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US intel report on COVID-19 origins inconclusive: WaPo

A classified document given to President Biden on Tuesday revealed that the intelligence community was not able to identify any definitive origins for the virus that ca

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Intel inks deal with Department of Defense to support domestic chip-building ecosystem

Intel has signed a deal with the Department of Defense to support a domestic commercial chip-building ecosystem. The chipmaker will lead the first phase of a program called Rapid Assured Microelectron

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Action film 'Raging Fire' continues to lead Chinese box office

Domestic action film Raging Fire continued to dominate the Chinese mainland box office on Saturday, figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Sunday.The film, telling a story about

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Taliban want ties with all countries, denies kidnapping of foreigners

A Taliban member stands guard in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. /Xinhua The Taliban said on Saturday that it intended to have diplomatic and trade ties with all countries around

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Profile: Nicholas Burns, Biden's pick for ambassador to China

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to appoint Nicholas Burns, a veteran diplomat and Harvard University professor, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to China, the White

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Biden defends handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday once again defended his administration's handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan, denying America's allies questioning the country's credibility over the ongoing ch

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Bomb threat in Washington, D.C.

00:39 A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to police on Thursday after a standoff that paralyzed a swath of Washington for more than five

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The 20-year war in Afghanistan: What happened and what's next?

On its 102nd Independence Day, Afghanistan is standing in a historic moment – the end of the two-decade U.S. war and the Taliban regaining control.Months after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a fu

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Biden's eviction ban raises serious constitutional issues

On Aug. 3, the Biden administration reinstituted a nationwide eviction moratorium to extend the one that had expired on July 31.The administration took this executive a

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Apple’s CSAM detection tech is under fire — again

Apple has encountered monumental backlash to a new child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection technology it announced earlier this month. The system, which Apple calls NeuralHash, has yet to be acti

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Cuttlefish memory stays sharper than humans as they get older

Research indicates that episodic memory does not decline with age in cuttlefish, which is very different to what we see in humans as they get older.

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COVID-19 causes Chinese box office plunge, summer movie release delays

China's weekly box office has witnessed a continuous drop in the past two weeks as the country tightens prevention measures at cinemas as a result of the recent COVID-1

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Vaccine makers prepare for possible COVID-19 boosters in U.S.

U.S. health experts say most people don't need a COVID-19 booster shot -- yet.But all three companies, which make the vaccines being used in the U.S., are studying whether, and when, they might be

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Rare albino Indian muntjac born in SW China

00:33 An Indian muntjac was born recently with albinism in a village in Yongsheng County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.Rui Fengting, a villager from

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U.S. Census shows more diversity as its White population shrinks

The White population in the United States is shrinking as the country becomes more diverse, according to data from the 2020 Census.People who identify as Asian Americans are the fastest-growing et

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The nine month battle over the Tigray region in Ethiopia

A protester waves the Ethiopian flag during a rally against pro-TPLF forces (Tigray People's Liberation Front) and to support for Ethiopia's armed forces in Addis Ababa on August 08, 2021. (Photo

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa