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Facebook refutes reports claiming Instagram is harmful to teens

After internal research surrounding the impact of Instagram on teenagers was made public in a Wall Street Journal report, Facebook has hit back, claiming the report has

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2021 World Internet Conference opens in E China town

The 2021 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit opens in Wuzhen, a famous water town in east China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday.Themed "Towards a New Era of Di

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Students experience rice harvest in Xinjin to celebrate Farmers' Harvest Festival

The students of Xinjin Huayuan Primary School experienced a rice harvest and made scarecrows in Xinjin district, Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Sep 23, to celebrate the

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Japan, U.S., ROK affirm 'dialogue and diplomacy' to denuclearize DPRK

Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed on Tuesday to continue their efforts toward the denuclearization of the Democratic

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IOC excludes DPRK from 2022 Winter Olympics for no-show in Tokyo

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been excluded from the coming Winter Olympics in 2022 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as punishment fo

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Intel’s Mobileye, rental giant Sixt to launch a robotaxi service in Germany next year

Intel subsidiary Mobileye and rental car giant Sixt SE plan to launch a robotaxi service in Munich next year, the CEOs of the two companies announced Tuesday during the IAA Mobility show in Germany.Th

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CGTN Sports Talk: Unpacking the importance of mental health in sports

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BP Ventures invests $11.9M in in-car payments provider Ryd to support expansion

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Most Afghans evacuated to Qatar are now in Europe, U.S.

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug

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Brazil's Sao Paulo launches investment guide to China

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Zambia parliament elects first woman speaker

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NYC-based insurance underwriting platform Kalepa raises $14M Series A led by Inspired Capital

Kalepa, an insurance underwriting platform based out of New York, has raised a $14 million Series A funding round led by Inspired Capital, with participation from previous investor IA Ventures. Also p

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Barbershop technology startup theCut sharpens its platform with new $4.5M round

TheCut, a technology platform designed to handle back-end operations for barbers, raised $4.5 million in new funding.Nextgen Venture Partners led the round and was joined by Elevate Ventures, Singh Ca

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Firefly launches its first rocket, but loses the launch craft in mid-flight explosion

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11 (sometimes) deadly diseases that hopped across speciesBacteria and viruses that are deadly to one type of creature can evolve quickly to infect another. While SARS-C

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11 (sometimes) deadly diseases that hopped across species

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Biden offers $60 million security aid to Ukraine at first meeting with Zelensky

U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that the United States was "firmly committed" to Ukraine's territorial integrity and o