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NBA free-agent market goes crazy on first day

L-R: Kyle Lowry, Trae Young, Chris Paul and Jimmy Butler. /CFP The NBA free-agent market officially opened on Monday, and a huge number of deals, both big and small, have already been reached

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Now or never for karate masters as they face off for Olympic glory

00:55 From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world – but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring an even wider audience.Aft

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'Upcoming Summer' offers special youth story

In a gay summer studded by growth, romance and young aspiration, Leste Chen's Upcoming Summer is something fresh on the big screen.Thanks to the star power of young actress Zhang Zifeng and actor

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Shares slump in Chinese gaming giants after state media brands them 'electronic drugs'

The criticism has stoked concerns that the online gaming sector will be the next to receive unwanted attention from Beijing's regulators, following a crackdown on tech giants in the country.

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Pop megastar Kris Wu detained over rape allegation

News of Beijing police arresting Canadian-Chinese pop idol Kris Wu on suspicion of rape charges quickly went viral on China's internet, as the star's once-lauded career is now all but doomed.L

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Conservationists spot rare white puffin in Scotland

A rare white puffin was spotted on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve off the coast of Sutherland in Scotland. The unusual bird was first seen in mid-June by Scottish Wildlife Trust rangers.In contrast to

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The next generation of global payments: Afterpay + Square

Sunday was a big day in fintech: Afterpay has agreed to merge with Square. This agreement sets two of the most admired financial technology companies in recent history on a path to becoming one.Afterp

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Most sea turtles off Australia's east coast have consumed plastic, study finds

Researchers found plastic in the stomachs of small juvenile turtles along both the east (Pacific) and west (Indian Ocean) coasts of Australia.

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Filmmaker hopes for another wild response

The maker of a wildlife series that broke viewing records in China has said the reality of climate change and the pandemic transformed how the follow-up series was made.John Downer is the director of

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Mandarin teaching program in UK schools extended

The British Department for Education (DfE) announced Saturday that the Mandarin program in British schools is set to be extended for a further three years from this September.The Mandarin Excellen

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TV series 'The Rebel' resonates with young people

Experts agreed at the The Rebel seminar held in Beijing on July 27 that the smash hit Chinese TV series has touched the hearts of young generation while innovating ways to tell revolutionary stories.T

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China roundup: Keep down internet upstarts, cultivate hard tech

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.The tech industry in China has

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Growth roundup: Investing in community, targeting developers, new marketer recs

“The best thing a startup can do, and I’m seeing it happen more and more, is investing in community early on,” growth marketing expert Max van den Ingh of Unmuted tells us. “When I w

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Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren’t tied to employers

Catch is working to make sure that every gig worker has the health and retirement benefits they need.The company, which is in the midst of moving its headquarters to New York, sells health insurance,

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The old practice of meditation is making waves in modern China

With mounting pressure and uncertainty about her future, Pan Huinie, a 26-year-old law student, slipped into depression."When I woke up and saw my to-do list, I began t

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Art of the Party: Yi Ethnic Group Alliance with the Red Army

02:12 This oil painting “Yi Ethnic Group Alliance with the Red Army” was created by the Chinese painter Shen Yaoyi in 2010.It depicts the moment in 1935 when Yedan the

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Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster

Blockchain infrastructure startups are heating up as industry fervor brings more developers and users to a space that still feels extremely young despite a heavy institutional embrace of the crypto sp