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China's economy back on growth trajectory: Wall Street Journal

China's economy bounced back to growth in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, leaving the world's second-largest economy away from a recession even as some countries

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China urges U.S. to reduce nuclear risks, boost global security

Hua Chunying, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China) The United States must take concrete steps to promote

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StackHawk, the Denver-based bug detecting service, hires developer of open source project Zed Attack Proxy

StackHawk, the Denver-based software startup offering service to detect and fix security bugs, is doubling down on its support for the popular open source OWASP Zed Attack Proxy web app security scann

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Substack launches Defender, a program offering legal support to independent writers

In the worlds of journalism and publishing, it’s fairly common for the wealthy to attempt to shut down reporting with legal threats. For those publishing on large platforms with plenty of resources, s

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More foreign trade ships, cargo on Yangtze River

The number of ships involved in foreign trade and the amount of cargo carried by them on the Yangtze River increased by over 20 percent in June compared with the same

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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 74,000 as nearly 2 mln people infected

A citizen jogs past a banner with COVID-19 safety tips at the reopened Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 13, 2020. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua)The southeas

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Facebook to launch officially licensed music videos in the U.S. next month

Facebook is preparing to launch officially licensed music videos on its social network in the U.S. next month, in a direct challenge to YouTube. In materials reviewed b

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U.S. biggest "safe haven for hackers": spokesperson

The infamous PRISM program has revealed that the United States is the world's biggest safe haven for hackers perpetrating indiscriminate and illegal cyber espionage and

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Across China: New brooms sweep Xinjiang village clean of ingrained poverty

Dirt was everywhere. When Uroziali Harsiharbayi first came to Uzunerik Village in southern Xinjiang in early 2018, his shoes were almost buried in dirt when stepping o

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Yuzuru Hanyu wins ISU Award For Most Valuable Skater

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Olympic champion, won the International Skating Union (ISU) Award for Most Valuable Skater of the season on Sunday. The

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HBO Max is making a Gotham City police series with the director of ‘The Batman’

HBO Max, the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service that launched in May, announced today that it has made a series commitment to an untitled TV show tied to the movie “The Batman” (currently

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Gaming network Venn will launch with 20 hours of live programming on August 5, 2020

Venn, the company looking to be gaming’s answer to ’80s-era MTV, has revealed the first slate of shows to premier on the network when it launches August 5, 2020.Working out of studios in P

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World's highest railway gets E-ticket system

A train running on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes by the Nyainqentanglha Range in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 1, 2020. Railway maintenance worker

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The tech industry comes to grips with Hong Kong’s national security law

Scott Salandy-Defour used to make frequent stops at a battery manufacturer in southern China for his energy startup based in Hong Kong. The appeal of Hong Kong, he said, is its adjacency to the plenti

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Major reservoir in east China opens all spillways to fight flood

The Xin'an River Reservoir, an important flood control project in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River, has opened all nine of its spillways to lower the crest of l

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EU predicts "deeper recession" in 2020 than expected

The European economy will face a "deeper recession" than previously predicted due to the prolonged containment measures on the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commissi

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As Palantir preps IPO, a look back at its growth history

Yesterday evening Palantir, the quasi-secretive data mining and analysis firm, publicly announced that it has privately filed to go public.The disclosure came in the wake of Palantir raising new capit