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China: Climate cooperation with U.S. must be based on Paris Agreement

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Thursday said China-U.S. cooperation on climate must be based on the foundations of the Paris Agreement in talks via video with John Kerry, visiting U.S. special pre

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Chinese mission opposes so-called 'EU-Taiwan relations'

The Chinese mission to the European Union (EU) Thursday expressed firm opposition to the so-called "EU-Taiwan Political Relations and Cooperation" report adopted by the European Parliament's Committe

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Flat.mx raises $20M from VCs, proptech unicorn founders to fix Mexico’s ‘broken’ real estate market

Flat.mx, which wants to build a real estate “super app” for Latin America, has closed on a $20 million Series A round of funding.Anthemis and 500 Startups co-led the investment, which included partici

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NVIDIA’s latest tech makes AI voices more expressive and realistic

The voices on Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and other AI assistants are far ahead of old-school GPS devices, but they still lack the rhythms, intonation and other qualities that make speech s

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The ignominious end of the American era

Future students of history will remember August 30, 2021, as the end of the American era.For 20 years, the United States of America had sent its soldiers to Afghanistan

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The ignominious end of the American era

Future students of history will remember August 30, 2021, as the end of the American era.For 20 years, the United States of America had sent its soldiers to Afghanistan

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Chinese Poet Hu Xudong passes away at age 47

On Thursday, four days after the Chinese poet Hu Xudong died due to illness at the age of 47, a farewell ceremony for him was held in Beijing. People from all walks of life mourned his passing.Hu was

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National security state's basic instinct for war

A U.S. plane is seen taking off a day after explosions hit crowds outside the Kabul airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 27, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: John Gong is a professor at the Univer

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Haaland scores Dortmund's winner, Correa secures Inter's winning brace

Dortmund's Erling Haaland (L) celebrates after scoring a goal against Hoffenheim during their Bundesliga match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, August 27, 2021. /CFP Borussia Dortmun

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After Afghanistan, now back to Vietnam: The U.S. is shameless

The failure of Afghanistan has rightly drawn parallels with the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Despite the symbolism of the two events, which should be a wake-up call for Wash

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After Afghanistan, now back to Vietnam: The U.S. is shameless

The failure of Afghanistan has rightly drawn parallels with the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Despite the symbolism of the two events, which should be a wake-up call for Wash

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The secret to defeating a nationally backed, well-financed, progressive candidate

The recent special election in Cleveland attracted only passing national attention, but it deserves a closer look. Its result reveals an important national trend: Progr

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Shares is a new stock trading app with a focus on social features

Meet Shares, a new European startup that wants to add a social twist to financial investment —in that case, the company means ‘social’ as in ‘social network’. The startup has been developing its produ

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Fitbit adds ECG and stress-level scanning to its Charge fitness tracker

Fitness band market share is undoubtedly contracting, thanks in no small part to the massive popularity of smartwatches. But 13.1 million overall shipments in Q1 2021 is nothing to sneeze at. People a

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NoRedInk raises $50 million Series B to help students become better writers

“In order to become a better writer, read your written words out loud.”That’s one of the first, and best, writing tips I ever received. I always found the advice ironic because it required me to chang

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Sora’s HR automation software raises $14M Series A

HR automation software startup Sora announced this morning that it closed a $14 million Series A round of funding. Two Sigma Ventures led the financing event, putting in $10 million, with prior invest

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U.S. focus is on Afghan evacuations, says Harris amid criticism

06:53 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday that the United States is focusing on evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, and there would be plenty of time to analyze the troop wi