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Rescue workers prepare to approach the tourist ship Eastern Star after cranes righted the ship in Jianli county in southern China's Hubei province Friday, June 5, 2015. Top-deck cabins poked out of the water from the capsized river cruise ship on the Yangtze on Friday after disaster teams righted the vessel to quicken the search for the more than 340 people who are still missing. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
Rescue workers prepare to approach the tourist ship Eastern Star after cranes righted the ship in Jianli county in southern China's Hubei province Friday, June 5, 2015. Top-deck cabins poked out of the water from the capsized river cruise ship on the Yangtze on Friday after disaster teams righted the vessel to quicken the search for the more than 340 people who are still missing. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT Rescue workers prepare to approach the tourist ship Eastern Star after cranes righted the ship in Jianli county in southern China's Hubei province Friday, June 5, 2015. Top-deck cabins poked out of the water from the capsized river cruise ship on the Yangtze on Friday after disaster teams righted the vessel to quicken the search for the more than 340 people who are still missing. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT

By Associated Press 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. CHINA RESPONDS TO HACKING ACCUSATIONS

The foreign ministry says allegations that it was involved in breaking into U.S. government computers and stealing millions of workers’ records are “irresponsible” and “unscientific.”

2. ITALY: MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATION STYMIED BY CHINA

AP’s Erika Kinetz reports that Italian authorities discovered that more than $4.9 billion had been smuggled out of Italy to China using a money-transfer service.