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T20 globetrotter McCullum brings captaincy values to RCB

BrendonMcCullumhashadhisfairshareofT20experience,andhasallhisfingersdugdeepintothefranchisecricketpie.TheretiredNewZealanderisoneofonlythreeplayers[WriddhimanSa

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Chinese scientists try to create "perfect listener"

Imaginewalkingonthestreetastwowomeninfrontofyouchataboutanewshop,adogbarksbehindyou,andapolicesirenwailsonthecorner.Youturntowardsthepolicecartoseewhat'shappeni

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Jubilant Chinese Lunar New Year nationwide

FormostChinese,LunarNewYearmeansredlanternsatthedoors,luckycharactersonthewallsandpaper-cutsonthepanes.Apartfromtraditionallytypicalwayofcelebrations,letustakea

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Djokovic has 'small medical intervention' on elbow

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicrevealedFridaythathehasundergone"asmallmedicalintervention"inanattempttocurehislong-standingrightelbowinjury.The12-timeGrandSla

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Chinese designer tackles the qipao’s mysterious allure

TherevitalizationoftraditionalcultureinChinahasbroughtthecheongsam,orqipao,backtoprominenceonceagain.However,whilepeopleofallageshavebeguntakingeveryopportunity

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Metalens developed to focus all visible spectrum of light in one point

ScientistsattheHarvardUniversityhavesuccessfullydevelopedaground-breakingsinglemetalensthatcanfocustheentirevisiblespectrumoflightinthesamespotandinhighresoluti

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3D-projected social robot to mimic human expressions

Artificialintelligence(AI)robotsarenowadaysmorecommonthanyouthink;someofthemcanassistinheavyworkswhileotherscanparticipateinconversations.InSweden,peopleareintr

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Eastern EU members lash out at double standards in food practices

Thecontentsofproductswithidenticalpackagingandlabelingcouldbevastlydifferentintermsofstandardsandqualityinstoresjustafewkilometersapartontwosidesofaborder.Chris

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Whales and dolphins live in 'complex' societies like humans do

Thereis"overwhelming"evidencewhalesanddolphinslivein"complex"societieswithdistinctculturaltraits,scientistshavefound.Thisisaccordingtoalandmarkstudyofbrainsizes

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HK gov't to explain reform package by different means

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday that the government would employ different methods to explain its universal suffrage proposal to the community because it is a matter of great importance.

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Bangladesh slaps nighttime curfew on southeastern Rangamati district

​Bangladesh's government slapped a nighttime curfew Sunday evening on the country's southeastern Rangamati district, some 293 km away of capital Dhaka, after violence spread to different parts of the hilly district following tribal clashes.

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Xi calls for proper handling of differences between China, US

The governments of China and the United States should properly handle their differences and act as a stabilizer of bilateral relations, said Chinese President Xi Jinping when meeting with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama Tuesday night.

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Babies understand language differences: New Zealand study

Infants who can't yet speak themselves are able to recognize that people who speak different languages use words differently, according to New Zealand research.

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Nepal's former PMs oppose former King's visits

Nepal's two former Prime Ministers (PMs) objected to former King Gyanendra Shah's visits to different parts of the country, saying he was trying to disrupt the Constituent Assembly (CA) polls to be held in November this year.