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Africa's e-commerce on growth trajectory, spurred by tech-savvy youth

Edith Mokeira, a freelance writer, has enjoyed the convenience of online shopping for years, saying her strong affinity for online shopping was developed during her col

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Bizarre award encourages curiosity-led scientific research

Gorillas with extraordinary mathematical and art skills, electronic dance music that reduces the appetite of mosquitoes, and the dialects of birds ... Ten different biz

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McCarthy says he called Gosar before anime tweet video taken down: report

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R.-Calif.) said Monday that he called Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) last week after Gosar tweeted an anime video depicting himself car

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Pfizer seeks FDA nod for COVID vaccine boosters for all U.S. adults

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech on Tuesday requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize booster doses of their COVID-19 vaccine in all adults, presenting

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Female athletes ratio reaches record high of 45.2% at 2022 Winter Olympics

A total of 1,314 female athletes will attend the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China, constituting 45.2 percent of the total participation, a record high in Winter Olymp

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Moon rocks returned by Chang'e-5 show lunar volcanic activity 2 billion years ago

Two pieces of the lunar volcanic rocks brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission have been dated as about 1.97 billion years old, making them the youngest volcanic rock

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U.S. regain record Ryder Cup with crushing win over Europe

The U.S. crushed Europe 19-9 to recapture the Ryder Cup on Sunday in a performance captain Steve Stricker called the "greatest of all time."Collin Morikawa, the 24-year

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FIFA throws weight behind biennial World Cup plan with new survey

While a number of high-profile players, coaches and even UEFA, football's European governing body, have expressed strong disapproval of the radical proposal to hold a W

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Social network Peanut expands to include more women with launch of Peanut Menopause

Peanut, a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women throug

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Liberal studies changes in HKSAR mark systematic reform of education

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Playbyte’s new app aims to become the ‘TikTok for games’

A startup called Playbyte wants to become the TikTok for games. The company’s newly launched iOS app offers tools that allow users to make and share simple games on their phone, as well as a ver

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WTCA: Globalization is going digital after pandemic

03:34 Editor's note : The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation that was already underway. Robin van Puyenbroeck, executive director of the World Tr

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Voice chat is coming to Roblox

As one of the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course —

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Memphis Grizzlies to retire jerseys of Zach Randolph, Tony Allen

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How a Vungle-owned mobile marketer sent Fontmaker to the top of the App Store

Does this sound familiar? An app goes viral on social media, often including TikTok, then immediately climbs to the top of the App Store where it gains even more new installs thanks to the heightened

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How drones are helping to fight rural poverty

03:06 Agricultural drones are surging in popularity across China's farms. A drone spraying a field with pesticides or fertilizers can cover 1,215 hectares in one day compared with just

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TikTok adds educational resources for parents as part of its Family Pairing feature

TikTok is expanding its in-app parental controls feature, Family Pairing, with educational resources designed to help parents better support their teenage users, the company announced morning. The pai