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Largest-ever hydrogen bomb blast shown in declassified Russian video

Tsar Bomba was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built and tested, with more than 3,000 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.

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APD | Xinjiang's role in China's rapid development

Editor's note: the author is Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), N

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Investment tech won’t solve systemic wealth gaps, but it’s a good start

Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev recently sparked controversy when he told the New York Times that lower participation in equity markets by younger Americans “ultimately contributed to the sort of the ma

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France under-40s warning, Ukraine plea to all: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES•France's health minister has warned that the virus is circulating four times more among the under-40s in France than among the over-65s."We're in a risky situation," said Olivier Veran.

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: More countries brace for new phase

Editor's note:This is the 98th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone.The whole world has gone through a "major lockdown" this spring reaching to the point when about h

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Trump’s official campaign app had to reset its rating after being trolled by TikTokers

An effort by TikTok users to troll President Trump’s official campaign app with thousands of 1-star reviews appears to have had an impact — if not the impact the pranksters had wanted. In

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Rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery

The number of Americans filing a new claim for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly back above the one million mark last week, a setback for a struggling U.S. job market crippled by the coronaviru

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Mali to reopen land, air borders after mutiny: CNSP

The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a transitional governing body set up by mutinous Malian soldiers, informed Thursday night that the land and air borders of Mali are to

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U.S. politicians urged to stop "despicable performance"

China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged certain U.S. politicians to stop dragging China into its election campaigns, and stop their "despicable performance." The mi

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Economies see sharp downturn in Q2, mixed prospects for recovery in H2

Global economies have suffered the largest decline in decades, as countries release their second quarter economic data, covering the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak.Economies face mixed prospe

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Omio takes $100M to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis

Multimodal travel platform Omio (formerly GoEuro) has raised $100M in late stage funding to help see its business through the coronavirus crisis. It also says it’s eyeing potential MA opportunit

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S&P 500 closes at record high, rebounding from coronavirus losses

The SP 500 closed at a record high on Tuesday, rebounding from huge losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and crowning one of the most dramatic recoveries in the index's history.Trillions of U

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'Terrifying': Former senior Trump administration official endorses Biden

Former senior Trump administration official Miles Taylor endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Monday. In doing so, he became one of the highest-ran

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Xos Trucks raises $20M to put more of its electric commercial trucks on the road

Commercial electric vehicle startup Xos Trucks has raised $20 million, funding it will use to ramp up production ahead of potential new demand fueled by a landmark emissions rule adopted by California

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DST Global pumps $35 million into Asian e-grocer Weee!

Coronavirus stay-home orders have sparked an unprecedented demand for grocery delivery around the world. Now investors are clamoring to bet on promising players in the field.That includes DST Global,

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Thailand Q2 economy shrinks sharpest since Asian financial crisis

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent restriction measures has hit Thailand's tourism. /VCG Thailand's economy saw its biggest annual contraction in 22 years and a record quarterly fall in t

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Kashmir crisis mars independence celebrations in Pakistan, India

Pakistan and India both won independence from British colonial rule in August 1947.But the Kashmir issue, a dispute rooted in the region's colonial history, remains a flashpoint 70 years on.Due to th