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Global Citizen anti-poverty campaign heads to London

GlobalCitizen,theanti-povertycampaignwhichdrawsthousandswithitsactivism-drivenconcertsinNewYork,onTuesdayannounceditsfirstshowinBritain.TheApril17event,timedahe

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Bitcoin zooms above $13,000 to record high on relentless demand

Bitcoin'srecord-breakingrisecontinuedonWednesdayasthecryptocurrencybrokeabove13,000USdollarsevenasquestionsswirledaboutitsrealvalueandsustainability.Thepayments

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Kenyans march to raise awareness on threats to wildlife

KenyanconservationistsonSaturdayparticipatedintheGlobalMarchforelephants,rhinosandlionstoraiseawarenessonthreatsfacingthewildlifespecies.Seniorgovernmentofficia

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Int'l culinary final competition to be held in Shanghai

The2017GlobalGourmetChefparExcellenceCulinaryCompetitionwilltakeplaceatLeCordonBleuShanghaionOct19.Co-hostedbyChina'sleadingfooddistributioncompany,Sinodis,andt

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Zuck and Bezos back seed stage scout fund Village Global

ProductHunt’sfirstemployeeErikTorenbergisreadytofundfreshnewstartups,notjustrevealthemtotheworld.TodayisthesoftlaunchofVillageGlobal,aseedandpre-seedearlystagev

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Stevie Wonder to lead concert to protect global aid

StevieWonderandGreenDaywillheadlineaconcertinNewYorktomobilizesupportforeffortstoeradicateglobalpovertyasPresidentDonaldTrumpproposessweepingforeignaidcuts."Hap

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UN starts data partnership with Twitter in support of global development goals

The United Nations Global Pulse initiative on Friday announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the United Nations with access to the platform's data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September last year.

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Apology called from university for withhelding diplomas of being out lesbian couple

An international LGBT group has submitted a petition asking a Guangdong-based university to apologize to a Guangzhou lesbian student couple for not issuing them diplomas as punishment for their highly publicized marriage proposal, according to the Global Times.

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Gross Says negative rates are like "Supernova" that will explode

​Bill Gross, the manager of the $1.4 billion Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund, warned central bank policies that pushed trillions of dollars into bonds with negative interest rates will eventually backfire violently.

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Taiwan leader Tsai takes office, Cross-Straits ties enter era of uncertainty: Global Times

Taiwan's new leader Tsai Ing-wen took office on Friday. Tsai, of the Democratic Progressive Party, won Taiwan's leadership election on Jan. 16.

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88 Chinese universities included in QS World University Rankings by Subject

Some 88 Chinese universities are included in the Global 400 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, which was released Tuesday by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education research firm.

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Illegal fishing under spotlight at New Zealand conference

​About 200 representatives from 60 countries will gather in New Zealand next week to discuss how to step up the war against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing around the world.

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Chinese shoppers buy one third of global tax-free goods in 2014

​The year 2014 saw continued growth of tax-free shopping around the world, with shoppers from the Chinese mainland being the biggest spending group, it was reported here Wednesday.

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Econet Wireless Global acquires two African mobile firms

Telecommunications firm Econet Wireless Global has acquired the assets of Russian global telecoms operator, VimpelCom in Burundi and the Central African Republic for 65 million U.S. dollars as the telecommunications giant continues to grow its footprint in Africa.

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Japan to introduce U.S. drones next year, civil aeronautics law in question

Two Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles currently stationed in Guam will be deployed again to Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture in Japan's northeast next year, Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

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Hormone-affecting chemical found in certain perfumes: organization

In a study of 53 perfumes and aftershaves, six were found to contain a high amount of dangerous hormone-affecting chemical diethyl phthalate (DEP), an Austrian environmental protection organization said Thursday.

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S.Korea to buy four Global Hawks to beef up defense capabilities

South Korea planned to buy four Global Hawks, the unmanned spy drone, from the United States to beef up its defense capabilities against possible missile and nuclear threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.