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Badminton: Thailand pledges 'world's safest' event as China withdraws

Top health measures will be applied to the upcoming three badminton world tour events staged in Bangkok as Thailand's badminton chief pledged on Wednesday after heavyweights China withdrew due to

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Margin trading and securities lending deals by QFII completed

China further expands QFII's investment scope. /CFP The first-ever margin trading and securities lending deals by qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII) in the Chinese mainland stock

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Dongnae raises $4.1 million to digitize real estate in South Korea

Despite the pandemic keeping us in one place most of the time, proptech is still taking off. And not just in the U.S.Dongnae is looking to digitize the rental and home buying market in South Korea. Th

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China warns of excessive borrowing on internet platforms

China pays close attention to the supervision of online platforms. /CFP China's banking and insurance regulator on Tuesday said consumers should beware of the excessive borrowing and hidden ri

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Successful control of pandemic top priority, says HK official

The successful control of the COVID-19 pandemic has become a top priority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and the pandemic should be contained as soon as possible to protec

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Science in the year of COVID-19: RAZOR full episode

30:10 Join Razor reporters Emma Keeling, Shini Somara, Jo Colan, Guy Henderson and Frankie McCamley as they discuss their favorite interviews and biggest challenges from 2020 - a year

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Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral rings in Christmas

The Notre Dame Cathedral choir, wearing hard hats and protective suits, recording a Christmas concert. /AP Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral

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"A lot of people out of work" - Sao Paulo battles homelessness

02:36 Sao Paulo is Brazil’s richest city... its financial and gastronomic capital. It is also the metropolis with the ​largest number of homeless people in Latin America: 25,000 accord

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Holiday shopping crowds a concern, says Chilean official

People walk in front of a Christmas tree in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Dec. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas) Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris on Tuesday expressed his concern at holi

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Real back reforms to make football 'more competitive and exciting'

Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid. /CFP Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, has expressed his support for major reforms of the European football calendar, claiming that "new f

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Meteor shower and conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in busy night for stargazers

Both events will be visible to the naked eye but people should get away from artificial lights for the best view.

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'Alexa, play the Queen's Christmas speech': Monarch's message branches out

The Queen's message has been available on TV, radio and YouTube but now it will be accessible via Alexa smart devices too.

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Sweden tightens restrictions amid a spike in COVID-19 cases

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven addresses a press conference on December 18, 2020 in Stockholm on new restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. /AFP The Swedish government is tighteni

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Confident hare poses for the camera

Photographer Karen Miller, 49, was walking through the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands when she spotted this very confident hare that ended up pulling some hilarious faces at the camera.In 2017,

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Patel says on Brexit: we're in 'tunnel' of negotiations

The United Kingdom will work flat out for a Brexit trade deal and negotiators are in “tunnel” negotiations but if a deal with the European Union is not possible then th

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Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets, raises $2M Seed funding to expand across Africa

Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets and aiming first at Africa, has secured a $2 million seed funding round from new investors including Lachy Groom, ex-Head of Issuing at Stripe; Ludlow Venture

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WHO: Failure in intl coop can leave poor countries with no COVID shots

The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a "very high" risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of people with no access to vaccines until as late