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Ships rescue 400 migrants from wooden boat in the Mediterranean

A crew member from the German NGO migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 distributes life jackets to migrants during a rescue operation in waters off the coast of Tunisia. /Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi

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Eat the rich, but let them build rockets in the meantime

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic went to space (or the vicinity of space) in a PR-suffused event over the weekend. It was all rather twee, packed with maudlin riffs about childhood dreams and r

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The return of congressional earmarks invites public corruption

Museums for teapots, tunnels for turtles, and alcohol for mice might seem like things straight out of Alice in Wonderland. Unfortunately for taxpayers' pocketbooks, the

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Belarusian protester fights extradition from Russia

Andrei Kazimirov left Belarus for Russia last September to sit out a crackdown on anti-government protests after he was detained over a rally in August and beaten while

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UK to build new 'national flagship' to promote post-Brexit trade

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, March 24, 2021. /Reuters Britain will build what it is calling a new "national flagship" vessel to host trade e

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Take the next level of consumption to a new frontier

The first China International Consumer Products Expo kicks off in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan Province, May 6, 2021. /CFP Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a professor at the Uni

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CGTN reporter takes a closer look at yachting in Sanya

01:38 Sanya City in south China's Hainan Province has become an ideal getaway for holidays and all types of leisure. That means boating and sailing are now becoming mor

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Coastal Dynamic: Yacht industry in China eyes potential

02:46 More people are taking to the high seas on leisure cruises in Sanya. Sailing was once an activity for only the elite, but now it is becoming an affordable sport f

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Former Lao president among possible casualties after Yacht capsizes

A yacht capsized on Sunday morning in Nam Ngum Lake near the Lao capital Vientiane, with casualties feared including former Lao President Choummaly Sayasone, local media reported.

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Frenchman wins round-the-world yacht race despite rescuing rival

01:51 A French sailor has claimed victory in the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe round-the-world solo yacht race.Yannick Bestaven, 48, took home the title onboard the Maitre Coq IV y

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Egyptian doctor builds replicas of famous landmarks with matchsticks

Egyptian artist Ahmed Hassan shows a miniature of London's Tower Bridge made of matchsticks in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) At his home in the main street leading to th

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If you didn’t make $1B this week, you are not doing VC right

The only thing more rare than a unicorn is an exited unicorn.At TechCrunch, we cover a lot of startup financings, but we rarely get the opportunity to cover exits. This week was an exception though, a

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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon banned from Twitter over beheading call

Mr Trump's former chief strategist says his remarks about beheading FBI director and COVID-19 expert were "meant metaphorically".

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Construction begins on 151 projects for Hainan free trade port

Sanya, Hainan Province, south China. /VCG South China's Hainan Province on Sunday started construction on a new batch of 151 projects, which are meant to advance the free trade port program.Wi

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3 thoughts after 24 hours in the $177,000 Bentley Bentayga

Long story short, I borrowed a new Bentley Bentayga for 24 hours. What follows is a brief overview of the $177,000 sport utility vehicle. As I had the vehicle for a short time, I was unable to dive de

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Malaysia's ex-PM Najib guilty in 1st trial for 1MDB looting

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Tuesday of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of a Malaysian state investment fund that brought down his g

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Drama highlights Tianjin's liner response

A scene from the drama 24 Hours highlights rescue efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tianjin.[Photo provided to China Daily] An anti-epidemic drama called 24 Hours by the Tianjin Northern