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Expert: China part of a 'new Silicon Valley'

Chinaispartofa"newSiliconValley"thatspreadsfromtheGreaterBayAreainsouthChinaallthewaytoBombayandBangalore,India,LaurenceBrahm,foundingdirectoroftheHimalayanCons

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Five who could succeed Smith as Australia cricket captain

WithSteveSmithbannedforatleastoneTestandlikelytofacemorepunishmentovertheball-tamperingscandal,welooksatwhocouldbecomeAustralia'snextcricketcaptain:TimPaineAust

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New German government takes shape as SPD names ministers

Germany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)onFridaynamedtwoseasonedpoliticianstokeypostsinanewgovernment,withHamburgMayorOlafScholzsettobecomefinanceministerinEurope’slargest

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Christian Coleman breaks 20-year-old 60m indoor world record

World100msilvermedallistChristianColemanbrokethe20-year-old60mindoorworldrecordwhenheclocked6.34secondsattheUSIndoorChampionshipsinNewMexico.Hismarkbeattheprevi

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Chinese giant pandas unveiled to public in Finland

TwogiantpandasonloanfromChinahavebeenunveiledatazooincentralFinlandandtheyhavefrolicked,galloped,climbedtreesandplayedinthesnowafteramonth-longquarantine.HuaBao

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2 Ohio police responding to 911 call shot dead, suspect held

Twopoliceofficerswereshotdeadinmid-westernUSstateofOhioonSaturday,localauthoritiessaid.Thetwoofficerswererespondingtoa911callattheaddressinWesterville.Theyweref

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String of brutal rapes shocks India

Fiveallegedrapes,mostlyofminors,withinfivedaysinthenorthernIndianstateofHaryana,hasforcedtheissueofsexualviolencebackontoIndia'snationalagenda,provokingwidespre

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Five killed, four hospitalized in suspected arson attack in Seoul motel

FivepeoplewerekilledandfourothershospitalizedonSaturdaymorninginanallegedarsonattackonamotelindowntownSeoul,accordingtothepolice.Adeliverymancarriedouttheattack

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Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted

SaudiArabiabeganscreeningfeature-lengthanimatedchildren’sfilmsthisweekendinamakeshifttheatre,aftera35-year-oldbanoncinemaswasliftedintheconservativeIslamickingd

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2 people injured in explosion outside Stockholm subway

SwedishpolicesaytwopeoplehavebeeninjuredoutsideaStockholmsubwaystationafteranunidentifiedexplosivedevicedetonated,apparentlyaftersomeonepickeditupfromthegroundt

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4 die of cold wave in northern India

FourpeoplehavediedduetocoldwaveinthenorthernIndianstateofUttarPradesh,officialssaidonFriday."Allthedeathstookplaceinthestate'sMuzaffarnagarandShamlidistrictsint

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German mother, daughter killed in Italy avalanche

AGermanwomanandher11-year-olddaughterwerekilledinanavalanchewhileskiinginItaly'snorthernTrentino-AltoAdigeregionborderingAustria,localmediareportedWednesday.The

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Ready for it? What do 18-year-old leaders of nations look like?

ByAPDwriterXiaoYunhongPeoplefromallovertheworldaremakingwishesastheyearof2018isaroundthecorner.Notably,the"18-year-oldgame"goesviralonsocialmediaacrossChina.Use

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Key moments from the past year of football

Thelastyearoffootballhasseentriumphsandsetbacksfortheworld'steamsbothonandoffthepitch.Let'stakealookbackatsomeofthedefiningmomentsofthebeautifulgamein2017.RealM

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Three climbers die in avalanches in Swiss Alps

ThreemountainclimbersfromSwitzerlandandFrancehavebeenkilledinavalanchesintheSwissAlpsinthepastthreedays.ThelatestincidentinvolvedagroupoffiveclimbersintheValais

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A new lease of life for cherished toys at Lisbon doll hospital

Whatcanyoudowhenyourdollismangled,lookingalmostbeyondrepair?Puzzled?Justtakeittoadoll"hospital."IntheheartofoldLisbon,there'sonesuchfacilitythatmendscrackedhead

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11-year-old US boy among 12 killed in Mexico tour bus crash: Officials

EightAmericans,includingan11-year-oldboy,areamongthe12peoplewhodiedafteratourbuscrashedinMexicoTuesday,accordingtotheQuintanaRooattorneygeneral’soffice.Twoofthe