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Netflix acquires Adam McKay’s asteroid comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’, Jennifer Lawrence will star

Netflix announced today that it has acquired “Don’t Look Up,” a comedy written and directed by Adam McKay, with Jennifer Lawrence attached to star.The story sounds like a funhouse r

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Level launches a mobile banking app offering 1% cash back on debit purchases, 2.10% APY

A number of startups are taking on big banks with new apps that offer modern, mobile banking experiences, innovative features and reduced or even zero fees. Entering this now-crowded market is Level,

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India cracks down on use of VPNs in Kashmir to get around social media ban

Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network (VPN) apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media, police said, as part of a br

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Global crisis highlights importance of building shared future community for mankind: sociologist

It is in times of global crisis, like the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), that human beings can best realize their common humanity and shared common interests, said wor

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Speculative U.S. antipathies about China are losing traction

Editor's note: Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions, and

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China moves to eliminate wildlife trade

01:06 On February 17, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress announced that it would consider relevant bills on banning illegal wildlife trade and abolishing bad

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Global crisis highlights importance of building shared future community for mankind: sociologist

It is in times of global crisis, like the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), that human beings can best realize their common humanity and shared common interests, said wor

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Role of media in curbing misinformation on COVID-19

China is leading the fight against the COVID-19, with its efforts having received praise from the World Health Organization (WHO).As the efforts to contain the virus continue, CGTN Africa Anchor Beat

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NZ colleges make arrangements for Chinese students amid coronavirus

A passenger wears a mask at Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, January 22, 2020. /Reuters Photo One of New Zealand's largest universities has appealed for understanding about the cor

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Aviation: The new frontier of Trump's global trade war

The 9999th Boeing 737-800 aircraft prepares to take off from the company's Seattle airfield in the state of Washington, the United States, March 24, 2018. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Tom Fowd

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Smart speaker sales reached new record of 146.9M in 2019, up 70% from 2018

Global smart speaker sales hit a record high last year with shipments of 146.9 million units, up 70% over 2018, according to a recent report on the state of the smart s

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UN chief calls for greater global efforts to tackle climate change

The climate change is the gravest and most urgent obstacle to the global stability and prosperity, and greater joint efforts made by every country and every community i

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U.S. largest state actor of spying in cyberspace: FM spokesperson

Facts have proven once again that the United States is the largest state actor of spying in cyberspace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Monday, urging the United States to cla

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"United by Emotion" announced to be Tokyo 2020 Games motto

"United by Emotion" will be the official Motto of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, organizers announced here on Friday. The Motto will be displayed, in English

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Met Office to get £1.2bn supercomputer to better predict severe weather

Experts say the new technology will predict severe weather and climate change effects faster and more accurately than before.

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Is coronavirus panic avoiding Russia?

02:12 Just under 1,000 people are quarantined in Russia amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. So far, there were only two reported cases in the country, both recovered and released from

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Chinese FM calls for multilateralism at Munich Security Conference

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks in an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Qing) "We need to get rid of the division of the East and th