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China hopes Taliban will draw clear line against terrorist groups

China hopes the Taliban will draw a clear line against all terrorist groups after the movement's leader made it clear that no terrorist organization will be allowed on Afghan territory, Chinese Forei

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Electricity deals that might not be as 'green' as they seem to be reviewed by government

Nine million UK households have signed up to green tariffs but some are allowed to be marketed in this way even if some of the energy they supply comes from fossil fuels - prompting concerns about so-called "greenwashing".

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U.S. health officials warn of tough days ahead as COVID-19 outbreak

U.S. health officials will decide within the next two weeks whether to offer COVID-19 booster shots to more Americans.The Delta variant is filling hospitals across the country, even in states with

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Vaccine makers prepare for possible COVID-19 boosters in U.S.

U.S. health experts say most people don't need a COVID-19 booster shot -- yet.But all three companies, which make the vaccines being used in the U.S., are studying whether, and when, they might be

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Canadian PM Trudeau triggers federal election

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses party members at the Liberal Party campaign headquarters in Montreal, Canada. /Xinhua Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offici

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Record number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in U.S.

A child is given receiving a COVID-19 test at a back-to-school clinic in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 12, 2021. /Reuters A record number of more than 1,900 children were h

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The Next Solutions Episode 1: Farm is the new lab

04:42 The outside looks like a cargo container. The inside looks like a spaceship.Either way, it’s not an ideal farming spot. But it’s where scientists are growing 40 million vegetables

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Does nature have the answer? Chinese-Serbian bio-lab investigates

02:31 In downtown Belgrade, behind several huge birch canopies, is Serbia's leading biological institution.For almost 75 years, scientists of the Sinisa Stankovic Institute for Biologic

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Apple alters planned new system for detecting child sex abuse images over privacy concerns

The tech giant triggered a backlash from policy groups and its own employees after announcing plans to scan iPhones and report offending images to the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Meng Wanzhou lawyers called called U.S. fraud case “fatally flawed”

Lawyers for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou have called the U.S. fraud case against her implausible, unprecedented and fatally flawed.They were arguing in the final stage of Meng’s extr

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Scientists discover 'missing piece' in quantum computing breakthrough

An experiment which could allow scientists to control millions of qubits at the same time was a success, although "there are engineering challenges to resolve before processors with a million qubits can be made", they add.

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Canadian judge questions arguments for Huawei CFO's extradition

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, arrives at B.C. Supreme Court to attend her extradition hearing, in Vancouver, British Columbia, August 11, 2021. /CFP A Canadian judge on Thur

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Paralympics: Flame ceremonies begin as virus surges in Japan

Japan held its first flame-lighting ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Thursday, with athletes waiting to learn whether spectators will be in the stands as th

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Paralympics: Flame ceremonies begin as virus surges in Japan

Japan held its first flame-lighting ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Thursday, with athletes waiting to learn whether spectators will be in the stands as the country battles a spike in vi

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Disaster recovery can be an effective way to ease into the cloud

Operating in the cloud is soon going to be a reality for many businesses whether they like it or not. Points of contention with this shift often arise from unfamiliarity and discomfort with cloud oper

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Libya opens its largest COVID-19 vaccination center in Tripoli

A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination center in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 11, 2021. Libya's Ministry of Health on Wednesday opened the country's largest

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3 lies VCs tell ourselves about startup valuations

I’m frequently asked by journalists whether I think venture capital valuations are too high in the current environment.Because the average venture capital fund returns only 1.3x committed capital over