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Commentary: Royal Blues in the middle of a gathering storm

Struggling Bundesliga side Schalke 04's turmoil is seeming to get out of control. As if sporting setbacks, economic difficulties, in-house competence conflicts, and a s

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Liverpool move within two points of league title, Real Madrid go top

Mohamed Salah (C) of Liverpool scores the second goal during their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace at Anfield, Liverpool, England, June 24, 2020. /VCG Liverpool were back at their let

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China Focus: "Cloud graduations" trendy among Chinese colleges

Instead of taking a triumphant walk across the stage and tossing caps in the air amid a sea of classmates, Wu Yu'ang, a 23-year-old student from Hefei University of Te

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UK 'real risk', Germany stresses virus danger: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Top UK medics have written an open letter to the country's political leaders warning of a "real risk" of a second wave of coronavirus and saying that "substantial challenges remain."-

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FCC set to finalize ‘988’ as the new National Suicide Prevention Hotline phone number

The FCC said Tuesday it will vote next month to designate 988 as the new three-digit U.S. nationwide number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.In a notice, the federal regulator overseei

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Graduation ceremonies go digital amid epidemic in China: survey

A recent survey found that 88.6 percent of new Chinese college graduates celebrated their graduation in digital form amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The graduates surveyed

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A COVID-19 baby boom? More like a baby bust

Far from an anticipated post-COVID-19 baby boom, European fertility plans could actually be on the slide. /Seth Wenig/AP When much of Europe went into lockdown this spring to curb the spread o

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Vlog of China's anti-poverty official | Youth running on mountains

With a strong Daba-Mountain accent, Qu Desheng, the head of poverty alleviation team in a village of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, enthusiastically promotes loca

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British expat speaks of heartbreak at violence after nearly 4 decades living in mainland, Hong Kong

-- Peter Bentley, a British expat who has been living in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong for nearly four decades, was heartbroken at Hong Kong being plunged into political turmoil and plagued with

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Why the Olympics should add esports

I recently sat on a panel for gaming website Pocket Gamer that was focused on esports and the Olympics. We were debating whether esports were filling the gap in sporting events, including the Olympic

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Firm priorities for fragile states

Editor's note:David Cameron is a former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is a former president of Liberia. Donald Kaberuka is Special Envo

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Livestreaming new source of leisure among Chinese: survey

A growing number of Chinese online users are willing to idle their time away, watching live 24-hour internet broadcasts. These vary in content from how iconic pandas live in their natural habitats t

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Triumph releases e-bicycle but no word on e-motorcycle debut

UK motorcycle manufacturer Triumph released an e-bicycle today, the Trekker GT — with 90 miles of riding range, a 250 watt motor and a 504 watt hour battery.With a five hour charge time, the bike weig

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One-armed basketball youth sensation to participate in CBA restart ceremony

A youth basketball player with one arm named Zhang Jiacheng will participate in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league's resumption ceremony on Friday, according to several media reports

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Livestreaming new source of leisure among Chinese: survey

A growing number of Chinese online users are willing to idle their time away, watching live 24-hour internet broadcasts. These vary in content from how iconic pandas live in their natural habitats t

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Discover China: Tibetan youths become keen promoters of cultural heritage

About 160 Tibetan people gathered at Dukezong in the majority Tibetan city of Shangri-La on Saturday for a contest of a traditional Tibetan dance -- Guozhuang. It is b

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Al Shabaab, ISIL resurgence puts spotlight on anti-terrorism challenge

Violence has spiked in recent weeks in Afghanistan with most of the attacks claimed by an ISIL affiliate. /Reuters Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stims