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Banjo suspends state surveillance contracts after report details founder’s white supremacist past

Following an explosive report about the dark past of its founder and CEO Damien Patton, Utah-based company Banjo is facing a backlash in its own backyard. After revelations of Patton’s former ti

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Domestic abuse helpline calls jump during epidemic, as experts feared

Women bang spoons against pots and pans next to a banner in Arabic that reads 'lockdown not lockup' with the number of a domestic violence hotline as part of a solidarity campaign in Beirut, Leba

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China honors young individuals, groups for outstanding contributions

China's youth organizations awarded May Fourth Medals to 94 individuals and 34 groups Tuesday for their great contributions to the country. The medals, which are award

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Spiker Zhu Ting, speed skater Zhang Hong get China's Youth Award

Zhu Ting (L) and Zhang Hong (R) /VCG China's women's volleyball team spiker Zhu Ting is among 60 people to receive China's Youth Award before China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.Another aw

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UN Chief urges world to address challenges faced by world's youth

FILE PHOTO: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (3rdL) sits in a mosque in Mopti, central Mali, talking to local leaders and worshippers May 30, 2018. Guterres vowed to pursue support for an an

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China to hold national contest on traditional Chinese culture

The second national contest on traditional Chinese culture will be launched in May, according to China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday. The contest, initiated

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Hotline helps more than 18,000 Chinese adolescents amid epidemic

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a hotline set up by the Communist Youth League of China has helped 18,867 children and adolescents in need, China Youth Dai

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Virus lockdown raises tensions in France’s poorest areas

Joining more than 1,000 others, Djemba Diatite stood for hours in line to feed her growing family, grateful for handouts of fruits, vegetables and soap. It was her firs

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Survey shows epidemic shaping better hygiene, health habits among Chinese

A total of 66.5 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they have developed better hygiene habits during the COVID-19 epidemic, according to China Youth Dail

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APD | Indonesia: quarantine violators locked in ‘haunted houses’

By APD writer AliceAuthorities of Sragen district in Indonesia’s Central Java province has decided to lock violators of a 14-day quarantine order in houses rumored as ‘

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Survey finds most Chinese have reading plans in 2020

A recent survey showed that 94.5 percent of the respondents plan to read more books in the rest of 2020, the China Youth Daily reported Thursday. Answers from 2,006 people polled showed that 93.1 p

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Facebook’s Messenger Kids will launch in more than 70 additional countries, roll out new features

Facebook announced the launch of Messenger Kids in more than 70 new countries and new features that will gradually roll out in different markets. As schools around the world remain closed because of

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EU data portal launches to support COVID-19 research

The European Commission has launched a data portal for scientists studying the SARS-CoV-2 virus to speed up access to data sets and tools in order to bolster research efforts by encouraging data reus

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Jimmy Butler sends hoops to all players and coaches of Miami Heat

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat in the game against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, March 4, 2020. /VCG All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat sent

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Over 70 pct Chinese put on weight during anti-virus life: survey

Over 70 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they had put on weight during their anti-virus life, and most of them ascribed it to working out less and an

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Peru announces face-to-face classes to be suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19

Passengers wear protective masks in the boarding area of international flights at the Jorge Chavez International Airport, in the constitutional province of Callao, Peru

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Greek PM urges for more European solidarity as 49 unaccompanied refugee minors depart for Germany

A group of refugee children from the reception camps of the Aegean islands leave a shuttle bus to board an airplane to Germany, in Athens, Greece, on April 18, 2020.(Xi