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Omicron: 2,000 flights canceled on New Year's Day in U.S.

Travelers are seen at LaGuardia Airport in New York, the United States, Nov. 24, 2021. /Xinhua Over 2,000 flights have been canceled on New Year's Day as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 contin

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Three out of six nuclear plants in Germany shut down

A nuclear power plant is pictured in Gundremmingen, southern Germany on Feb 26, 2021. /AFP Germany has closed three of its last six nuclear power stations as it moves towards completing its wi

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Biden approves Colorado fire disaster declaration

U.S. President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration on Friday following massive fires in Colorado. The order will help expedite aid and rebuilding for those who lost their homes, Governor

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Tunisia: Ennahda party says ex-justice minister kidnapped

Noureddine Bhiri is a close colleague of Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda party, pictured here in his office in Tunis on September 23, 2021. /AFP Plainclothes officers in Tunisia's capit

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The road to Tokyo 2020 – The Agenda explainer

02:15 The organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games could well be forgiven for feeling jinxed.Back in 2013, when the city was awarded the event, the planning began for an incredible festiva

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Xiaomi Mi 12 series: A big bet on new Snapdragon chip

The Xiaomi Mi 12 series smartphones. /Xiaomi Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday released its latest flagship series, the Mi 12 and Mi 12 Pro, with the fully revamped Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Parents of girl shot dead by Los Angeles police call for justice

Bodycam footage shows Los Angeles Police Department officers surrounding the assault suspect at a shopping mall in North Hollywood, California, U.S., December 23, 2021. /Reuters The parents of

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Tesla accident leaves one dead and 20 injured in Paris, prompting taxi firm to suspend use of model

An investigation has been launched after the vehicle reportedly collided with a cyclist, three pedestrians and a van in the French capital.

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What caused the chip shortage? - The Agenda Explains

02:17 At a time when we've never been so reliant on semiconductors, just how did the current global shortage come about?Here, Stephen Cole looks at just how the chip industry currently

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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch penny against half plugged in plug

The girl's mother says she couldn't believe it when the popular Amazon smart speaker suggested her daughter interfere with an exposed plug.

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Human muscle cells to be launched into space to explore secrets of ageing

The MicroAge study will be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on Tuesday and aims to help scientists understand what happens to human muscles as people age.

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Somalia's Al-Shabab fighters kill at least 7 in attack

FILE PIC: Somalia soldier keeping vigil. /Getty Images Seven people have been killed following attack by Somalia's al-Shabab militant group in a town north of the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursd

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When China's ancient bookbinding meets contemporary art

07:14 Today, we owe many of our great scientific discoveries to accidents. But as it turns out, accidents are also how some of the greatest artworks were born! We follo

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Ink master Qi Baishi's first NFT piece to be auctioned

One of Chinese ink painting master Qi Baishi's artwork has been digitalized and turned into an NFT (non-fungible tokens) art piece. It will be auctioned at a hotel in Shanghai on December 31.Qi

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Economic development the main challenge for biodiversity, says expert

03:36 The world is facing a biodiversity crisis but there is still time for policymakers to make the changes needed.That was the message from Keping Ma, secretary-general of the Biodive

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Owl Ventures and Harvard Management Company back India’s study abroad platform Leap in $55 million round

Leap, a two-year-old startup with headquarters in San Francisco and Bangalore that is helping students in India find the right college abroad, prepare for entrance tests, and also secure visas and loa

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Fintech is transforming the world’s oldest asset class: Farmland

Farmland as an asset class has proven itself to be a stable investment decade after decade. Farmland’s negative correlation with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sits at an eye-popping -43% for a thre