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Islamic State targets young Australian women for new wave of terrorism defectors

More than a dozen young Australian women have attempted to join Islamic State (IS) strongholds in the Middle East over the last two months, Victoria Police revealed Friday.

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Business is China's latest youth fashion trend

When Cen Shen gave up a big salary with a foreign company in Guangzhou and went back his rural home in south China's Guangxi to run an online mango shop in 2012, most people thought he was crazy.

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Obama launches program to bridge opportunity gap for minorities after Baltimore riot

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced the launch of a new non-profit foundation intended to offer more opportunities to young minority men amid continued heated national debates about racial relations following the death of 25-year-old African-American Freddie Gray.

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U.S. capital celebrates 153rd anniversary of Emancipation Day

​The U.S. capital city Washington D.C. on Thursday marks the 153rd anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.

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Internet regulator tightens regulations on dating websites

China's Internet watchdog will target dating websites and other online match-making sites to combat fraud.

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Movies for the old dying for young elements

It has been eight years since Yue Dejian went to see a movie in the cinema.

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EC proposes 1 bln euros funding for unemployed young

​The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday proposed mobilizing 1 billion euros (about 1.14 billion U.S. dollars) for the Youth Employment Initiative as early as this year.

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China strives to preserve traditional opera in modern era

Observing a Caidiao Opera being performed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region can be a surreal experience.

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Young Australians disillusioned about future careers

Young Australians are concerned their career dreams for the future may be out of reach, according to the country's biggest annual poll of young people that was released on Monday.

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British think tank urges to solve unemployment of young people

British think tank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) new report has suggested that the country need to do more to improve the career opportunities for the young people, despite a new record low jobless rate in six years has been released Wednesday.

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UN chief urges efforts to support youth with mental health conditions

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for wide-raging efforts to raise awareness about the importance of investing in and supporting young people with mental health conditions.

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Traditional Chinese operas face battle for audience

It was quite a coincidence that French tourist Claire Gaubert witnessed the unveiling of the Buddha in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, the last day of the three-day ceremony.

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President Xi urges sound values for Chinese youth

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country's young people to study diligently, improve moral character, and hone their perspectives and honesty.

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Australian youth unemployment reaches crisis point

Youth unemployment in Australia has hit a crisis point, with jobless rate reaching 21 percent in some key hotspots of the country, according to an analysis of the latest official figures released on Monday by welfare group Brotherhood of St Laurence.

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Young Europeans invited to online entrepreneurship competition

A competition on online entrepreneurship was launched in Brussels on Monday to invite European students and young professionals under 27 years old to develop innovative mobile applications for social inclusion .

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Youth urged to contribute to realization of "Chinese dream"

President Xi Jinping on Saturday encouraged young Chinese people to dare to dream, work assiduously to fulfill the dreams and contribute to the revitalization of the nation.

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Young Australians getting fatter due lack of exercise: report

Thirty percent of young Australians aged between 15 and 24 are overweight or obese, and more than half of them lead sedentary lifestyles, although the Australian youth's smoking rate is among the lowest in the world, a latest research report showed on Friday.