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Foreign investment law takes effect in China

The foreign investment law took effect in China starting Wednesday to better protect the interests of foreign investors in the country. With the law, foreign-invested enterprises will be granted acce

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The overlooked human laborers behind autonomous AI

In suburbs, towns and villages of remote provinces in China, groups of young men and women are laying the groundwork for fueling China's AI boom. Artificial intelligence (AI), despite all the hype ab

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More power came from renewable energy than fossil fuels in UK in 2019

Renewable energy delivered 48.5% of Britain's electricity in 2019, compared with the 43% generated by fossil fuels.

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Another year of living dangerously

Editor's note: Isabel Ortiz, director of the Global Social Justice Program at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, was director of the International Labor Organization and UN

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Highlights: New Year messages from world leaders

Heads of state and government from across the globe have given speeches and sent messages to mark the arrival of 2020, reflecting on the past 12 months and looking ahead to the challenges and opportu

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Putin and Zelenskiy agree to work on new prisoner swap

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy have agreed to begin work immediately on a new prisoner swap, Ukraine’s presidential

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TechCrunch Include yearly report

Welcome to the third annual TechCrunch Include Progress Report. Our editorial and events teams work hard throughout the year to ensure that we bring you the most dynamic and diverse group of speakers

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TRACED Act signed into law, putting robocallers on notice

The Pallone-Thrune TRACED Act, a bipartisan bit of legislation that should make life harder for the villains behind robocalls, was signed into law today by the President. It’s still possible to

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Xi urges to enhance national security

TheCommunistPartyofChina'scentralizedandunifiedleadershipovernationalsecuritymustbeenhanced,PresidentXiJinpingsaidonTuesday.Xi,alsogeneralsecretaryoftheCPCCentr

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Salisbury poisoning: Police to place security barriers around key place

PartsofSalisburycontaminatedwithnerveagentwillbesealedoffbehindhigh-securitybarriersformonthsasofficialsmakethemsafe,officialshaverevealed.Therestaurantandpubvi

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World Bank suggests Australia change visa policy on Pacific Island work

AWorldBankreportreleasedonMondayhassuggestedAustraliachangeitsvisapolicytomakeiteasierforPacificIslanderstoworkinthecountry.ThereportcalledforAustraliatoabolish

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India: 19 Delhi monuments to be restored every year

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,March26(APD)-Nineteenhistoricallyimportant,yetlesserknownmonumentshavebeenidentifiedbytheprovincialarchaeologydepartmentinDelh

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Migrant construction workers dedicated to making a better place

TheCITICTower,betterknownas“ChinaZun,”isBeijing’stallestbuilding.With108storiesstretching528metershigh,itisthemajesticcenterpieceoftheChinesecapital’sskyline.An

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Women in Pakistan eager to work despite social, cultural barriers

TahminaFatimaworksasahumanresourcesmanagerinalargemultinationalpharmaceuticalcompanyinPakistan'scapitalcityofIslamabad.Despiteanumberofchallengesinsideandoutsid

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90-year-old Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi wins 2018 Pritzker Prize

IndianarchitectBalkrishnaDoshiwon2018PritzkerArchitecturePrizeforhispioneeringworkinthefieldofarchitecture.The90-year-oldisbeingknownforhisinnovativeworkofdesig

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New Zealand company offers employees $10 a day to cycle to work

AChristchurchcompanyisofferinghardcashtoemployeeswhobiketoworkeverydayinabidtoenergisestaffandmovethecityawayfromarelianceoncars.Employeeswhocycletoandfromworkw

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Report shows China at the forefront of women's rights

LeanInChina,aprofessionaldevelopmentorganizationforwomen,isreleasingitsannualwhitepaperjustintimeforInternationalWomen’sDay.CGTNDigitalwasgivenacopyofanexecutiv