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Chinese Internet celebs prize content over looks

​As if the joys of fame and fortune were insufficiently capricious, China's online celebrities are now demanding yet more kudos and this time they want "official recognition."

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Tribeca Film Festival documentary sheds new light on abortion debate in U.S.

Amie Jo Guinn finds herself pregnant, unexpectedly. Being a single mother who lives in the U.S. state of Missouri, she works nearly 90 hours per week as a bartender to support her two children.

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Rousseff to attend UN ceremony in New York

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will travel to New York on Friday for the signing ceremony of the UN Paris Agreement on climate change, her office announced Wednesday.

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Hong Kong artist Cath Love on body image, graffiti as art and her TEDx Salon talk

The Swiss-Thai creator of curvaceous cartoon character Jeliboo talks about the subversive nature of her work and rebelling against the Asian perception of beauty

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India says it is still wants back British queen's crown jewel

India will make all possible efforts to get back the Koh-i-Noor Diamond from Britain despite comments by New Delhi's solicitor general that the priceless jewel should stay with the former colonial ruler

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Celebrities Internet video celebrity told to behave, stop swearing

A popular Chinese internet video celebrity who goes by the moniker "Papi Jiang" promised on Monday to tone down her online videos after being admonished by State authorities.

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Chinese watchdog takes down Internet satire videos over foul language

China's media watchdog said it has ordered a Chinese female video blogger to take her videos offline on Sunday for her use of "swear words and insulting language" in the show.

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Millennials shape China's online celebrity economy

​Yu Xiao, a junior student at Zhengzhou University in central China's Henan Province, usually winds down after classes by browsing the makeup tutorials of her favorite beauty bloggers on the Sina Weibo social network.

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China's bird flu warrior gets global award

For the second year in a row, a scientist from the Chinese mainland has won the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award this year.

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Mysterious Italian novelist could become first-ever anonymous Booker winner

For the first time, the Man Booker International prize could go to an anonymous writer this year, if a story of lifelong friendship in southern Italy beats the other five contestants in a short list announced this week.

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WOW|“Mom and Dad, Please Don’t Leave”( I )

Teenage is an age of love and hope, and a teenage boy should thirst to explore knowledge in class and sweat heavily on the playground after class, longing for infinite possibilities in the future with parental care and under education.

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Women in China hesitant to become bridesmaid due to vulgarity

With the duties of bridesmaids expanding, and in many cases bordering on vulgarity, many women are simply opting out and in their place females who don't mind carrying out the different tasks are stepping in, reported chinanews.com on Tuesday.

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First female master tailor opens own shop in London's historic Savile Row

Kathryn Sargent made history on Wednesday by becoming the first female master tailor to open her own shop in London's prestigious Savile Row.

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Official's photos an unusual attraction in Chinese village

​A Chinese official has received a flurry of compliments from the online community after she starred in a series of photographs promoting the picturesque village where she lives and works.

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Faye Wong's daughter to release English album

Singer and songwriter Leah Dou, daughter of Chinese musicians Faye Wong and Dou Wei, isgoing to release her first original English album "Stone Café" on April 22.

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25,000 fans will turn up for Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday bash

Tickets to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry “fit for the queen” including dancing and horse shows.