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Intel's grim forecasts erase $8b from its market value

Intel Corp. saw about $8 billion wiped off its market value on Friday after the U.S. chipmaker stumped Wall Street with dismal earnings projections, fanning fears aroun

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Xi Jinping sends message of condolence to Tonga's king over volcano eruption

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message of condolence to Tonga's King Tupou VI over the severe disaster caused by the massive volcano eruption in the c

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Tesla shares skid again as investors brace for possible Musk stock sale

Tesla shares posted their worst daily fall in 14 months on Tuesday as investors dumped the high-flying stock ahead of a possible stake sale by company chief Elon Musk.

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Schumer says Senate has reached a deal to avoid government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that Republicans and Democrats have reached a deal to extend government funding, which is set to expire at midnight on Thursda

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Expedition crew believe they've accidentally discovered world's northernmost island

Scientists thought they had set foot on another island, but only later discovered they had in fact discovered a new stretch of land 780m further northwest.

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China proposes strict control of algorithms

China is not done with curbing the influence local internet services have assumed in the world’s largest populous market. Following a widening series of regulatory crackdowns in recent months, the nat

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Subsidy switch to sustainable projects 'can create millions of jobs'

Diverting one year's worth of subsidies allocated to industries notorious for harming nature toward ecosystem-friendly projects could create 39 million jobs, a new study said on Thursday.A majorit

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Newly discovered prehistoric creature named after character from The Hobbit

The findings from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder suggest mammals diversified quicker than previously thought after the mass extinction of dinosaurs.

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Resident mourns loss of Greenville amid Dixie Fire

02:19 The second largest fire in California’s history continues to expand leaving a trail of destruction. The historic town of Greenville in California was completely wiped out by the b

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India’s Eruditus valued at $3.2 billion in $650 million fundraise

Mumbai-based Eruditus, which works with top universities globally to offer more than 100 executive-level courses to students in over 80 nations, said on Thursday it has raised $650 million in a new fi

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India’s VerSe Innovation raises over $450 million to expand Dailyhunt and Josh apps globally

VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news aggregator Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Thursday it has raised over $450 million in a new financing round, just five months after secur

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Is China being framed for COVID-19?

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Is China being framed for COVID-19?

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Tencent’s WeChat suspends new user registration in China to comply with ‘relevant laws and regulations’

Tencent’s WeChat said on Tuesday it is temporarily suspending registration of new users in China as it works to comply with “relevant laws and regulations,” the latest Chinese firm to face

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Virgin Galactic value falls back to Earth despite successful flight - as share sale plan revealed

The space venture's shares had been surging higher in pre-market trading but a plan to raise up to $500m from a share sale left investors in the New York-listed company scrambling for the escape capsules.

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Elon Musk's mother posts baby picture on tycoon's 50th birthday

Elon Musk's mother Maye has posted a picture of the Tesla and SpaceX tycoon as a baby as he celebrates his 50th birthday.Elon Musk, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, has become one of

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China By Numbers EP08: Education

02:34 Continuing our special coverage "China by numbers". Today we focus on the country's education sector. Over the past century, China has almost wiped out illiteracy