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Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from charity group contract decision

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he made a mistake in not recusing himself from cabinet discussions about granting a summer student volunteer prog

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Spotlight: Italy's luxury goods industry eager to be "locomotive" of post-COVID-19 recovery

Faced with the strong impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's luxury goods industry appealed for help from domestic and European authorities to become a locomotive of

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Will Mars ever be habitable? Humans are sending three spacecraft as rare window opens to find out

The spacecraft, which are being sent by the US, China and the UAE, will land on or orbit the red planet next year.

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Mali protest leader calls for calm after demonstrations turn deadly

A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, the West African country's worst ci

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Protecting youth from online harm important: UNICEF official

It is important to expand young people's access to the best digital technology has to offer, and protect them from harm online amid COVID-19, according to an official with the UNICEF on Sunday. Th

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Italian tourism sector still reeling from effects of pandemic: reports

A visitor is interviewed by media at the reopened Colosseum in Rome, Italy, June 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)"The lockdown is over but the crisis continues," commented Confturismo-Confcommercio Pr

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Across China: Beijing universities pack graduates' luggage through livestreaming

For the class of 2020, not only can commencement ceremonies be livestreamed, but also packing luggage for those who are unable to claim their belongings in person. Due

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New collection of stories about Shanghai receives praise

The Book of Shanghai, a new collection of short stories published by Comma Press of Britain, presents a kaleidoscopic view of the city through the works of 10 authors in Shanghai.Published in English,

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Across China: Creativity flourishes in virtual graduation

The 31 fresh graduates of a class at Tianjin University in north China's Tianjin Municipality have received their graduation photos online. As they were unable to go b

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Flipkart invests $35 million in Indian giant Arvind Fashions's unit

Flipkart on Thursday announced it has invested $35 million in Arvind Fashions for a significant minority stake in one the decades-old Indian firm’s subsidiaries as the Walmart-owned firm looks

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OECD director: We cannot return to pre-COVID labor market

03:29 The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare some of the existing problems in the labor market, such as gaps in social protection and job adaptability, and countries around the world s

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MonkeyLearn raises $2.2M to build out its no-code AI text analysis service

A few years back, startups focusing on artificial intelligence had a whiff of bullshit about them; venture capitalists became inured to young tech companies claiming that their new AI-powered product

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Roundup: At least 9 dead in shootings in NYC on July 4th weekend

More than 40 shooting incidents have taken place in New York City on the July 4th weekend, killing at least nine people, local authorities said Monday. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) conf

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Reporter's Diary: The gods are definitely not crazy

02:14 Did you ever watch the movie "The God's Must Be Crazy"? It was released in September 1980. For many people outside of Southern Africa, this could easily have been their first int

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UAE orders government shakeup as virus erodes economic gains

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The United Arab Emirates announced a wide-ranging government shakeup on Sunday aimed at creating a more flexible and modern bureaucracy t

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Rumors about national security law for HKSAR, debunked (8)

Some U.S. and Western politicians have recently made false accusations against the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong

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Botswana's San culture perseveres despite pressure from the outside

The San can be considered as one of the earliest inhabitants of Southern Africa. Much like in the rest of Southern Africa, the San of Botswana have consistently been marginalized, negated and rele