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Minecraft Earth will shut down in June

Throughout 2019, Microsoft experimented with building a real world, augmented reality Minecraft game designed in the same vein as Pokémon GO. Called Minecraft Earth, they finally opened it up to ever

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Australia's most populous state reports zero COVID cases, urges thousands to get tested

Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW) on Monday reported zero local coronavirus cases for the first time in nearly three weeks, as Sydney battled multip

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Looking to decarbonize the metal industry, Bill Gates-backed Boston Metal raises $50 million

Steel production accounts for roughly 8 percent of the emissions that contribute to global climate change. It is one of the industries that sits at the foundation of the modern economy and is one of t

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EU and UK still share same goals as in the 1950s, says Brexit expert

03:40 A leading Brexit expert has told CGTN that despite the United Kingdom's rancorous departure from the European Union, the two sides share the same interests as they did when the p

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NBA highlights on Jan. 1: Warriors lose season debut at Chase Center

C.J. McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers celebrates after making a triple in the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, January 1, 2021. /CFP

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Mainland official calls for confidence, new progress in cross-Straits ties

A senior official on the Chinese mainland Friday called for firm confidence and joint efforts from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to foster new progress in the develo

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Mainland official calls for confidence, new progress in cross-Straits ties

A senior official on the Chinese mainland Friday called for firm confidence and joint efforts from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to foster new progress in the develo

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Mainland official calls for new progress in cross-Straits ties

A senior official on the Chinese mainland Friday called for firm confidence and joint efforts from both sides of the Taiwan Straits to foster new progress in the develo

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Yearender: Top 10 hot world news of 2020

The year 2020 is coming to an end. Numerous major news events took place over the past year. APD's Review Committee voted in the top 10 world news of 2020.1. Internati

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Agro-ecology: Helping subsistence farmers to reap maximum yields

experts are conducting practical fieldwork by helping farmers to engage in agroecology. This is basically diversification of agriculture where farmers are encouraged to practice inter-cropping ra

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Japan virus outbreaks, scandals sap public support for Suga

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came to office on a wave of popularity, pledging to combat the coronavirus and fix Japan's languishing economy.Three months after he took

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UN chief calls for making 2021 "year of healing" in New Year message

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make 2021 "a year of healing" in his video message for the new year

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For Singapore's migrant workers, back to work, but not much else

Singapore is about to move into its final phase of reopening on December 28, which effectively means the limit on social gatherings will go up from five to eight persons, more people will be allow

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EU capitals race to study 1,200-page Brexit treaty before formally calling off no-deal

EU member states are expected to approve the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal within days – bypassing the European Parliament in order to put the agreement into effect befor

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A deal at last: The final chapter in the story of Brexit?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a press conference after reaching a Brexit trade deal, London, UK, December 24, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the Europea

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Dec. 19 - Dec. 25)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 |UK and EU strike hist

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Music made 2020 better, but we failed to make 2020 better for musicians

“Are you okay?”I don’t have a good answer to the question. Knowing full well that I’m talking back to an algorithm — even one asking the same question of everyone with a different band mad-libbe