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First international test contest kicks off for Beijing 2022

"Experience Beijing" Speed Skating China Open kicked off at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Friday. It's the first testing competition for the Beijing 202

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Over 10m Chinese sign open letter calling on WHO to probe Fort Detrick

Over 10 million Chinese citizens have signed an open letter calling on the World Health Organization to investigate the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito declares the Tokyo Olympic Games open

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Friday declared the Tokyo Olympic Games open during a socially distanced opening ceremony at the National Stadium.

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UK accused of using 'secretive' deals to sell arms to Saudi Arabia

ThenumberofopenlicencesforweaponsgiventoSaudiArabiahasincreasedconsiderablysinceTheresaMaybecamePrimeMinister,accordingtogovernmentfiguresanalysedbySkyNews.Thec

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Scientists find "anxiety cells" in mice brains

Scientistsrecentlyfoundwhattheycalled"anxietycells"inthebrainsofmice,raisinghopestobettertreatanxietydisordersamonghumanbeings,accordingtomediareports.Thestudyp

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'Door is open' if Britain wants to change mind on Brexit, says EU

The“doorisopen”shouldBritainwanttoreverseits2016votetoleavetheEuropeanUnion,PierreMoscovici,theEuropeanCommissionerforEconomicandMonetaryUnion,toldFrenchmediain

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China to further open up FTZs to foreign investment

TheStateCouncilhasdecidedtomaketemporaryadjustmentstocertainregulationsinthe11FreeTradeZones(FTZ)nationwide,aimingtofurtheropenupthescopeforforeigninvestment,th

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New museums, destinations and openings around the US in 2018

Fortravelers,thenewyearopensupawholenewworldofplacestogoandthingstodo.Hereareafewnotableopeningsandeventsscheduledfor2018aroundtheU.S.NotableinthenewyearTheFlig

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Looking ahead: What is the future of BRICS?

WhatwillBRICS–theblocofemergingmarketscomprisedofBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica–looklikeinthefuture?AleadingChinesespecialistintrans-continentalcoopera

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10 best New Year's Eve parties in Hong Kong that aren’t in Lan Kwai Fong

Glow in the dark parties, quality circus, disco … there’s no shortage of options this New Year’s Eve for Hongkongers looking to party beyond the obvious

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Google, Visa and Mastercard want to get rid of passwords

Hate passwords? So do tech companies, merchants and payment processors.

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Palace Museum to open imperial kitchen, crown prince's residence

The Palace Museum has announced plans to open its western routes on Sept. 29. The royal icehouse, imperial kitchen and Yuqing Palace (the crown prince's residence) will open to the public at a later date. A platform will also open from which visitors will be able to view Jiangshan Park from afar.

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How open science can help solve Zika and prepare us for the next pandemic

Within a few years, we will see cures for debilitating diseases, new biofuels, and grains that can be grown in extreme climates.

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Brunei 2016 auto show launched

The four-day Auto Show is an exhibition of automobiles, motorbikes and sports cars available in Brunei.

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Ensuring women's access to safe toilets is "moral" imperative: UN chief

With one out of three women worldwide lacking access to safe toilets, it is a moral imperative to end open defecation to ensure women and girls are not at risk of assault and rape simply because they lack a sanitation facility, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.

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Japan's new flying robot can open doors to enter buildings

A team of Japanese scientists have developed a flying rescue robot with a device that can open doors to enter buildings hit by earthquakes or accidents, the Nikkei reported Friday.

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UN urges partners to break silence on open defecation

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Wednesday called upon the international community to "break the silence" on open defecation and aid the 2.5 billion people across the world that live without basic sanitation.