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Take-Two Interactive acquires Two Dots game developer for $192M

Playdots — developer of the mobile games Dots, Two Dots and Dots Co. — has reached an agreement to be acquired by publisher Take-Two Interactive.Take-Two will pay $192 million for the deal, $90 millio

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11-year-old Nigerian ballet dancer

00:47 The video of 11-year-old Nigerian boy Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing barefoot in the pouring rain drew in over 15 million viewers in the internet. “Ballet is my life and I practice

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Three of 10 unemployed Americans have "very difficult time meeting basic needs" -- poll

Three out of 10 Americans who lost their jobs amid COVID-19 said that they would have "a very difficult time meeting basic needs" after the relief program for unemploy

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Interview: Africa CDC director urges strong collaboration to contain COVID-19 in Africa

Director of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, on Wednesday called for strong continental and global collaboration to contain the rapid spread of CO

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Chinese consumers' sentiment for diamond jewellery purchase ahead of other key markets: research

Chinese consumers' sentiment about intention to purchase diamond jewellery during the upcoming festive season was ahead of other key markets, De Beers Group executive

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Android Auto gets Google Calendar integration

Google today announced a number of updates to Android Auto (which runs on the user’s phone) and Android Automotive (which car manufacturers can natively build into their cars) that will affect

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It is not right timing for China to join U.S.-Russia arms control talks: Chinese ambassador

China's nuclear power is not at the same level as that of the United States and Russia, and it is not yet the right timing for China to join their nuclear disarmament

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20,000 paper birds help fund COVID-19 units at Belgium hospital

A flock of 20,000 multicolored origami birds has been installed in a cathedral in Brussels, Belgium, as part of a fundraising artwork that has paid for two COVID-19 units at a local hospital. Susp

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Meet Larry, the Downing Street cat

01:03 To mark the recent International Cat Day here's a look at the life of Larry, Downing Street's very own cat-in-residence. He's lived at 10 Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister's

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U.S. should give Chinese companies level playing field: Chinese ambassador

The United States should stop making groundless allegations against Chinese companies including TikTok and give them a level playing field, Chinese Ambassador to the U

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TikTok to invest $500 million in first European data center

TikTok, the embattled short video app that has found itself at the center of China-U.S. tensions, on Thursday announced it will set up its first European data center with an investment of 420 mill

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German carmaker BMW fully confident about China's positive business prospects: spokesman

German carmaker BMW remains fully confident about the positive mid- and long-term business prospects of China, a spokesman of the company told Xinhua in a recent interview. "We stand firm on BMW's lo

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WHO provides medical supplies to Cambodia for COVID-19 fight

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday donated medical supplies to Cambodia for the COVID-19 fight, said a press statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Healt

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Russian hackers 'stole secret trade papers from Liam Fox's email'

Sources quoted by the news agency say the attack "bore the hallmarks of a state-backed operation".

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Interview: China sets clear course for economic recovery in wake of pandemic, says expert

Chinese President Xi Jinping has outlined a clear course for China's economic recovery in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Cuban expert on China said Tues

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About 8,000 residents evacuated over fast-growing wildfire in Southern California

A fast-growing wildfire in Riverside County of Southern California forced around 8,000 local residents to be evacuated, the authorities said Sunday. The blaze, dubbed

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Pelosi says U.S. needs to control outbreak before reopening schools

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. /Reuters U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the country needed to get better control over the COVID-1