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Report shows extreme shortage of parking spaces in China's megacities

Carownersallovertheworldknowthefrustrationthatalackofparkingspacescancause,butinChinesemegacitiestheissueisbecomingespeciallytroublesomethankstoasignificantgrow

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Ronaldo stays atop Forbes list of richest athletes

RealMadridstarCristianoRonaldoremainedatthetopofForbesmagazine'slistof100highest-paidathletes,withClevelandCavaliersstarLeBronJamesmovinguptosecondonalistheavyw

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Marriage registration drops in China for third year

ThenumberofmarriageregistrationsinChinahasdroppedforthethirdconsecutiveyear.DatafromtheMinistryofCivilAffairsshowedthatmorethan11.3millionChinesecitizensgotmarr

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9.4 mln students to sit China's college entrance exam

A total of 9.4 million Chinese high school students will sit the 2017 national college entrance examination, known as the Gaokao, due to kick off Wednesday, the Ministry of Education said.

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'Wonder Woman' blasts to top of US box office

PattyJenkins's"WonderWoman"smashedthesuperheroglassceilinginitsopeningweekend,earning103millionUSdollarsattheNorthAmericanboxoffice,thebiggestdebutforafemaledir

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Round-the-clock downpour causes huge losses in Taiwan

Heavy rain starting Friday morning in Taiwan has resulted in over 57.5 million new Taiwan dollars (1.9 million U.S. dollars) in agricultural and civilian facility losses as of 5 p.m. Sunday, according to Taiwan's agricultural authorities.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma invited to join bid for L'Oreal's The Body Shop

European private equity firm Investindustrial has invited the investment vehicle of Alibaba's founder Jack Ma to submit a joint bid of more than 800 million euros (900 million US dollar) for L'Oreal's The Body Shop, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, just days before a deadline for final bids.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma invited to join bid for L'Oreal's The Body Shop

EuropeanprivateequityfirmInvestindustrialhasinvitedtheinvestmentvehicleofAlibaba'sfounderJackMatosubmitajointbidofmorethan800millioneuros(900millionUSdollar)for

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Former Mozilla CEO raises $35M in under 30 seconds for his startup Brave

There’sbeenawholelotoftalkaboutinitialcoinofferings(ICO),companyfundraisingeventsbasedaroundthesaleofcryptocurrencies,butnotmuchinthewayofactionuntilyesterday.T

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Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO

Smokingandothertobaccousekillsmorethansevenmillionpeopleeachyear,theWorldHealthOrganizationsaidTuesday,alsowarningofthedireenvironmentalimpactoftobaccoproductio

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Rodin's 'Andromede' sells for $4.1 million at Paris auction

AugusteRodin'swhitemarblesculptureofthemythicalEthiopianprincess"Andromede"fetchednearly3.7millioneuros($4.1million)ataParisauctionTuesday,wellabovethetopestima

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More and more Chinese tourists choose Malaysia as a holiday destination

MalaysiaisoneofthefavoritedestinationsofChinesetouriststhisyear,with2017settoseethenumberofChinesevisitorstothecountryrisebyabout15percent.TheMalaysianTourismMi

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US filmgoers keep eye on Sparrow, as 'Pirates' opens strong

JackSparrowisback.Thewryandwickedfreebooterhelpedthelatest"PiratesoftheCaribbean"filmsailtoafirstplaceopeningweekendonNorthAmericanscreens,withasolid$62.2millio

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China donates aid materials worth 15 million yuan to Sri Lanka

Chinawillhandoveraidmaterialsworth15millionyuan(about2.2millionUSdollars)toflood-hitSriLankatoassisttherescuework,announcedChina'sMinistryofCommerceonSunday.The

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G7 may face uphill battle in forging summit consensus

Asthe43rdyearlysummitoftheGroupofSeven(G7)istobestartFriday,analystssayitcouldbeanuphillbattleforthesummittoreachconsensusoverkeyissuessuchasmigration,security,

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China's Lenovo returns to profit as PC performance beats overall market

China'sLenovoGroupLtd0992.HK,theworld'slargestpersonalcomputer(PC)maker,onThursdaysaiditreturnedtoprofitinayearwhenitsPCshipmentsfellataslowerratethantheoverall

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Visitors to Thailand in 1st 4 months of 2017 up 4.71 percent YoY

Thailand eyes 12 million visitors spending around 620 billion baht(17.7 billion U.S dollars) in the first four months of 2017, an increase of 4.71 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports Wednesday released.