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The significance of reopening cinema houses in China

A reopening cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, February 6, 2019. /VCG Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for the South China Morning Post, Arabian Moda magazine, Good Times mag

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Industrial-grade VR company Varjo picks up ~$52M in Series C funding

Varjo, the Finnish startup that has developed a virtual and mixed reality headset capable of “human-eye resolution” for use in various enterprise applications, has closed a $51.7 million i

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The glass ceiling for women in U.S. politics

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine stand on stage amid celebratory balloons and confetti on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. /AP Even before presum

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Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the f

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HKSAR gov't expresses resentment at double standards, hypocrisy in joint statement by five FMs

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Monday firmly opposed a joint statement by foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brita

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Update: China sanctions 11 U.S. officials with egregious records on Hong Kong affairs

People wearing face masks walk in the Central area of Hong Kong, south China, July 27, 2020.(Xinhua/Wang Shen)BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday announced sanctions against 11 U.S. officials

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Roundup: India reports over 60,000 new cases, Aussie state records deadliest day

India reported over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while the Australian state of Victoria recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic although new infections have gradually slowed down. India

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U.S. COVID-19 infections top five million

FILE PHOTO: Visitors wear face masks on the boardwalk in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., July 1, 2020. /VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed the fi

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New bidders reportedly emerge for TikTok in the US as powerful critics assail the process

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that TikTok and Twitter have held talks about a potential merger, even as the video sharing company defends itself against President Donald Trump’s pressure

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Christopher Nolan season helps revive Chinese film market

A Chinese poster of Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" [Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.] Warner Bros. announced on Thursday that Christopher Nolan's long-awaited spy sci-fi blockbuster "Tenet" would hi

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EU removes Morocco from its "safe list" for entry

The European Union (EU) starts on Saturday to allow travelers from eleven non-EU countries to enter its external border, after removing Morocco from its latest "safe l

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Twitter, TikTok held talks about potential combination: WSJ

Twitter Inc found itself at the center of China-U.S. tensions for holding preliminary negotiations about a potential combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing s

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New Zealand's Ardern kicks off election campaign after taming virus

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is riding high in opinion polls after her leadership through the Christchurch mosque attacks, the White Island volcanic eruption and the coronavirus pa

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Individualism and Trump especially failed U.S. on virus: NYT analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a COVID-19 pandemic briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, August 5, 2020. /Reuters Despite being the world's leading nation on cou

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Individualism and Trump especially failed U.S. on virus: NYT analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a COVID-19 pandemic briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, August 5, 2020. /Reuters Despite being the world's leading nation on cou

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Uber shares drop 4% after it loses more money than expected in Q2

Today after the bell, American ride-hailing giant Uber released its second quarter results.The company’s revenue fell compared to both the year-ago quarter (Q2 2019), and the sequentially-preced

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Bill Gates says U.S. data from TikTok safe with Microsoft

Microsoft founder Bill Gates arrives for a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels January 22, 2015. /Reuters Microsoft Cor