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At least 10 killed in bombing at Iraq funeral

Atleast10peoplewerekilledand14woundedwhentwobombswentoffonThursdaynearthenorthernIraqitownofShirqatduringafuneralforfighterskilledbyISILmilitants,localauthoriti

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Warburg Pincus in talks to invest in Ant's $8 billion funding round

U.S.privateequityfirmWarburgPincusLLC[WP.UL]isintalkstoinvestinafundraisingroundforChina’sAntFinancialServicesGroup[ANTFIN.UL]thatisexpectedtobeworthatleast$8bi

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Rural family hardships explored in 'The Taste of Rice Flower'

Indiefilm"TheTasteofRiceFlower"helditsChinesepremiereinBeijingonSaturday,highlightingtheplightofthecountry'srural"left-behind"childrenwithanarrativethatissomeho

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French startup Plume out to crowd-source air quality

FrenchstartupPlumeLabsisouttoletpeoplebreatheasier,whetherpreparingforamarathonorjustbicyclingtowork.Paris-basedPlumecreatedFlowdevicesthatpeoplecanusetomeasure

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Head injury boosts dementia risk: study

Sufferingatraumaticbraininjuryfromablowtotheheadboosteddementiariskby24percentinaDanishstudygroupofnearlythreemillionpeople,researcherssaidWednesday.Thesurveyof

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Seven missing after truck explosion in NW China

SevenpeoplearemissingafteratruckfortransportingexplosivesblewuponTuesdaynightinavillageinShangluoCity,northwestChina’sShaanxiProvince,accordingtolocalauthoritie

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17 killed, 46 injured in road accident in southwest Kenya

Atleast17peoplewerekilledand46othersinjuredonTuesdayafterabusplungedintoariverinsouthwestKenya.NarokCountyCommissionerGeorgeNatembeyasaidthebuswasheadingtoNairo

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'Social media has poisoned us': young Britons on why they are unhappy

ResearchsaysthatyoungBritonsareunhappyandlackconfidenceinthemselvesandtheirfuture.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis?AccordingtothePrince’sTrusttheresultsfromitsUKYout

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Visions for the future: How technology changes our lives

InBoao,southChina'sHainanProvince,youcanstepintoareal-worldexperienceofhowtechnologyhasbeentransformingourlives.I'veattendedanexhibitiondepictingthreedifferente

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Visions for the future: The tech breakthrough of 2017

Therehavebeenplentyoftechbreakthroughsinthepastyear.Nowtakealookatsomeofthemajorones.•5Gnetworktechnologywasunveiledin2017andwillbeputinplacearound2020.Thenewte

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School for transgenders, Pakistan's another bold step

Pakistanisallsettoopenitsfirstschoolforthetransgendercommunity,whichisyetanothermoveintheIslamiccountrytoacknowledgethethirdgender.Theschool,named"TheGenderGuar

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14 dead in air strike on Syria, Pentagon denies involvement

SyrianT4militaryairbaseineastHomsProvincewashitbymissileattacksonMonday,leaving14peopledead.SyrianstateTVsaidtheUnitedStatesissuspectedofcarryingouttheattack,wh

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How to deal with your digital heritage?

Inmodernsociety,almosteveryonehastheirdigitalaccounts.ButhowtodealwiththesedigitalaccountsleftbythedepartedhasbecomeaconcerningissueinChina.Manypeoplehavenevert

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Muenster van attack driver acted alone, police say

AmanwhodroveavanintoacrowdofpeopleintheGermancityofMuensteronSaturdayactedalone,policesaid.Thedriverkilledtwopeopleandinjured20otherswhenhedroveintoarestaurant'

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4 killed, 5 injured in bus-car collision in southern India

AtleastfourpeoplewerekilledandfiveothersinjuredinaroadaccidentinthesouthernIndianstateofKarnataka,policesaidSunday."Theaccidentoccurredwhenastate-runbuscollided

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London needs urgent measures as killing spree tarnishes its "safe" image

WhentalkingaboutLondon,peopleoftenreferredtotheBritishcapitalastheworld'sfinancialcenterandoneofthesafesttouristdestinations.ButtheimageofasafeLondonhasbeentarn

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Hundreds of foreigners join Pyongyang race as tensions ease

HundredsofforeignersjoinedintheannualPyongyangmarathononSundaydespitepoliticaltensionsthathaveonlyrecentlybeguntoeaseandabanonU.Scitizenstravelingtothecountryth