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Kuwait cancels residency permits for expatriates aged over 60

A worker sharpens an axe in a workshop at Al-Safafir market, one of the oldest markets for manufacturing household wares, in the Capital Governorate, Kuwait, July 16, 2020. /Xinhua The Kuwaiti

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Will COVID fundamentally change the future of our economy?

A staff member disinfects a workshop in Jinjiang City of southeast China's Fujian Province, February 20, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliam

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Christmas season boosts female small businesses in the Gaza Strip

Workshop manager Suhad Sidam, 43, shows designs of Christmas fabrics before being applied on fabrics in the Gaza Strip, December 23, 2020. /CGTN Suhad Sidam, a 43-year-old breast cancer survi

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Fengning paper cutting snips away poverty

As a handicraft with strong Chinese characteristics, paper cutting has various schools in China. The paper cutting of the Manchu ethnic group in Fengning, Hebei Provinc

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Time to drop the Chinese COVID-19 conspiracy

A staff member disinfects a workshop in Jinjiang City of southeast China's Fujian Province, February 20, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc

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Environment Conservation: Cleaning the sea through art

A bicycle made out of flip-flops collected from the Indian Ocean. Tucked on the seafront in the Kenyan coastal town of Watamu is a workshop where a relationship has been weaved between art and

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Bird's eye view of Tonghai County: A charming rose garden

01:07 Yunnan is known as the kingdom of flowers, and the Tianxi Rose Garden in Tonghai County has cultivated more than 3,000 different varieties of roses. As about 80 p

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Gansu close to ending absolute poverty as nation's deadline draws near

A relocated residential area in the Bulenggou village, Dongxiang County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. /CFPLocated in Northwest China, Gansu Provinc

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UNHCR seeks to purchase more from Chinese suppliers

02:40 The United Nations is seeking to purchase more quality relief items from Chinese suppliers, including some "innovative" products and services, an official of the United Nations H

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Rocket Lab’s next launch will deliver 30 satellites to orbit – and a 3D-printed gnome from Gabe Newell

Rocket Lab’s next mission will put dozens of satellites into orbit using the launch company’s Kick Stage “space tug,” as well as a 3D-printed garden gnome from Valve Software&

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Homer nabs $50M from Lego, Sesame Workshop and Gymboree for its early learning apps

For better or worse, tablets and smartphones have become a cornerstone of how many smaller children pass the time. Today, a company that builds literacy and other educational apps to help make that ti

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More Chinese enterprises take lead in China's economic upgrading

More Chinese enterprises are taking the lead in China's supply-side reform and economic upgrading with more investment in research and development, according to this year's list of top 500 Chinese

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Mooncake market heats up: Take a bite and go green

Before Mid-Autumn Festival every year, the Chinese mooncake market gets flooded with various brands, flavors and packaging.The baked pastry is a traditional Chinese food that symbolizes family reunio

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Check out these Breakout Sessions at Disrupt 2020

We’re on the brink of the biggest Disrupt in TechCrunch history. It’s five days of education, exhibition, competition and connection that spans the globe. As you plan your schedule, keep this in mind:

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Ancient art continues to shine thanks to Kazakh jeweler

Using a burner and simple tools such as tweezers and a hammer, Berik Alibai turns metals and precious stones into pieces of art. Berik Alibai shows a piece of his handiwork at his workshop in Nur

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Sign up to learn about funding options with the IFundWomen team

Disrupt 2020 is mere days away, but we’ve added pre-Disrupt events to help startup founders up their game, increase their ROI and drive their business forward. What’s next on the agenda?If you’r

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Thunes raises $60 million for cross-border payments in emerging markets

Thunes, a Singapore-based startup developing a cross-border payments network to make financial services more accessible in emerging markets, announced today it has raised a $60 million Series B. The r