic data and worries over the global economy could prevent the Fed from hiking rates this year. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares outperformed its counterparts, trading 0.8 percent higher at 5,882.

The Bank of Japan stunned markets Friday, when in a 5-4 vote, the Bank of Japan’s board imposed a 0.1% fee on deposits left with the Bank of Japan, effectively a negative interest rate.

VPN services have been becoming increasingly popular over the past few years. Users are turning to these services for several reasons, from protecting user privacy to bypassing region restrictions. A Virtual Private Network encrypts your Internet connection to keep your ISP from monitoring your browsing activity and masking your location.

South Korea won’t hesitate to shoot down a North Korean rocket or its debris if necessary, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, amid clear signs that the secretive neighbor’s rocket launch is imminent.

That’s about 50 miles south of San Francisco. We’ve seen our neighbors evicted.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said criminal charges were filed against Sempra Energy unit SoCalGas for failing to immediately report the gas leak at its Aliso Canyon facility to the proper state authorities. Residents have complained of headaches, dizziness, nausea and skin rashes.

The company, which was spun out of BHP Billiton last May, said that as a result of its write-downs of forecast commodity demand and prices, it now expects to book pre-tax, non-cash charges of approximately $1.7bn in the half-year to December 2015.