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10 stories you may have missed from China this week

Here at CGTN Europe we keep you up to date with the best stories from Europe – but we hear so many fascinating bits from China, it'd be a shame not to tell you about th

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DPRK's Kim Yo Jong warns ROK over leaflets issue

Kim Yo Jong, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the younger sister of the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un, slammed the Republic of Korea (ROK) fo

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U.S. CDC estimates 1 in 3 Americans infected with COVID-19

People visit a commercial area in Burlingame city in north California, the United States, April 11, 2021. /Xinhua About 35 percent of all Americans have been infected with COVID-19 over the pa

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Spain extends gap between AstraZeneca doses from 12-16 weeks

Woman receives dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Barcelona, April 26, 202. /AFP People aged under 60 in Spain will now receive their second dose of AstraZeneca'

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Prince William backs social media blackout against online abuse

The football-led campaign has received the support of leading sports bodies.

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Bookstore Tour: Traditional publishing house to find new way forward

02:44 Bookstores in China are feeling their way out of the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic, people's changing reading habits and competition from e-commerc

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What historic opportunities and tests does the CPC face currently?

1-2-9 What historic opportunities and tests the CPC faces at the current stage.mp300:00Editor's note: This 100-episode podcast explains how China works. Exploring Xi Ji

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Young women, grown up without Taliban, dread their return

Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and hair styling is

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Suicide attempts among Syrian children rising sharply, warns Save the Children

The number of children attempting or committing suicide in north-west Syria has surged, according to Save the Children,with almost one in five of all recorded cases inv

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Obesity 'a major factor' in risk of hospitalisation and death from COVID - study

A study looking at seven million UK people finds the impact of a high BMI on the severity of COVID is worse at younger ages.

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Erase All Kittens raises $1M Seed round for Mario-style game which teaches girls to code

Erase All Kittens (EAK) is an EdTech startup that created a ‘Mario-style’ web-based game designed for kids aged 8-12. However, the game has a twist: it places an emphasis on inspiring girls to code (s

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Libraries enrich villagers as new skills are learned

Every Monday morning in Mentun village, locals gather in their rural library to share books and they are often joined by book lovers from nearby villages.After extensive renovations were completed a y

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Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M

Toucan, a startup that helps users learn a new language while they browse the web, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4.5 million in seed funding.As I wrote last fall, the Santa Monica, C

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Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment

Step, the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to over 1

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Family tracking app Life360 to acquire wearable location device Jiobit for $37M

Popular family tracking app Life360 is investing in hardware. The company this morning announced the $37 million acquisition of Chicago-based Jiobit, the maker of a wearable location device designed f

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Mobile bank Current raises $220 million Series D, triples valuation to $2.2B

U.S.-based challenger bank Current, which has now grown to nearly 3 million users, announced this morning it has raised a $220 million round of Series D funding, led by new investor Andreessen Horowit

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'Detective Conan,' 'The Lord of the Rings' back to China's big screens

Detective Conan, one of most beloved Japanese fictional characters, makes stunning return on China's silver screen, as the animated film "Detective Conan: The Scarlet B