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Japanese lawmakers reject petition to cancel Tokyo Olympics

A petition requesting the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has been rejected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.The bill to cancel the Games was

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Norway summons U.S. embassy official over spying allegations

File photo of Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg. /AP The Norwegian government summoned U.S. diplomats on Thursday over a bombshell report that America spied on its allies with the help of D

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Danish PM sees no damage in relationship to allies after U.S. spy case

The prime minister of Denmark on Wednesday said she did not believe Denmark needed to restore its relationships with its allies after the United States spied on European leaders through Danish inform

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Orbiit raises Seed funding to automate the interactions within an online community

Orbiit, a startup that automates the interactions within an online community, has raised a $2.7 million round led by Bread and Butter Ventures with participation from new investors High Alpha Capital,

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China replaces Germany as UK's biggest import market: ONS

China has replaced Germany as the UK's biggest single import market for the first time on record, partly fueled by demand for Chinese textiles used for face masks and PPE, according to the Office for

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DC Attorney General files antitrust suit against Amazon over third-party seller agreements

Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced a new antitrust suit against Amazon Tuesday, accusing the company of stifling competition by exerting control over

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5.1 magnitude quake hits 43 km NW of Colonia Dora, Argentina: USGS

FILE PHOTO: A seismograph used to used to detect and record earthquakes. /VCG An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 43 km northwest of Colonia Dora, Argentina at 15:06:54 GMT on Wednesd

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China to launch Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft Thursday morning

China will launch its Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft at around 1:00 a.m. BJT on Thursday, the China Manned Space EngineeringOfficesaid.China's Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft

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SpaceX launched 52 more Starlink satellites to orbit on Saturday

SpaceX successfully launched another 52 Starlink internet broadband satellites into orbit on Saturday, less than one week after it sent up the last batch. A small satellite from startup Capella Space

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Century-old Huangshi National Mine Park transformed into cultural park

00:59 The newly-refurbished Huangshi National Mine Park, located in Huangshi City of central China's Hubei Province, used to be a century-old mine, known as Daye Iron M

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Beer spa in Brussels

Can you take a beer bath? The Good Beer Spa inBrussels, Belgium lets you bathe and relax in beer.See how customers enjoy a beer spa in tubs filled with hot water and a mixture of

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UK PM Johnson has unpaid 535 pound debt - court document

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose personal finances have come under the spotlight over the renovation of his Downing Street apartment, has an unpaid debt of 5

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Planck, the insurance data analytics platform, raises $20M growth round

Planck co-founders (from left to right): David Schapiro, CEO Elad Tsur and CTO Amir CohenPlanck, the AI-based data platform for commercial insurance underwriting, announced today it has raised a $20 m

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Fashion design contest revives traditional Chinese clothing

An international fashion design competition kicked off on May 10 in Jinan, east China's Shandong province. The event seeks to revive traditional Chinese clothing, help build high-end fashion brand

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China will continue to cut costs for companies to boost real economy

Shanghai. /VCG China will continue to reduce costs for companies to boost the real economy that has been recovering from COVID-19, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on

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Trying out digital currency at Hainan Expo

01:58 China has moved quickly in digital currency electronic payment, piloting the new money in several major cities and provinces since last year.Compared with the widely used WeChat P

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WHO approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization has approved the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm for emergency use.The announcement was made on Friday by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, mak