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Ben Johnson ad slammed for 'glorifying drug cheats'

AcontroversialcommercialbyanAustraliansportsbettingcompanyfeaturingdisgracedsprinterBenJohnsonhasbeenslammedbythegovernmentforglorifyingdrugcheats.The90-seconda

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World leaders reach consensus on B&R development

Leadersfrom30countriesandkeyinternationalorganizationsreachedbroadconsensusontheBeltandRoadcooperationastheywrappedupasummitMondayinBeijing.ChinesePresidentXiJi

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London school considers allowing boys to wear skirts

AnexclusiveprivateschoolinLondonisexploringwhetherboystudentsshouldbeallowedtowearskirtsaspartofanoverhaulofitsuniformpolicy.HighgateSchoolinLondon,whichcharges

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The hero who accidentally stopped the cyberattack from spreading

Ananonymousmalwareresearcherinadvertentlyhelpedstopthespreadofaglobalcyberattackthathitatleast150countries.The22-year-oldresearcher,whogoesbythenameMalwareTech,

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Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels

TheSyrianarmyaidedbyIranian-backedmilitiaswasmovingtroopstoadesertregionnearitsborderwithIraqandJordanjustasU.S.backedrebelsareconsolidatingcontrolinanareafromw

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Chinese students demystify chocolate's complexities

In 2016, about 7.3 million tons of retail chocolate was consumed worldwide, according to Statista. Chocolate is on a sugar high, enjoying continued popularity across the world, but how many people pay attention to its mystifying characteristics?

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Chinese students demystify chocolate's complexities

In2016,about7.3milliontonsofretailchocolatewasconsumedworldwide,accordingtoStatista.Chocolateisonasugarhigh,enjoyingcontinuedpopularityacrosstheworld,buthowmany

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There’s red bull in your drink makes you feel drunker

AnewstudyfromaFrenchbehavioralscienceslabhasfoundthatredbullwithvodkagetsyoudrunkfasterbecauseyoubelieveitwillgetyoudrunkfaster.Theexperiment,conductedbyresearc

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Goal kings Monaco poised for French crown

Free-scoringMonacocouldwrapupafirstLigue1titlein17yearsonSundayasdefendingchampionsParisSaint-Germainneedanear-miracletoearnafifthstraightchampionship.Monacoenj

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Couple waits 45 years to take wedding photos, only to be disappointed

AnelderlycouplefromShenzhen,southChina’sGuangdongProvincerecentlylungedattheopportunitytotakeweddingphotos-somethingtheydidn'tgettodowhentheywed45yearsago.Unfor

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Facebook posts ConvNet models for machine translation on GitHub

Initslatestpaper,theFacebookAIResearch(FAIR)teamdroppedsomeimpressiveresultsforitsimplementationofamodifiedconvolutionalneuralnetworkformachinetranslation.Faceb

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This is the Royal Family's Last Name

Along with the likes of Beyoncé, Madonna and Cheryl, The Royal Family don't use their surname-meaning most of us probably don't actually have a clue what it is.

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Public trust in US government remains near historic low: poll

Americans' trust in federal government remains near historic low after last year's general election, with only one in five saying they trust the government all the time or most of the time, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

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900 million in Asia-Pacific paid bribes to officials last year, report suggests

More than a quarter of people living in the Asia-Pacific region had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region.

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India abortion: Police find 19 female foetuses

Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have found 19 aborted female foetuses near a hospital.

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Why Didn’t Saint Laurent’s No-Heel Shoe Break on the Runway? A Physics Professor Explains

I work in fashion and I’m not a “math person,” meaning I’ve failed the subject since my elementary school years, was perpetually stuck in remedial classes, and have been scarred with a pathetic SAT score. But I never really cared: I write and can add one plus one. That’s enough, right?