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FOCAC leads int'l cooperation with Africa: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday that the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which marks the 20th anniversary of establishment this year, has maintaine

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Former Google Pay execs raise $13.2M to build neo-banking platform for millennials in India

Two co-founders of Google Pay in India are building a neo-banking platform in the country — and they have already secured backing from three top VC funds.Sujith Narayanan, a veteran payments exe

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Diego, the tortoise whose sex drive saved his species, retires from breeding

The 100-year-old master of seduction is believed to be the patriarch of approximately 800 tortoises in the Galapagos Islands.

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Identifying opportunities in today’s saturated cybersecurity market

Yoav Leitersdorf is the founder of YL Ventures, a 12-year-old, Mill Valley, California.-based seed-stage venture firm that invests narrowly in Israeli cybersecurity startups and closed its fourth fund

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China Roundup: WeChat’s new focus on monetization

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. At the beginning of each year,

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'Let them eat dirt' - the bacteria that can keep us healthy

Eradicating bacteria from our immediate environment has been linked to an assortment of ailments from allergies, multiple sclerosis, leukemia and type-1 diabetes to depression and cancer. Over the la

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China's Hengfeng Bank aims to list in five years

With a total of 100 billion yuan (14.46 billion U.S. dollars) of strategic investments in place, China's Hengfeng Bank will aim to list in five years after completing a restructuring, Xinhua learn

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Libya truce ongoing amid reports of violations by both sides

Libya's rival governments committed to an internationally brokered truce that took effect Sunday, though immediate reports of violations by both sides raised concerns i

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Smasung launches the rugged, enterprise-ready Galaxy XCover Pro

We got a bit of a surprise at the end of CES: some hands-on time with Samsung’s latest rugged phone for the enterprise, the Galaxy XCover Pro. The XCover Pro, which is officially launching today

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2 rhinos die in a week in Nepal's Chitwan National Park

At least two rare one-horned rhinoceros have died within a week in Nepal's Chitwan National Park (CPN), raising concerns about the sharp increase in deaths of rhinos. A female rhino of estimated 20

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Spotlight: War-torn Syria enters 2020 amid economic suffering, sluggish political talks

Syrian soldiers are seen inside the Tabqa airbase in the Tabqa city of Raqqa province in northern Syria on Oct. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Str)As Syria has entered 2020 still be

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Xinhua Headlines: Beijing's sub-center rises from blueprint to scale

On the first anniversary of a control plan for Beijing's sub-center construction in the eastern suburb of Tongzhou District as well as the relocation of the city's key

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Chinese team wins annual China-Egypt Wushu Sanda championship

For the consecutive year, China's Wushu team won the annual "Horus Wushu Sanda Championship" between China and Egypt here on Saturday. The competition was organized by

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Policy more important than technology in putting out Australia's fires

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple parts. The daily column offers a Chine

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Titans stun Ravens, head to AFC title game with 28-12 win

Derrick Henry #22, running back of the Tennessee Titans, runs with the ball in the AFC playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, January 11, 2020. /AP

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Simeone and Zidane both motivated ahead of Spanish Supercup final

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said he has faith that his players would rise to the occasion when they play Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Supercup in Je

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Chinese apartment rental platform Phoenix Tree Holdings to make NYSE debut

Phoenix Tree Holdings, a leading Chinese apartment rental service provider, is scheduled to start trading on the U.S. stock market next week. The company, operating under the name Danke Apartment, ex