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Why should the gov't embrace China’s tech strategy?

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Sprint in new talks to merge with T-Mobile: sources

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Raising eyebrows: how evolution gave us expressive faces

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Opinion: How domestic politics is shaping Trump’s global trade policies

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How Facebook got into a mess – and why it can’t get out of it

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From Davos to Boao, globalization needs boost at defining moment

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Adrenaline junkies: Chinese becoming more adventurous

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Home is now seen as the land of chance for Chinese tech graduates in US<br>

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Oil giants stay in their own backyards in U.S. auction

TheTrumpadministrationheraldedthegovernment’ssalelastmonthofU.S.drillingleasesintheGulfofMexicoasabellwether.Ifthatisthecase,aReutersanalysisofthesale’sresultss

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Walmart opens first small hi-tech supermarket in China

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Washington, Seoul should not let war games kill talks

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Netflix reportedly to acquire French film company EuropaCorp

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Facebook, Amazon, who's next? Chinese stocks suffer in global tech slump

OngoingnegativitysurroundingUStechcompanieshasseensomeofChina’sbiggestcompaniesfeelingtheburnasglobalstockpricescontinuetoslump.TheongoingCambridgeAnalyticascan

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Off the lamb: how to eat with a low carbon footprint

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Alibaba aims to bring virtual mirrors and shopping to public restrooms

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Dirk Nowitzki on possible 21st NBA season

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Biggest convoy yet evacuates Syria's ruined Ghouta

ThelargestconvoyyetofrebelfightersandciviliansevacuatedfromEasternGhoutaarrivedTuesdayinnorthwesternSyria,furtheremptyingtheonetimeoppositionbastion.Aconvoytran