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TikTok's U.S. ad business roars back to life as Trump's threats recede

The U.S. head office of TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. /Reuters Accused of being a so-called front for the Chinese government by the Trump administration, TikTok'

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Minneapolis bans its police department from using facial recognition software

Minneapolis voted Friday to ban the use of facial recognition software for its police department, growing the list of major cities that have implemented local restrictions on the controversial technol

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Taking a Chinese New Year tradition online

02:03 With COVID-19 dampening Lunar New Year celebrations, Chinese communities in the United States have had to find creative ways to safely celebrate the occasion.In N

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Black talents in the U.S. entertainment industry

03:15 The African American community's standing in the United States has been mirrored in the arts and entertainment industry over the decades. In the early years of post-civil war, bl

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China, Mexico to explore more mutually beneficial ways this year

Visitors walk past the booth of Mexico at the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 9, 2018. /Xinhua Mexico and China will explore more mutually beneficial

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Archer lands $1.1B order from United Airlines and a SPAC deal

Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup targeting the urban air mobility market, has landed United Airlines as a customer and an investor in its bid to become a publicly traded company via a me

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S. Africa is looking at ways to deploy AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

South Africa is exploring ways to deploy AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, advisers have announced. It comes after the country temporarily put on hold plans to roll it out to healthcare workers aft

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Biden says it will be very difficult to achieve Covid herd immunity before summer’s end

President Joe Biden won’t commit to achieving herd immunity to the coronavirus in the U.S. by the end of summer, suggesting a long road ahead to defeating the deadly vi

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A growing number of startups are creating APIs to assess and offset corporate carbon emissions

It was only a matter of time before application programming interfaces came for the carbon credit offsets — the voluntary programs that allow companies to cancel out their greenhouse gas emissio

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Uber is buying alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1B

Uber today announced plans to acquire alcohol delivery service Drizly. The approximately $1.1 billion deal includes stock and cash and is expected to close in the first half of the year. The plan will

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What does World Hijab Day look like in Ukraine?

It’s World Hijab Day, an annual celebration of the headscarf traditionally worn by Muslim women. A group of activists from the Ukrainian Association of Muslim Women used the occasion to bring awarene

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Ford bets on Google Cloud for its digital transformation

Google and Ford today announced a new partnership around bringing Android Automotive to Ford’s Ford- and Lincoln-branded cars, starting in 2023. But at the same time, the two companies also anno

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China monitors train air flow during holiday travel rush

00:42 During the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush, China Railway Group Limited is taking multiple ways to maintain fresh air in train cabins amid the COVID-19 epidem

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India plans to introduce law to ban Bitcoin, other private cryptocurrencies

India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in the country and provide a framework for the creation of an official digital currency during the current budget session

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World's first cheetah smart park established in Namibia

The world's first cheetah smart park equipped with new technology to monitor animals and assets of Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has been established, a statement said. /Xinhua The

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China's urbanization policy and its relationship to climate change

04:29 Editor's Note: This article is based on an interview with David Blair, the Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions an

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China's urbanization policy and its relationship to climate change

04:29 Editor's Note: This article is based on an interview with David Blair, the Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions an