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Turkey Ready to Discuss Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean With Greece

Turkey is ready to negotiate a solution to the dispute with Greece over continental shelf borders in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said o

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Akon moves ahead with plans for 'Akon City’

American R&B singer Akon says construction will begin next year on his $6 billion plan to build a futuristic pan-African city in Senegal. /AFP American RB singer Akon says construction will be

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Turkey extends exploration work in disputed E Mediterranean area

Turkey said on Monday that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will carry out seismic surveys in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until September 12, provoking an angry response from neighbo

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A sneak peek at 2020 China Int'l Fair for Trade in Services

With colorful banners flying in the air and posters hanging on the wall at the China National Convention Center's main pavilion, Beijing is gearing up to launch the 202

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Asian stocks hit two-year high, Nikkei bounces as Berkshire buys in

Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17

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Social or solo? What social engagement looks like for young Chinese

Among 2,532 respondents, only 69 believe they don't have any problem involving in real world people-to-people interactions. 97% of the respondents said they once tried

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Ang Lee reflects on his 30-year pursuit of a film dream

Renowned director And Lee shared his experiences in film creation at a master class held on Aug. 25 during the 10th Beijing International Film Festival, encouraging all filmmakers to overcome external

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'Anti-corona' protests, French cases rise: COVID-19 daily bulletin

People take part in a demonstration to protest against restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic in Berlin. /JohnMacDougall/AFP TOP HEADLINES- Police in Berlin have ordered people demon

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Ukraine and France post record rise in cases: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES•Ukraine registered a record 2,438 new daily cases on Friday, for a total of 114,497. The country this week imposed a temporary ban on most foreigners from entering the country until 28

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Shenzhen, a pilot city with unprecedented success

VCG PhotoEditor's note:This year marks the 40th anniversary of Shenzhen being designated as China's first Special Economic Zone. Known as China's Silicon Valley, the ci

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Facebook sues developers who violated terms to collect user data, sell fake ‘likes’

Facebook announced today it’s suing multiple developers in the U.S. and, for the first time, in the U.K., for violations of its policies. In the U.K., both Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland are

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Greece plans to extend its western territorial waters

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes a statement as he arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus outbreak in Brussels, Belgium, July 17, 2020. /Reuters Greec

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Shenzhen, a miracle that began in 1980

01:41 Forty years after its establishment as China's first special economic zone, Shenzhen has emerged as a symbol of the country's reform and opening-up. It has transf

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Israel keeps up Gaza strikes in response to fire balloons

Israeli tanks and aircraft carried out new strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza overnight in response to the launch of so-called fire balloons across the border, four membe

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Axon delivers new tech for police, but is more tools really what cops need?

Axon, the company formerly known as Taser and which provides the majority of police body cameras, has a few new tech tools for cops that could cut down on paperwork and improve response times. But at

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Fitbit intros the Versa 3 and Inspire 2

Fitbit’s big news for today was the launch of the Sense, a new, more premium smartwatch line designed to compete directly against the likes of Apple and Samsung. But Fitbit has never been one for sol

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COVID-19 opens up new counterterrorism challenges: UN official

Global terrorism may seem to have gone virtually silent during the COVID-19 pandemic.But extremist groups like ISIL have not gone to sleep. According to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office