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Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit

Facebookmustfaceaclassactionlawsuitoveritsuseoffacialrecognitiontechnology,aCaliforniajudgehasruled.ThelawsuitallegesthatFacebookgatheredbiometricinformationwit

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Thai airway sets waistline limit for passengers on Boeing 787-9

ByAPDwriterJuicyChanBANGKOK,Mar.16(APD)-ThaiAirwaysInternational(THAI)willnotsellbusinessclassticketstopassengerswithwaistbiggerthan56inchesonitsBoeing787-9airc

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Reporter's Diary: Doga is the latest fitness trend in London

TheBritsareanationofdogloverssoastheycelebratetheChineseNewYearofTheDog,CGTNmetupwithLondon'sfirstandonlydogyogainstructor.Neverheardofdoga?NeitherhadI,butwhenI

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Less noodles, more racing: A peek into China's rising middle class

WhiletheUnitedStatesandmanyEuropeancountriesareexperiencingashrinkingmiddleclass,thereisarisingglobalmiddleclass,especiallyinAsia.AsiarisingEarlierthisyear,prof

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China leads the global middle class race

WhiletheUnitedStatesandmanyEuropeancountriesareexperiencingashrinkingmiddleclass,thereisarisingglobalmiddleclass,especiallyinAsia.AsiarisingEarlierthisyear,prof

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US court throws out Subway 'footlong' class action settlement

AUSappealscourtonFridaythrewoutaclassactionsettlementintendedtoresolveclaimsthattheSubwaysandwichchaindeceivedcustomersbyselling“footlong”substhatwerelessthanaf

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Sony may have to pay Xperia owners for claiming phones were ‘waterproof’

IfyouboughtanXperiadeviceanditgotwreckedfromwaterdamage,youmightbeeligibleforarefundfromSony.AfederalcourtinNewYorkyesterdayapprovedaclassactionlawsuitagainstSo

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S. Korean idol stars to join upcoming online class on Korean culture

An online class in which South Korean idol stars talk about Korean traditional and pop culture will open for foreigners this month, a Seoul-based foundation disseminating the Korean language and culture abroad said Friday.

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Modi vows to ease tax woes of middle class

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised to ease the rules for middle-class taxpayers, while taking credit for this government removing various hurdles such as those related to refunds.

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Stanford researchers map human body's antibody production

​Stanford University researchers have mapped out how the human body creates antibodies of every class in the immune system, revealing that a diverse set of antibody-producing cells springs from the same kind of ancestor.

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Int'l investors confident about China's economic transformation

International investors are confident about China's economic transformation, believing it can bring them good opportunities.

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Headaches, trembling hands, poor sleep, feeling worthless: Hong Kong's middle-class mental health crisis

Headaches, trembling hands, poor sleep, feeling worthless: Hong Kong’s middle-class mental health crisis

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Chinese urban schools strive to "slim" oversize classes

​At a cramped classroom in Heze city, 87 students pack into their desks. The room is so full, students brim to the blackboard, with the only visible space two small aisles that allow them to escape for recess.

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Rise of the affluent in China's smaller cities

Big metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai no longer rule the roost of economic opportunities in China, with smaller cities now racing ahead as their increasingly cashed-up residents drive the future of consumption in the country.

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China has over 200 million middle class people

The Chinese middle class has grown to outnumber the U.S. middle class for the first time, according to a China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) report in 2015.

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Geography teacher draws world map in four minutes

A geography teacher from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has shot to fame for being able to draw a complete map of the world on a blackboard in just four minutes.

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Airlines removes first-class seats amid frugality push

Chinese budget airliner China United Airlines (CUA) will remove all first-class seats by the end of the month, the company announced Monday.