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Austria's Kurz backs justice minister against online hate

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz offered his “full support” on Thursday to the country's new justice minister in the face of online hatred over her Bosnian origins.Al

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Warner Bros to use artificial intelligence to predict box office hits

Cinelytic's AI-driven platform uses predictive tools and collated data to work out optimum casting, distribution and release date.

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British Royal Family suffers new blow as Harry and Megan intend to quit royal life

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's intention to step back from royal life dominated newspaper headlines in Britain Thursday. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said in a statement that they plan to work t

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CES2020 reveals challenges and opportunities of Chinese tech

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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Hong Kong sees more crimes in 2019 due to violent protests

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) recorded more crimes in the first 11 months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, John

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China handles 11,000 pornography, illegal publication cases in 2019

Chinese authorities across the nation handled 11,000 cases in 2019 in campaigns against pornography and illegal publications, with a record high of 308 major cases lis

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China's top legislator meets Japanese parliament delegation

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu met with a delegation of the House of Representatives of the Japanese parliament Thursday in Beijing. Li, chairman of the National Pe

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China unleashes the consumption potential of rural areas

China's consumption is likely to maintain its pillar position in the country's economic growth for six consecutive years, with the most rapid growth happening in the rural areas, officials at the

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China-U.S. economic, trade cooperation mutually beneficial: ambassador

China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation has always been mutually beneficial and win-win by nature, Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said here on Wednesday. "As long as we

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Australians prepare as "extreme" fire danger returns: official

With bushfire conditions set to deteriorate once more, Australian firefighters and communities scrambled with whatever preparations possible to help reduce the risk to lives and property over the di

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British MPs to vote on terms of Brexit deal on Thursday

British MPs will on Thursday vote on the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31.The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Bo

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Trump signals de-escalation after Iranian attack results in no casualties

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that no casualties resulted from Iran's missiles strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, sending signals of de-escalation while threat

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San Francisco mayor vows to address housing, homelessness challenges in second term

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday pledged to address the city's "acute" housing and homelessness challenges by building 50,000 new homes for those in need in the next decade. In an inaugu

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Calls for better air-quality reporting in Australia as bushfire smoke blankets cities

Large parts of Australia, including major cities Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have spent the better part of this summer suffocated by thick smoke from bushfires raging on the country's east coast.

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Logo launched for 2020 UN Convention on Biological Diversity

The logo for the 2020 UN Convention on Biological Diversity has been launched in Beijing, marking the start of all-round preparations for the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) for the Convention

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Canadian PM "shocked, saddened" by Ukrainian plane crash that kills 63 Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he was "shocked and saddened" to know that 63 Canadians were on board the Ukrainian passenger plane which crashed

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Queen Is ‘Deeply Upset’ After Harry and Meghan Stand Down as Senior Royals - Reports

A senior source within the Buckingham Palace said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dropped a bombshell with their announcement that they have decided to “step back”