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Violent chaos, autocratic order, and democracy

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Guy Burton is a visiting fellow at theMiddleEast Center, the London School of Econ

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Violent chaos, autocratic order, and democracy

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Guy Burton is a visiting fellow at theMiddleEast Center, the London School of Econ

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Roof construction ends at National Speed Skating Oval

The National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the "Ice Ribbon", in Beijing, capital of China, December 31, 2019. /Xinhua Photo The final unit board of China's National Speed Skating Oval was

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China's domestically produced HPV vaccine gets official sale approval

Cecolin, a domestically produced vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), received the green light for sales, the National Medical Product Administration (NMPA) said in a notice on Tuesday.

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More power came from renewable energy than fossil fuels in UK in 2019

Renewable energy delivered 48.5% of Britain's electricity in 2019, compared with the 43% generated by fossil fuels.

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Israel's largest natural gas field starts operating: ministry

Israel has begun flowing natural gas from its largest gas field Leviathan to the country's transmission system, the Ministry of Energy announced Tuesday. The gas field

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Feature: Trip to China helps heal Zimbabwean students from regions hit by Cyclone Idai

at Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, Oct. 20, 2016. (Xinhua) "I wish a prosperous new year to the people of China and Zimbabwe," said Wimbainashe Zviuya. Ten studen

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President Xi heralds China's achievements and looks to the future

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life

On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. Gaza's main streets we

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Tech’s biggest companies are worth ~$5T as 2019’s epic stock market run wraps

Look, this is the last post I’m writing in 2019 and I’m tired. But I can’t let the year close without taking stock of how well tech stocks did this year. It was bonkers.So let’

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How income share agreements will spark the rise of career accelerators

The income share agreement (ISA), a financing model where students pay for an education program with a certain percent of their income for several years after graduating, has been one of 2019’s new bu

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Cow might soon be the world's largest land mammal: study

Duetothespreadofhumanactivitiesaroundtheworld,thecowcouldbeleftasthebiggestlandmammalonEarthinjustafewcenturies,anewstudyhasfound.Thestudy,publishedinthejournal

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Angola's first satellite is dead: minister

ThefirstgeostationarysatelliteofAngola(Angosat-1),isdeclaredtobedead.ThiswasconfirmedonMondayinLuandainapressconferencebytheAngolanMinisterofTelecommunicationsa

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Wenger to end 22-year Arsenal stay

ArseneWengerannouncedonFridayheisbringingdownthecurtainon22yearsatArsenalthathavebeenfulloftrophiesbuttarnishedbystrugglesinrecentyearstochallengeforthePremierL

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Robot assembles IKEA chair frame

Arobotassembledflat-packedIKEAfurnitureinabout20minutes,sayscientistsatSingapore’sNanyangTechnologicalUniversity(NTU).Thescientistsspentthreeyearsprogrammingthe

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AMP CEO resigns amid deepening banking scandal

TheCEOofAustralianfinancecompanyAMPresignedsuddenlyonFridayafterrevelationsofwidespreadabusesbythefirm,includingchargingthousandsofcustomersforservicesneverrece

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MTV Video Music Awards return to New York in August

TheMTVVideoMusicAwards,thetelevisedgalaknownforheadline-grabbingperformancesandcelebrityantics,willreturntoNewYorkonAugust20.Themusicandyouthculturenetworkmadet