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China: Building a society based on rule of law

China has made remarkable progress in guaranteeing judicial protection of human rights. The rule of law in the country has been constantly improving and providing better protection to human rights since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012.

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China: Building a society based on rule of law

Chinahasmaderemarkableprogressinguaranteeingjudicialprotectionofhumanrights.Theruleoflawinthecountryhasbeenconstantlyimprovingandprovidingbetterprotectiontohuma

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Sea levels could rise further on back of human-caused climate change: sc

Human-inducedclimatechangehasthepowertocauseasignificantriseinsealevelsoverthenext100years,aclimatescientistfromtheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)sa

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Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong's RISE tech conference

Itwasaspookysight:twolifelikedisembodiedrobottorsosdiscussingtheprosandconsofhumansinfrontofanervouslytitteringaudienceinHongKongWednesday.Artificialintelligenc

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Vietnam jails prominent activist for propaganda against state

AVietnamesecourtjailedaprominentbloggerfor10yearsonThursdayforpublishingpropagandaagainstthestate,herlawyersaid,thelatestcrackdownoncriticsoftheCommunistParty.N

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Chimps' strength secrets explained

Thegreaterstrengthofchimpanzees,relativetohumans,mayhavebeenexplainedbyAmericanscientists.Astudysuggeststhedifferenceismostlyduetoahigherproportioninchimpsofamu

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Human trafficking threatens young women in Peru

Peruhastensofthousandsofhumantraffickingvictimsand,accordingtotheGlobalSlaveryIndex,isoneofthecountrieswiththehighestratesofhumantraffickingintheAmericas.Themaj

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Kangaroos pose a unique problem to driverless cars in Australia

AuniquelyAustralianproblemissettobafflecarmakersintentonbringingdriverlesscartechnology"downunder,"withkangaroosprovingtobeoneofthebiggesthurdlesformanufacturer

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Good news for redheads: a tanning drug for the pale-skinned

After10yearsofresearch,scientistshavecomeupwithadrugthatcouldhelppeopletanwithoutexposuretothesun,potentiallyreducingtheriskofskincancer.Thedrugstimulatescellst

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World's oldest human species' fossils found in Morocco

A team of international scientists has found the world's oldest human species' fossil near the southern Moroccan city of Youssoufia, the Moroccan national Institute of Sciences of Archaeology and Heritage announced in a statement on Wednesday.

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US warning over its UN Human Rights Council role

The US says it is considering what part it will play on the UN's Human Rights Council, highlighting what it calls a "biased" stance on Israel.

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Big data maps India's human traffic hot spots

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AlphaGo teaches to use AI to benefit humans

The five-day Future of Go Summit which began in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, on Tuesday will see the world's top-ranked human player, 19-year-old Ke Jie of China, take on AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program, in a best-of-three go contest.

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AlphaGo teaches to use AI to benefit humans

Thefive-dayFutureofGoSummitwhichbeganinWuzhen,EastChina'sZhejiangprovince,onTuesdaywillseetheworld'stop-rankedhumanplayer,19-year-oldKeJieofChina,takeonAlphaGo,

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Study: Humans split from apes in Europe, not Africa

ResearchershavelongbelievedthathumanssplitfromapessomefivemillionyearsagoinAfrica,butastudypublishedonMondaysuggestsithappenedinEuropefarearlierthanthat.Justwhe

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Chinese researchers create mood-based chatbot

Howdoyoutellifthepeopleyou'rechattingwithonlinearerealpeople,ratherthantext-generatingrobots?Thestruggleforbotstomimicidiomaticlanguagemeansitcanbeprettyeasytos

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Trump signs bill pushing for crewed NASA mission to Mars by 2033

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a bill that set a goal for the country's space agency NASA to send humans to Mars by 2033.