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Algerian Ibbou finds support after challenging Thiem over player fund

Algerian Ines Ibbou was hailed as a hero by Venus Williams while her country's president pledged full support after the 21-year-old low-ranked tennis player posted an emotional video challenging w

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India’s contact tracing app tops 100 million users in 41 days

As most countries across the globe scramble to build an app to trace the spread of coronavirus, India’s solution is growing at an unprecedented rate — despite being dogged by privacy concerns.Ne

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MLB owners approve plan to start season in July

Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros delivers during the first inning of the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., July 9, 2019. /VCG Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Profile: College graduate links rural hometown to bigger world via livestreaming

After another round of livestreaming on Friday, Shi Linjiao saw her followers on TikTok climb to 64,000. After graduating from a music conservatory in eastern China's Z

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Feature: Centuries-old cafe in Damascus closes for 1st time due to coronavirus

For the first time in its more than 250-year-old history, the al-Nofara cafe in the old city of Damascus has closed its doors as part of the preventive measures agains

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Europe must reject attempts to rewrite history and sow division

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. He has been featured on Press TV, Russia Today and Radio Sputnik. The article re

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Europe must reject attempts to rewrite history and sow division

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. He has been featured on Press TV, Russia Today and Radio Sputnik. The article re

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21 art institutions from 15 countries to join NCPA's online concert

A total of 21 art institutions from 15 countries will attend an online concert organized by China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), which will be broadc

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UK Queen crowns day of events to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day

Britain, locked down by COVID-19 restrictions, celebrated on Friday the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), a landmark anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Massive celeb

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Putin, Merkel exchange congratulations on 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged congratulations Friday on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Europe and the world from Nazism on Saturday. Dur

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Across China: African volunteer contributes to epidemic prevention in Guangzhou

During the May Day holiday last year, Jeremie Mubua Ilrich from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) climbed a mountain to relax, but this year, he chose to work as a volunteer during the five-day

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Staying the course as a Chongqing "bangbang man"

Ran Guanghui, 50, hit the road before dawn with a sturdy bamboo pole slung over his shoulder, on which he had tied a 15-kg bundle of clothes and daily necessities with hemp cords, slogging up steep

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Firefox gets a better password manager and picture-in-picture support

Mozilla today launched version 76 of its Firefox browser, and with that, it’s launching a couple of new features that you’ll likely notice if you’re already using the open-source br

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IBM and Red Hat expand their telco, edge and AI enterprise offerings

At its Think Digital conference, IBM and Red Hat today announced a number of new services that all center around 5G edge and AI. The fact that the company is focusing on these two areas doesn’t

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Netherlands boss rushed to hospital, Belgium coach extends contract

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman during their Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia at the Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 19, 2019. /VCG Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman was

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NASA begs astronaut launch spectators: 'Please stay home!'

Spectators watch the space shuttle Atlantis lift off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. July 8, 2011 /AP NASA and SpaceX urged spectators on Friday to stay home for the firs

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COVID-19 and the transition towards remote working

Till a few months ago, remote working was still an alien concept to most organizations and businesses, primarily limited to tech companies and startups. However, the COVID-19 outbreak and the rest