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Shares slump in Chinese gaming giants after state media brands them 'electronic drugs'

The criticism has stoked concerns that the online gaming sector will be the next to receive unwanted attention from Beijing's regulators, following a crackdown on tech giants in the country.

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India receives new cyclone warning as death toll rises

FILE PHOTO: A picture showing the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel clearing fallen trees from a road following severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' at Margao in Goa. /VCG Indians s

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The toilet paper startup backed by Marc Benioff, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Robert Downey Jr. now sells paper towels

Cloud Paper, the startup whose bamboo toilet paper (and celebrity and billionaire backers including Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Marc Benioff, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Mark Cuban) made a splash l

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Comet from edge of solar system killed the dinosaurs: study

Scientists say a huge comet from the edge of the solar system crashed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs. /CFP Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of w

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Overfishing empties oceans of sharks, rays by 70% in last 50 years

Hundreds of nautical miles away from land, the distance deep oceans provide has not been able to protect sharks and rays from humans, as the population of these species has depleted by nearly 70 p

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150,000 arrest records accidentally wiped from police database

The records were accidentally wiped last week and they included fingerprint, DNA and arrest histories, according to a report.

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Malaysia's opposition leader to seek king's assent to end state of emergency

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he would submit an appeal to the king to end a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus, which he

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Bitcoin suddenly plunges 20% - wiping $10,000 off the value of a single coin

The volatility prompts warnings from analysts that investors should take care when putting money in cryptocurrencies.

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UK PM Johnson could lose his seat and majority at next election - pool

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at risk of losing his own seat while neither of the two main political parties is likely to win an outright majority at the next

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UK PM Johnson could lose his seat and majority at next election - pool

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /AFP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at risk of losing his own seat while neither of the two main political parties is likely to win an outright m

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'We did it, sisters': Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortion

Argentina’s Senate voted on Wednesday to legalize abortion, a first for a big country in Latin America and a triumph for women’s rights campaigners achieved over the vi

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Twitter says followers of U.S. govt accounts won't transfer to Biden

Twitter said Tuesday it would not automatically transfer the millions of followers of official accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to the incoming Joe Biden administration, bu

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Deforestation kills 8 percent of Amazon in 18 years: study

Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8 percent of the world's biggest rainforest, according to a study released on Tuesday.The Amazon plays a

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TravelPerk launches an API for COVID-19 restrictions

About a month after outting an open API platform for its customers to augment their apps, business trip SaaS startup TravelPerk has launched a standalone API product aimed at helping the wider travel

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Africa needs $1.2t of financing to beat Covid-19 hit: IMF

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at the Global Women's Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 16, 2020. /Reuters African countries will need $1.2 trillion through 2023

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Chinese cinemas now allowed 75% seating capacity

A new version of the cinema reopening guideline issued on Tuesday allows Chinese cinemas to further loosen limits and have their per-show attendance reach 75% capacity.The guideline, issued by the Chi

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Holiday company TUI loses $1.3 bln as pandemic wipes out revenue

TUI's office building seen in the Netherlands. /VCG TUI, the world's largest tourism company, said it was considering raising new equity from shareholders or selling off parts of the business