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New York City could have an e-scooter pilot program by March

New York City is on the verge of approving a shared electric scooter pilot program, opening up a potentially lucrative market and new micromobility battleground in the United States.The New York City

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Detailed plans of a British military base were left online for years

A detailed map of a British military base which was previously attacked with a grenade had been left online by a contractor.

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China releases new negative lists for foreign investment

China has unveiled new, shortened negative lists for foreign investment, as part of efforts to further open up the economy and improve its business environment amid th

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2020 negative list more open in services, manufacturing, agriculture

Foreign investors will be given more freedom in the services, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors based on the newly released negative list for 2020, according to China's economic planner on W

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Olympic Day 2020: an unprecedented online workout party

Olympic Day, a day for promoting participation in sports and celebrating Olympic values, falls annually on June 23. But this year's Olympic Day is markedly different.Since the COVID-19 pandemic is

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French contact-tracing app StopCovid has been activated 1.8 million times but only sent 14 notifications

France released StopCovid three weeks ago. The government is holding a press conference today to give an update on the app. In particular, this conference is a good opportunity to share some numbers.O

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China to enhance domestic sales of export enterprises

China will support export firms selling products in the domestic market by easing market access, expanding sales channels, and strengthening financial assistance to he

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Apple Maps gets electric vehicle routing to find EV chargers

Apple has added a routing feature to Maps that’s designed for electric vehicle owners. The EV routing feature, which will be available in the newest version of iOS, is one of several improvemen

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Here’s everything Apple announced in the WWDC 2020 keynote today

Today marks the first day of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (or WWDC, as it’s known.) With the pandemic continuing to rage on throughout the world, this year’s WWDC is entir

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Xinhua Headlines: Beijing adopts targeted approach in fighting new infections of COVID-19

- The capital city of Beijing has adopted a more targeted approach to tackle the resurgence of the novel coronavirus outbreak in order to balance epidemic containment w

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China-Laos railway's 2nd longest tunnel drilled

Workers from China Railway No.2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) weld the first seamless rails for the China-Laos railway in the northern suburb of Vientiane, Laos, on June 1

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On World Refugee Day, the fate of migrants in Hungary is still unknown

02:57 The United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR is marking this year's World Refugee Day with the message that "every action counts" amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In this context, Hungary'

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DPRK ready to distribute leaflets to S. Korea: media

People in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are ready to distribute large quantities of leaflets to South Korea in retaliation for the latter's hurting

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Tesla informs employees on Juneteenth that they can take off holiday unpaid

Just before 8 a.m. PT Friday, Tesla’s head of human resources sent an email telling U.S. employees they could take the day off to observe Juneteenth, the June 19 holiday that commemorates the en

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China Coast Guard cracks major illegal mining case, arrests 90

The China Coast Guard (CCG) has busted a large criminal ring involved in illegal mining of sea sand and arrested 90 suspects. An initial probe revealed that the case i

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A pandemic stops the world, but not its wars

A security man wearing a protective mask walks on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. /Reuters phot

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Xinhua Headlines: Beijing battles to contain COVID-19 cluster infections

-- Beijing has upgraded its emergency response to COVID-19 from Level III to Level II, the second-highest of the four-tier system, as the city is battling to contain ne