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Former Cardiff midfielder Whittingham dies aged 35

Cardiff player Peter Whittingham in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion in Cardiff, UK, February 10, 2015. /VCG Former Cardiff City mid

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Greece hands over Olympic Flame to Tokyo 2020 in event trimmed to basics

The modest handover ceremony took place at the marble Panathinaic Stadium of Athens, which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. The ceremony was closed to spectat

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Greece hands over Olympic Flame to Tokyo 2020 Games organizers

The Olympic Flame burning for the Tokyo 2020 Games was handed over to a small Japanese delegation on Thursday during a ceremony held at the Panathinaic Stadium in Athens. At the marble venue of the

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Britain shuts down all schools from Friday amid COVID-19 pandemic

Britain ordered the closure of all schools in a fresh response to the worsen COVID-19 epidemic on Wednesday, one of the last countries in Europe to do so.Following a ho

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Online learning at home raises concerns over myopia risk: survey

A survey showed that 92.8 percent of parents are worried about their children's eyesight as their children are learning online at home amid the novel coronavirus outbr

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TikTok brings in outside experts to help it craft moderation and content policies

In October, TikTok tapped corporate law firm KL Gates to advise the company on its moderation policies and other topics afflicting social media platforms. As a part of those efforts, TikTok said it wo

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How will COVID-19 impact global education?

Lu Fengling, a primary school teacher, records an online class at home in Beijing, capital of China, February 17, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Wang Yan is a senior specialist at the National I

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UNESCO updates distance-learning guide for the 776.7 million children worldwide affected by school closures

As schools around the world close or move classes online to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many parents and educators are scrambling for ideas. The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural

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Roundup: UN teams work with national authorities in combating COVID-19

UN teams around the world are working with national authorities to meet health priorities in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak and address broader social and

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5G Internet technology set to unlock Kenya's massive digital potential

5G. /VCG Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication consultant, and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of C

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Poland declares emergency, closes borders over COVID-19

The Polish government has put the country under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Friday evening, ceasing all cross-border road, ai

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Chinese universities live-stream campus tours amid epidemic

A total of 12 Chinese universities have live-streamed campus tours, although the new semester has been suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The beautiful s

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APD | Pakistan transformed from victim of terrorism to beneficiary of tourism

Editor's note:Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of S

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World's largest planetarium resumes construction

Construction resumed Wednesday on the Shanghai Planetarium, a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, and is due to be the world's largest of its kind in

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Roundup: Iran's death toll from COVID-19 nudges 300, as Lebanon, Morocco record 1st death

The death toll from the novel coronavirus epidemic in Iran rose to 291 on Tuesday, while Lebanon and Morocco registered their first death from COVID-19 infection. Iran

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Wuhan nurse gets Messi's jersey, free football training for her son

Wu Yu, a nurse from Xiangya Hospital in central China's Hunan province, made a special wish on Women's Day - she hoped Argentina's superstar footballer Lionel Messi would send her son a jersey. In th

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News Analysis: Release of Taliban prisoners remains hurdle to intra-Afghan dialogue: experts

The dispute between Taliban and Afghan government over the release of thousands of Taliban prisoners remains a hurdle for launching intra-Afghan peace talks scheduled o