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Analysis: Black Americans fall behind in U.S. COVID-19 vaccine drive

Veterans wait in line inside the VA Medical Center to receive COVID-19 vaccine, Philadelphia, U.S., January 23, 2021. /AP Data released by 17 states and two cities in the U.S. through January

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CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportati

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How Roblox’s creator accelerator helps the gaming giant build new platform opportunities

As Roblox eyes what could be a historic debut on public markets in the coming months, investors who have valued the company at $29.5 billion are certainly eyeing the gaming company’s dedicated a

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Art center to stage lofty comeback of beloved opera series

Kunqu Opera Mei Lanfang and Yueju Opera Butterfly Lovers are among the productions the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will present during its 12th Classic Chinese Operas Series from March 20 to May

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ILO sees labor market recovery in the second half of 2021

05:19 Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labor markets following an unprecedented disruption in 2020, according to the latest report from the International Labor Organi

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'Stay-put' New Year's holiday spurs interest in semi-finished meals

01:23 In accordance with the official recommendations to "stay put" for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, many Chinese people are spending the holiday where

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Iran's president criticizes prosecution of telecom minister

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized Iran's hard-liner dominated judiciary over last week's prosecution of the countrys telecommunications minister.

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253,000 unsupported children in China given special social security

Ning Yuexiang carries her younger brother on her way to school in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, December 7, 2006. /CFPChina had included 253,000 unsupporte

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'She Waits': American blues singer honors Chinese war correspondent

02:22 American blues singer Eric Allen has written a song about Fang Dazeng, a Chinese war photographer and correspondent during the Chinese People's War of Resistance

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Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021

Three years ago, we released the first edition of the Matrix Fintech Index. We believed then, as we do now, that fintech represents one of the most exciting major innovation cycles of this decade. In

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How VCs invested in Asia and Europe in 2020

Wrapping our look at how the venture capital asset class invested in 2020, today we’re taking a peek at Europe’s impressive year, and Asia’s slightly less invigorating set of results

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What does China's removed limits on credit card interest rates mean?

03:16 China's central bank removed the upper and lower limits on credit card interest rates starting 2021, as a part of its plan to allow for more market control of the economy.The mov

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A type of unconventional marriage in E China stirs heated debate

A new type of marriage in east China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces has stirred a heated debate. /CFPA new type of marriage dubbed "liang tou hun," or "two-sides marr

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Turn back time? Study hints at way to halt decline as we age

Higher levels of a hormone called PGE2 affect the metabolism of immune cells, causing age-related cognitive decline and several age-related diseases. /CFP The march of time can be unkind to th

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Turn back time? Study hints at way to halt decline as we age

Higher levels of a hormone called PGE2 affect the metabolism of immune cells, causing age-related cognitive decline and several age-related diseases. /CFP The march of time can be unkind to th

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Curtsy, a clothing resale app aimed at Gen Z women, raises $11 million Series A

Curtsy, a clothing resale app and competitor to recently IPO’d Poshmark, announced today it has raised $11 million in Series A funding for its startup focused on the Gen Z market. The app, which

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UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the US

University education is getting more expensive, and at the moment it feels a bit like a petrie dish for infections, but the long-term trends continue to show a dramatic growth in the number of people