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China's fight against plastic pollution has global impact

Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the author's opinions

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Language platform Busuu acquires video tutor startup, now plans IPO

Language-learning platform Busuu, which has fast expanded to take on traditional giants like Duolingo, says it has acquired the live video tutoring company Verbling for an undisclosed amount, other th

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Palestinian president meets Macron over efforts to save two-state solution

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in the West Bank city of Ramallah over the latest developments of the

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Putin to meet mother of Israeli woman jailed in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet the mother of an Israeli-American woman jailed in Moscow over charges of smuggling drugs, Russian and Israeli officials

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Opera and the firm short-selling its stock (alleging Africa fintech abuses) weigh in

Internet services company Opera has come under a short-sell assault based on allegations of predatory lending practices by its fintech products in Africa.Hindenburg Research issued a report claiming (

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Minister says Turkish economy will perform much better in 2020

03:23 The Turkish economy will outdo its last year's performanceand exceed expectations in 2020, according to its trade minister Ruhsar Pekcan, even as the country shook off a recessio

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China's fight against plastic pollution has global impact

Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the author's opinions

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U.S. Democrats make opening arguments against Trump in impeachment trial

U.S. House impeachment managers, a group of seven House Democrats acting as prosecutors, started making their opening arguments Wednesday on why President Donald Trump

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Is the Doomsday Clock about to tick closer to disaster?

The new year has already brought increased tensions in the Middle East, a deadly viral outbreak, and more climate change warnings.

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House of Commons rejects changes to Brexit bill demanded by upper house

The House of Commons (lower house of British parliament) overturned Wednesday five amendments to the government's Brexit bill made by the House of Lords (upper house), less than 10 days before Brita

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Save Lebanon from failed state status, pleads ex-foreign minister

Former Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil appealed to world leaders on Wednesday to help save his country from becoming a "failed state" amid a spiraling financial crisis.Lebanon is hoping a new

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UN experts demand probe into alleged Saudi hack of Amazon boss Bezos

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman uses his phone during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2020. /Reuters photo Experts have de

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Fear really can turn your hair white, new research suggests

The study paves the way for understanding how stress affects other tissues and organs in the body.

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India wants to send a female robot into space

The Indian Space Research Organisation says the "woman" robot will speak two languages to communicate with mission control.

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Trump's ambition in Davos puts IMF's growth forecast on EU at risk

The keynote speech U.S. President Donald Trump delivered in Davos largely eulogized his foreign trade policy and achievements in past years. It revealed his intention of bringing his policy and ta

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Beijing 2022 organizers send Chinese New Year regards to volunteer applicants

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games sent a letter to prospective Games volunteers on Thursday ahead of the Chinese New Year. "Dear applicant," the let

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Neymar sets up two goals as PSG cruise into League Cup final

Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain during the French League Cup semi-final against Stade de Reims at the Auguste Delaune Stadium, Reims, France, January 22, 2020. Neymar set up the first two goals