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UK paper warns Western forces abandoning Afghanistan to civil war

A deserted Bagram airfield after the departure of all U.S. and NATO forces from Parwan province, eastern Afghanistan. /Xinhua Through setting an unconditional and complete withdrawal from Afgh

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Taizhou Embroidery: An integration of East and West, past and present

Taizhou Embroidery, or Tai Xiu, is an intangible cultural heritage of east China's Zhejiang Province. /Wu BoyaoHan Jiting was mesmerized by the Taizhou embroidery, or T

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Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prev

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Meet Mighty, an online platform where kid CEOs run their own storefronts; a “digital lemonade stand”

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent.Now, a year-old, L.A.-based startup

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Development of contemporary art market at Beijing's 798 Art Zone

04:00 The past 20 years have been significant for the development of the Chinese contemporary art market both in creation and promotion. Beijing's 798 Art Zone, establi

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Film '1921' finds light among China's revolutionary heroes

A new mainstream film 1921 presents how the earliest founders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) tried to find new solution to save China from grave crisis in the turbulent revolutionary years.The

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Common Sense Networks launches Sensical, a free, hand-curated streaming service for kids

Common Sense Media has made a name for itself among parents as a useful resource for vetting entertainment and technology in terms of its age-appropriateness. Now, the organization’s for-profit

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How to slow COVID and stop future pandemics? Experts think this blueprint has the answers

Researchers have worked out which public health measures are best for stopping future virus outbreaks.

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Zhang Guimei – woman fighting for girls' education in China

05:53 When girls came back from their exam site for the Gaokao, China's annual college entrance exam, on June 8, Zhang Guimei hid in the office, refusing to come out. S

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Late-stage capital is having a ‘cascading effect’ on European VC activity

Capping off our dig into the early-stage venture capital market, we’re taking a quick look at Europe this morning. Previously, The Exchange tucked into the United States’ early-stage market for startu

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ShipBob nabs $200M at a $1B+ valuation to help e-commerce companies run logistics like Amazon’s

E-commerce saw a massive surge of activity and growth in 2020; and while we may hear a lot about how big companies like Amazon got even bigger during the Covid-19 pandemic, that rising tide also lifte

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Euro 2020 Round of 16: Wales 0-4 Denmark

Kasper Dolberg (#12) of Denmark celebrates after scoring his second goal in the UEFA European Championship Round of 16 game against Wales at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jun

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As variant rises, U.S. vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and en

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What happens if a panda mother gives birth to twins?

01:02 Ten-year-old giant panda Mangzai gave birth to twin male cubs at Chongqing Zoo, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on June 10. They were the first panda

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Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino

Philippine former president Benigno Aquino was laid to rest in a Manila cemetery on Saturday beside his parents, two of the Southeast Asian country's democracy icons.Hu

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Bitcoin Slips Toward $30,000 as Strategists Flag Near-Term Risks

Strategists are struggling to see a turnaround ahead for Bitcoin, at least for now, as the digital coin hovers around the $30,000 level.The near-term setup is “challeng

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Shattering the glass ceiling: Meet the Chinese women in the C-Suite

03:52 This March, Gong Xiaosi attended a meeting with portfolio companies only to discover that she was the only female among the 36 people present. "How do you lead a