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Seeking fortune in Tibetan opera masks

Every day, a sense of tranquility pervades Tibetan artisan Shilok's yard, as his apprentices are busy crafting opera masks and other workers are sewing costumes and clothes.Stepping into his mask-

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DJI Mavic Air 2 Review: Fantastic drone, despite obstacle avoidance blindspots

I’m supposed to get photos as soon as I take something out of the box. I know better. The rule is not to play with the gadget first. I’m going to crash the drone; I always do.I crashed the

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Peace in Yemen may be within close reach, says UN envoy

UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday that he believed an end to fighting in the country is within close reach, while cautioning that

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China Focus: Relocated villagers leave poverty on clifftop

Early in the morning, when the first rays of sunshine peeked through the door cracks into his dim room, Mou'se Dati got up, swept the ashes in the cooking fireplace, s

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Feature: Countryside life seen through lens of "internet celebrity" couple

Sitting in front of a wooden table laden with steaming freshly-cooked dishes, with ingredients just picked from their vegetable plot, Xu Yan and her husband Zhou Xiaolong savor the delicacies an

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Patriots boss Robert Kraft auctions Super Bowl ring for charity

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Nepal starts to get goods other than medical items from China through land route

Nepal has started to receive non medical goods from China through the reopened Tatopani-Zhangmu border point after initially getting supply of medical goods only, a se

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Global solar, wind energy projects mapped for the first time

Promoted as a safe alternative to replace fossil fuel-run power plants, many believe large solar and wind energy projects are a perfect solution. But it's not entirely true. The renewable energy s

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How the British government wasted a 48-day window to combat COVID-19

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Graham Walters: the oldest person to row solo across Atlantic

Rowing /VCG A 72-year-old British man has claimed a world record after becoming the oldest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean.Graham Walters, from Leicester, England, arrived in the

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Trump's Republican Party is a nihilistic power cult

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The trades that changed NBA history - Part 1

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Across China: Century-old port on Yangtze embraces green transformation

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2019 shows anew bridge over Dongting Lake on the Haoji Railway (originally named Menghua railway) line in central China's Hunan Province

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Some 100 people arrested a day in London for domestic violence during coronavirus lockdown

LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- In the six weeks up to April 19, officers across London had made 4,093 arrests for domestic abuse offences -- nearly 100 a day on average -- and domestic abuse calls have

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Greek artists give truck-top concert to Athenians under COVID-19 lockdown

The ban on concerts amidst the COVID-19 lockdown in Greece has not kept singer Alkistis Protopsalti and her band away from their fans. The vocalist, one of the most acclaimed and popular singers in

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World's sportsmen lost to COVID-19

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