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Breakdancing included in Paris 2024 to reach out to youth

Tony Estanguet during a press conference at the 131th IOC Session in Lima, Peru, September 13, 2017. /CFP The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may seem surprising but organizers

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Google now lets you virtually try on makeup using AR, shop from influencer videos

If you’ve ever used a Snapchat or Instagram filter, you know that one of the popular use cases for AR (augmented reality) is to change up your appearance with virtual makeup — like a diffe

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Walmart to pilot test live-streamed video shopping on TikTok

Walmart and TikTok announced this morning they will be partnering on the first pilot test of a new shoppable product experience on TikTok’s social video app. Walmart, as you may recall, had plan

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Chinese internet giants face techlash from consumers and regulators

It was the same item on the same e-commerce website. But if one switched accounts, from a VIP account to a newly registered account, the price shown on the page went do

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Brainly raises $80M as its platform for crowdsourced homework help balloons to 350M users

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a major upswing in virtual learning — where some schools have gone (and stayed) remote, and others have incorporated significantly stronger online components, in

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Inside China's first baseball team for underprivileged children

Power Baseball boys in action during a training session in Beijing, China, December 11, 2020. /CGTN In a beautiful mountainous area, children jump over creeks clear as mirrors, laughing and ra

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Moon resources and exploration: Can politics be left behind to make space cooperation a choice?

After successfully collecting soil and rocks from the moon, China's Chang'e-5 probe has returned home on Thursday. The success of the mission marks not only a major bre

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Moon resources and exploration: Can politics be left behind to make space cooperation a choice?

After successfully collecting soil and rocks from the moon, China's Chang'e-5 probe has returned home on Thursday. The success of the mission marks not only a major bre

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Moon exploration will call for laws and cooperation, is it possible?

VCG Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspec

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White House Press Secretary McEnany Berates Press for Ignoring Eric Swalwell, Hunter Biden Scandals

Donald Trump earlier slammed William Barr for silence on a probe into Hunter Biden's allegedly corrupt business dealings, while censuring the press for ignoring the sca

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First moon samples for more than 40 years brought back to Earth

The rocks come from the volcanic Ocean of Storms and are billions of years younger than previous collections.

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How will China handle lunar samples Chang'e-5 brings back?

02:21 China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe is on its way back to Earth with soil and rocks from the moon, the first such sample to be brought back since 1976.The probe landed

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Table tennis grand slam champion Ding Ning on why she is still playing

Ding Ning, Chinese table tennis grand slam champion /CFPDing Ning, 30, is one of the most experienced members of the Chinese national table tennis team. She won a title

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Shanghai Quartet set to play a string of classical hits

The Shanghai Quartet, which announced its new member Angelo Xiang Yu as its second violinist in November, will give a recital at the Tianjin Juilliard School on Wednesday.Marking Ludwig van Beethoven&

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Trump is out of avenues to contest the election. What's next?

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the Electoral College vote certification process at The Queen theater, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 14, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Bradley

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William Barr steps down as Trump's attorney general

The US attorney general, William Barr, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, has resigned just weeks after he contradicted the president by saying the justice depart

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China's central bank urges wider acceptance of cash

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) called for wider acceptance of cash in economic activities, urging that all entities and individuals should not discriminate or carry out any inconvenient measure