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‘Rooting hard for you’: Will departure notes end with Trump?

Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a referenc

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Concerns about online stock trading platforms

02:36 StockTok is a fast-growing corner of the popular social media platform TikTok, with users swapping trading tips and explaining dense financial jargon to younger investors.But asC

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Tencent-backed Hike, once India’s answer to WhatsApp, has given up on messaging

India’s answer to WhatsApp has completely moved on from messaging.Hike Messenger, backed by Tencent, Tiger Global and SoftBank and valued at $1.4 billion in 2016, earlier this month announced that it

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How will the world remember President Trump?

04:50 On January 20, Donald Trump's presidency will officially end.Four years in the White House, Trump has been thrust into the global spotlight in a way the world could never have im

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Exploring Sanjiangyuan: Conservation allows Hoh Xil wildlife to thrive

Editor's note: As "green development" is taken as an important aspect of China's development blueprint, the country has stepped up its ecological protection efforts. Th

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and terror attacks, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s

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Travelogue: The beauty secrets of ancient China

Chinese women have for thousands of years been admired for their even skin tone and youthful complexion. Since ancient times, beauty has been very important to China's

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Why 'goodbye' is the hardest word for Republicans

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, January 6, 2021. /Reuters Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studie

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Origami Labs’ OFLO is a smart walkie talkie for frontline workers

OFLO is a voice communication system designed to replace traditional walkie talkies. Its hardware is more compact and lightweight, with a bone conduction headset, and capable of covering unlimited dis

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Finally, James Harden joins KD at Nets on a four-team trade

Kevin Durant #7 and James Harden are joining hands with the Brooklyn Nets. /CFP Four NBA teams decided to change the league via a big trade and they did it on Wednesday.The Houston Rockets, th

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Indonesia's 'Youth first' vaccination drive

Indonesia is trying a different approach to mass COVID-19 vaccinations, focusing on inoculating younger, working people (age 18-59) first, along with frontline workers. The theory is that young pe

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TikTok tightens privacy rules to protect under-16s

Millions of accounts on the video-sharing app will only allow approved followers to comment on videos.

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TikTok update will change privacy settings and defaults for users under 18

TikTok announced today it’s making changes to its app to make the experience safer for younger users. The company will now set the accounts for users ages 13 to 15 to private by default, as well

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Giving history a bright future

Ma's new book Fifteen Days Between Two Capitals. [Photo provided to China Daily] Mixing fact, fiction and imaginative writing, author uses creative license to render the people and places of Mi

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Jobber raises $60M as its platform for home service professionals hits 100k users

One of the technology byproducts of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has raised the game for businesses to have better digital tools in place to interface with customers, and their own work, to get th

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COVID-19 may outpace vaccine, says UK expert

06:34 The UK's vaccine roll-out is in full swing, but we will still "almost certainly see the virus spreading, particularly in younger age groups," says one expert. Prime Minister Bori

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Hulu discounts its on-demand service to $1.99 per month for students

Looking to gain traction with a younger user base, Hulu this morning announced it’s dropping the price of its on-demand streaming service to $1.99 per month for students over 18 who are attendi