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Cleaning up oceans one straw at a time

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Further opening up of manufacturing to promote global growth

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Asian shares edge ahead with Wall Street, but China lags

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Will the US tighten up ante platform control after Facebook scandal?

Aftera“refreshingandhonest”performanceinatwo-dayCongresstestimonyovertheprivacybreachscandal,FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergwasaskedtodeepen“self-regulation”effor

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Cricket | Finch open to leading Australia again

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Infographic: Developments in the Facebook data scandal

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg’stwo-daytestimonyinfrontofUScongressionalleadersdrewtheworld’sattentiononTuesdayandWednesday.Duringthenearly10hoursofquestioning,Zucke

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China plans to build Hainan into pilot free trade zone

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingannouncedFridayadecisiontobuildthewholeislandofHainanintoapilotfreetradezone.TheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteehasdecidedtosuppor

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Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls

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China to share its opening-up success with world: U.S. expert

China'sdeterminationofstrengtheningitsopening-uppolicyindicatesitwantstoshareitssuccesswiththeworld,U.S.ChineseexperttoldXinhuaonThursday."China'spledgetocontin

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Opinion: Xi had more than the trade dispute in mind for his Boao speech

PresidentXiJinping'sspeechattheBoaoForumforAsiahasbeenwarmlywelcomedasasignofChina'scontinuingembraceofglobalizationandfreetrade,anditsoppositiontoisolationisma

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Ball tampering saga extremely tough time for Australia: Maxwell

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Visions for the future: China's choice to open up

InhiskeynotespeechattheBoaoForumforAsiaonTuesday,ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghailedChina'sreformandopeningupasthecountry'ssecondrevolution.FortyyearsafterChinabega

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76ers get team-record 15th straight win, 121-113 over Hawks

JJRedickscored28pointsandthesurgingPhiladelphia76erssetafranchiserecordwiththeir15thconsecutivevictory,holdingofftheAtlantaHawks121-113Tuesdaynighttomoveastepcl

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Less tariffs, more imports: China's push for further globalization

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingtoldtheBoaoForumforAsiaonTuesdaythatChinawillsignificantlylowerimporttariffsforvehiclesandreduceimporttariffsforsomeotherproductsthisye

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Anyone want to buy a dinosaur? Two on sale in Paris<br>

TheskeletonsofanallosaurusandadiplodocusareupforauctioninParisthisweek,marketedashipinteriordesignobjects-forthosewithbigenoughlivingrooms."Thefossilmarketisnol

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Pokemon Go to reward players for picking up litter

TocelebrateEarthDayon22April,PokemonGowillbechallengingitsplayerstopickuplitter.Thegame'sproducerNiantichaspartneredwithaconservationorganisationcalledMissionBl

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Opening-up key for global economic growth

TheBoaoForumforAsiaAnnualConference2018,themed"AnOpenandInnovativeAsiaforaWorldofGreatProsperity,"isbeingheldinBoao,SouthChina'sHainanProvincefromSundaytoWednes