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Apricot blossoms showcase spring at the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing

As spring bursts into life, tourists and flower enthusiasts flood the Great Wall's Badaling section to enjoy a vast sea of apricot flowers. /CFPLocated in Yanqing Distr

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More than 2,750 cases of coronavirus variants reported in the U.S.

The United States has reported at least 2,753 cases ofthecoronavirus variants first detected in the UK, South Africa and Brazil as of Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre

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China continues to lead in global patent filings, says WIPO

China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world in 2020 for the second consecutive year, according to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIP

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Huge iceberg breaks off near UK base in Antarctica

00:39 A huge iceberg, the size of Greater London or the Greek island of Lesbos, has broken off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.The phenomenon is known as calving and comes almost a d

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Coinbase files to go public in a key listing for the cryptocurrency category

This morning Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange, released an S-1 filing ahead of its direct listing. The company’s public debut has been hotly anticipated thanks to recent activity am

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Infra.Market becomes India’s newest unicorn with $100 million fundraise

The newest unicorn in India is a startup that is helping construction and real estate companies in the world’s second most populated nation procure materials and handle logistics for their proje

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GCHQ wants AI to help UK combat crime and disinformation attacks

GCHQ says AI can be used widely in the fight against disinformation - and will commit to using it ethically.

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Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding

Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now. With a smattering of notable exceptions, however, 3D printing has largely been focused on rapid prototyping and limited-run, pers

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India's Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited protesting farmers for talks to address growers' concerns about three new agricultural laws that seek to deregulate the country's vast farm se

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Headless CMS Storyblok raises $8.5M Series A funding round led by Mubadala Capital

Storyblok, a ‘headless’ CMS for developers and marketers to deliver content, has raised an $8.5 million Series A funding round led by Mubadala Capital, alongside existing Storyblok investors firstminu

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Good day for a spacewalk

01:30 Astronauts Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins stepped out in the the vast expanse of space this morning as part of a four-year effort to update the International Space Station.See ho

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NE China's Dalian sees part of Bohai Bay freezed

The severe cold spell hitting northeast China has caused part of the Bohai Bayoff the coast of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, to freeze, forming a vast ice field, hund

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Snowy mountains, foraging of livestock paint rustic scene in NW China

Located at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountain, Minle County in northwest China's Gansu Province is now bathed in snow. A herd of livestock seen foraging leisurely

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3 al-Shabab militants killed in Kenya's coastal region

FILE PHOTO: Military security on Lamu island, Shela, Kenya. /Getty Images Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) troops on Sunday killed three al-Shabab terrorists in a raid in their camp in the vast Boni

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Reddit appoints second Black board member this year

Reddit has appointed Paula Price, who has served on the board of six public companies, including Accenture and Deutsche Bank, to its board of directors. Price’s appointment makes her one of two

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Egypt showcases scores of 2,500-year-old coffins

Egypt on Saturday showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years, the latest and largest find this year in the vast burial ground of the Saqqara Necropolis. /Getty Images Egypt on Sat

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What's new with China's manned submersible's second 10,000-meter dive?

China's latest manned submersible, Fendouzhe or "striver," plunged once again into the Mariana Trench early on Friday morning, three days after its successful descent t