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NCPA Orchestra opens 2020-21 season

The China NCPA Orchestra perform Ludwig van Beethoven's "Egmont" in Chinese translation for the opening night of its 2020-21 season at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on Nov. 1

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UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 to net zero emissions

Cars seen parked at roadside in London, UK. /VCG Britain will move up a ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2030 and is eyeing 250,000 new jobs as part of a green industrial revoluti

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Biden’s infrastructure plans could boost startups

As President-elect Joe Biden readies his transition team and sets the agenda for his first 100 days in office, startups can expect to see some movement on long-stalled infrastructure initiatives that

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Airbnb files to go public

Airbnb filed to go public today, bringing the well-known unicorn one step closer to being a public company.The company’s financial results show a company on the rebound, but smaller than it was

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Cam Newton helps Patriots beat Ravens in rain and wind

Quarterback Cam Newton #1 of the New England Patriots throws the ball under pressure in the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, November 15, 2020.

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Astronauts board SpaceX rocket for night launch, no Musk

Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi wave to family members as they leave the Operations and Chec

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Musk 'most likely' has COVID-19, SpaceX crew flight delayed

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company's Crew Dragon capsule attached, sits on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, USA.

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Using the GoPro Hero 9 Black and Zeus Mini to improve my manual driving skills

There are plenty of reviews out there for the Hero 9 already, so I wanted to do something a little different. I decided to put GoPro’s latest to the test while hugging turns in my 1970 Chevelle.

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Renewable power represents almost 90% of total global power capacity added in 2020

Bucking the slowdown in most of the power sector caused by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, renewable energy actually grew in 2020, and will represent about 90% of the total power capacity added fo

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The economic potential of China cannot be missed by the world

A trade and logistics park in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, November 5, 2020. /Getty Editor's Note: Chen Jiahe is the chief investment officer at Novem Arcae Technologies. The ar

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DJI’s pint-sized Mavic Mini gets camera and connection upgrades

We dug DJI’s Mavic Mini when the drone arrived last year. As Matt noted in his review, “It packs everything critical to be a quality drone. It has a good camera, good range and a good controller. It

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Firefighters battle raging blaze on South Africa's Table Mountain

The Table Mountain. /CFP A large contingent of firefighters are battling a raging blaze on South African landmark tourist attraction Table Mountain, which overlooks the city of Cape Town. The

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'Bling without the sting': Eco-friendly diamonds made using carbon sucked from the air

A UK-based team uses a "sky mining facility" to make what they claim is the world's first "zero impact diamond".

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Hubble Telescope used to study rare metal asteroid

The asteroid is one of the largest pieces of space debris floating in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Hej! Amazon opens Amazon.se in Sweden to expand in Europe

Amazon is the biggest online retailer in Europe, and today it took the next step in making that effort more localized. The company has launched a dedicated portal for Sweden at Amazon.se — givin

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Wyze launches version 3 of its $20 security camera

Wyze first made a name for itself when it launched its $20 indoor security camera a few years ago. Since then, the company branched out into other smart home products, ranging from doorbells to scales

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Thanks to COVID-19, emissions and coal use may have peaked in 2019

If analysts from BloombergNEF are right, then all of the world’s most greenhouse gas polluting days are behind it, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.A sharp drop in energy demand caused by the glo