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U.S. Supreme Court vacancy may help Democrats in November

The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the power vacuum it left on the court is set to become one of the most historic political fights in mo

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Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise?

The fall semester is off to a rocky start. When schools were forced to close in the spring, students (and parents) struggled. As the new school year begins, affluent families are building pandemic pod

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From farmer's boy to Tokyo pinnacle: The rise of Yoshihide Suga

When the name Yoshihide Suga came up on top in the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday, many were stunned. This is because the result meant that the man who has lo

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Opinion: Washington's futile attempt on South China Sea

Washington has never stopped making waves in the South China Sea. In its latest malicious move, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, when meeting with his counterparts

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Two years after signing peace deal, South Sudan remains at crossroads

South Sudan President Salva Kiir (centre) addresses the press jointly with First Vice President Riek Machar (R) at the State House in Juba, on February 20, 2020. /AFP After five years of bruta

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Palantir’s S-1 alludes to controversial work with ICE as a risk factor for its business

Palantir’s mysterious work and its founding origins with Trump ally and anti-press crusader Peter Thiel have inspired a number of controversies in recent years, none as divisive as its ongoing b

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FC Barcelona confirm Ronald Koeman as new coach until June 2022

Netherlands' coach Ronald Koeman is seen during the UEFA Nations League football match between Netherlands and Germany, on October 13, 2018 at Johan Crujiff ArenA in Amsterdam.FC Barcelona confirmed t

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Tory MPs Reportedly on Brink of 'Warpath' Amid Scandal Over UK's 'Unfair' A-Level Grading System

The scandal around England's A-Level grading system and its controversial algorithm spiraled over the weekend, as the exams regulator withdrew its earlier announced pol

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Meet the startup that helped Microsoft build the world of Flight Simulator

Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator is a technological marvel that sets a new standard for the genre. But to recreate a world that feels real and alive and contains billions of buildings all in the

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Slack and Atlassian deepen their partnership with deeper integrations

A lot of “partnerships” between tech companies don’t get very far beyond a press release and maybe some half-hearted co-selling attempts. When Atlassian sold its chat services to Sl

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Commentary: Pompeo, a modern-day Washington pirate

The motto of the West Point Military Academy in the United States is "Duty, Honor, Country." By committing to lying, cheating and stealing, U.S. Secretary of State Mik

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U.S. Ohio governor warns against seeing COVID-19 tests as unreliable

Governor Mike DeWine of U.S. midwestern state of Ohio on Sunday warned Americans against seeing coronavirus tests as unreliable after he received a false positive resul

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Ancient ceramic pig resembles movie star

At the mention of pigs, Liu Bing made a face and covered her nose with her hand.Whenever I approach the pigsty, it is smelly, said the middle school student from the suburbs of Chengdu, Sichuan provin

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Recruiting for diversity in VC

Like many industries with a high concentration of wealth — and the careers that help professionals accumulate it — investment firms have a severe dearth of diversity in their ranks.Regardless of wheth

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China Focus: Beijing reserves vast tracts of land for sustainable development

Balancing a ping-pong ball with a paddle in his right hand, Wang Zhongshen, a 70-year-old Beijing resident, works out almost every morning in Guangyanggu City Forest Park in Xicheng District. Followi

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Roblox jumps to over 150M monthly users, will pay out $250M to developers in 2020

Gaming platform Roblox, which has seen a surge of use due to the coronavirus pandemic, now has over 150 million monthly active users, up from the 115 million it announced in February before the U.S.&#

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Interview: Telecoms expert "upset" to see collaboration affected due to Huawei ban

"Our collaboration with Huawei for years has yielded good results, and I will be really upset if we lost that collaboration just because of the Huawei ban," Rick Chand