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Injured Chinese tourists treated timely in New Zealand

Chinese tourists injured in a severe accident on Tuesday in South Island have received timely treatment and are now out of life-threatening danger, said Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch on

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Cruise unveils Origin, an electric driverless vehicle designed for sharing

Cruise unveiled Tuesday evening a “production ready” driverless vehicle called Origin, the product of a multi-year collaboration with parent company GM and investor Honda that is designed

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Adblock Plus’s Till Faida on the shifting shape of ad blocking

Publishers hate ad blockers, but millions of internet users embrace them — and many browsers even bake it in as a feature, including Google’s own Chrome. At the same time, growing numbers of pub

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Spotify’s new test lets influencers post Stories to introduce their own playlists

Spotify is testing a new Stories feature that will allow select influencers to incorporate video elements into their public playlists, TechCrunch has learned and Spotify confirmed. The first influence

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2020 will be a moment of truth for foldable devices

Phones were not the centerpiece at the recently wrapped Consumer Electronics Show; I’ll probably repeat this point a few more times over the course of this piece, just so we’re clear. This is due, in

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Roku expands to Brazil, launches Roku TV featuring Globoplay in partnership with AOC

Roku announced this morning it’s expanding into Brazil, a sizable market that could have a notable impact on the streaming device maker’s advertising business. The company last summer was

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How has the global economy changed in half a century?

03:45 The 50th World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from the 21-24 January. Since the first meeting in 1971, the global economy has undergone a transformation.If you look at t

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Chinese vice premier calls for building inclusive, open world economy

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said here on Tuesday that the fundamental solution to problems in economic globalization lies in building an inclusive and open world economy together. Han, also a memb

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Climate crisis could justify asylum claims: UN committee

Governments that send refugees back to countries severely affected by climate change could be in breach of their human rights obligations, a UN committee said on Monday.The independent experts on the

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Snyk snags $150M investment as its valuation surpasses $1B

Snyk, the company that wants to help developers secure their code in a modern context, announced a $150 million investment today. The company indicated the investment brings the company valuation to o

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Commentary: China highly responsible in curbing virus spread

China is strengthening its alertness and surveillance in the face of a novel coronavirus that has caused at least 224 cases of pneumonia. It is a battle China must win

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Xi extends Chinese New Year greetings to all Chinese

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday extended Chinese New Year greetings to all Chinese people home and broad. Xi

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Can Russia's Constitution be above international law?

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, Jan. 15, 2020. Medvedev later resigned amid changes in the government announced by Putin. /Xinhua Photo Edi

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Three killed in a pipeline fire tragedy in Lagos

A man stands with his phone in front of flames rising from a pipeline explosion in Abula-Egba, Lagos, Nigeria January 19, 2020. /REUTERS A fire on a pipeline owned by Nigeria's state oil compa

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Mexico's Gaby Lopez wins LPGA season-opening tournament

Gaby Lopez of Mexico wins the LPGA Tournament of Champions at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando in Florida, U.S., January 20, 2020. /AP Photo Mexican golfer Gaby Lopez drained a 20-foo

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Here's what people had to say about Juan Guaido in Colombia

01:44 Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has traveled to Colombia where he met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today.Meanwhile in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro says he

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Virginia pro-gun rally draws crowds to state capital of Richmond

01:06 Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the United States rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership