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Major cities in China halts new shared bikes on streets

Beijing,alongwithothermajorcitiesinChina,willbancompaniesfromaddingmoresharedbikesinthestreets,localauthoritiesannouncedThursday.Thereare2.35millionsharedbikesf

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Dutch to send relief supplies to St. Maarten

TheDutchMinistryofDefensesaystwomilitaryaircraftwillflytotheCaribbeanislandofCuracaoonThursdayafternoonloadedwithreliefsuppliesandtroopstohelpauthoritiesonforme

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Economic partnership, a priority for ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Sep7(APD)–SocioeconomicPlanningSecretaryErnestoM.Perniasaidthe49thASEANEconomicMinistersMeetingtobeheldthisweekwillfocusonRegionalC

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Australia same-sex marriage vote can proceed, court rules

Avoteonlegalisingsame-sexmarriageinAustraliawillproceedafteracourtdismissedtwolegalchallenges.Thenon-bindingsurveytogaugesupportforchangingAustralia'sMarriageAc

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S. Korean band Hyukoh announces N. American tour

SouthKoreanindierocksensationHyukohwillembarkonaneight-cityNorthAmericantour,accordingtoitsmanagementagencyThursday.ThebandwillkickoffthetouratTheOperaHouseinTo

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CATO: Protectionism won’t make America great

TheOfficeoftheUnitedStatesTradeRepresentative(USTR)sentareporttoCongressthissummerdetailingtheTrumpadministration’stradeenforcementpriorities.Headingthelistis“a

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Can war be prevented on Korean Peninsula?

ThechainreactionstriggeredbythelatestNorthKoreannucleartestarebrewing,whichwillfurtherdragtheNorthKoreannuclearissueintodeadlock.Thesanctionsimposedbytheinterna

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Can Kenya pull off a second election within 60 days?

LastFriday'slandmarkSupremeCourtruling,annullingthe2017presidentialelectionresultsinKenya,hastakenmanybysurprise.Hopeswerejustifiablymeasuredthatthecourtwouldor

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Trump family and associates to be in Russia probe crosshairs

AsCongressreturnsfromrecess,PresidentDonaldTrump'sfamilyandassociateswillbebackinthecrosshairsofcongressionalcommitteesinvestigatingwhetherhiscampaigncolludedwi

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Surviving the first week at school: A guide for (tearful) parents

Braceyourselfforthesocialmediastorm.Thisweek-muchtotheeye-rollingirritationofnon-parents-Facebook,Instagram,andTwitterwillbechockfullofthenow-obligatoryfirstday

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Cuba launches nomination of candidates for local

CubalaunchesthegrassrootsnominationprocessforlocalandregionalrepresentativesonMondaynight,markingthefirststeptowardstheeventualelectionofasuccessortoPresidentRa

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Construction of Sri Lanka's highest building to be completed next year

ByAPDwriterEaswaran COLOMBO,September5(APD)--ConstructionworkonSriLanka'shighestbuilding,theLotusTower,whichwillbe350metershigh,willbecompletedbyMarchnextyear,t

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Say cheese! Beijing uni uses facial scanning to register students

BeijingNormalUniversity(BNU)hasstartedusingfacialrecognitionsoftwaretoregisternewstudents.ThescanningboothswereunveiledonSunday,thefirstdayofthenewsemester.Afte

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China's Digital Silk Road on path to sustainable development

China'sDigitalSilkRoadwillpromoteglobalsustainabledevelopmentandtheapplicationofbigdatatosolvemorechallenges,saidGuoHuadong,aprofessorattheInstituteofRemoteSens

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Australian court hears challenges to same-sex marriage vote

Australia'shighestcourthasbegunhearinglegalchallengesagainstanationalvoteonsame-sexmarriage.Thegovernmentplanstoholdanon-bindingpostalsurveyfromnextweektogauges

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Tom Hiddleston's Hamlet: lucky few win ballot to see

TheluckyfewtheatregoersfortunateenoughtosecureticketstoseeTomHiddlestonplayHamletatRada'stinyin-housetheatrehavebeencrowingabouttheactor'sbrillianceonsocialmedi

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Less noodles, more racing: A peek into China's rising middle class

WhiletheUnitedStatesandmanyEuropeancountriesareexperiencingashrinkingmiddleclass,thereisarisingglobalmiddleclass,especiallyinAsia.AsiarisingEarlierthisyear,prof