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Uber says being deemed a transport firm will not change much

Ride-hailingappUber[UBER.UL]saidonThursdaythatbeingdeemedatransportationcompanywouldnotchangethewayitisregulatedinmostEuropeanUnioncountries,inresponsetoanEUtop

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Australian senator makes history by breast-feeding in Parliament

AnAustraliansenatormadehistoryTuesdaybybecomingthefirstwomantobreast-feedinthecountry'sParliament.LarissaWaters,amemberoftheAustralianGreensparty,breast-fedhern

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Meet the California mom who has fostered more than 630 kids and counting

Amotherwhohastakeninhundredsisstillshowingchildrenlovealmost40yearslater."IfeelthateverychildIcomeincontactwith,Iwantthatchildtounderstandwhatitmeanstobecherish

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DPRK says to bring to justice "terror suspects" against top leader

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)saidThursdayitwillbringtojusticethe"terrorsuspects"involvedinwhatthecountryallegedwasanassassinationplotagainstitstopl

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China confirms 29 heads of state, gov't leaders to attend B&R forum

ChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonGengShuangannouncedThursdaythat29headsofstateandgovernmentleaderswillattendtheupcomingBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperat

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Durham Police using artificial intelligence to make custody decisions

PoliceinDurhamwilltrialanartificialintelligencesystem(AI)tojudgetheriskofsuspectsre-offending.TheAIwillhelpcustodysergeantsdecidewhethersuspectsshouldbesentinto

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In Iraq’s Mosul, many survivors face future as amputees

TheyoungIraqiwomanremembersthenightshelostherleg.WihadAhmedandherfamilyhadhunkereddownintheirhouseinwesternMosul,hopingtowaitoutthenearlyconstantshellingasfight

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Venice art fest a tonic for global woes

Wearyofthemodern-day"globaldisorder"ofpoliticsandconflicts?The57thBiennaleartfestivalpromisestoliftthespiritsofthosefrazzledbyeverythingfromBrexittoglobalwarmin

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BT Group says to axe 4,000 jobs worldwide

TroubledBritishtelecomsgiantBTsaidThursdayitwillaxe4,000jobsworldwideinanewcost-cuttingdrive,afterpostingslidingprofitsina"challenging"year.Thepositionswillbecu

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Risks on Belt & Road loans controllable: bank officials

ChineseloanstocountriesandregionsalongtheBeltandRoadwillnotaddtolocaldebtburden,whilerisksrisingfromsuchloansareundercontrol,bankofficialssaidThursday.DingXiang

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Belt and Road Initiative brings Chinese, European dreams together

TheprogressofBeltandRoadInitiativehasdrawnaclearoutlineoftheprospectofwin-wincooperationbetween"ChineseDream"and"EuropeanDream."AstheChina-Europeancargotrainsre

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Giant bird-like dinosaur species found in China: study

Researchershavediscoveredanewspeciesofgiant,bird-likedinosaurthatmadenestslargerthanmonstertrucktiresinwhatisnowcentralChina,astudysaid.Measuringabouteightmetre

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Pokemon Go: Russian blogger found guilty

ARussianbloggerarrestedafterpostingavideoofhimselfplayingPokemonGoinachurchhasbeenfoundguiltyofinsultingreligiousbelieversandincitinghatred.ThecourtintheUralmou

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Afghan army kills 8 militants in northern province

EightTalibanmilitantswerekilledafterAfghanarmypersonnellaunchedacordonandsearchoperationinthecountry'snorthernprovinceofSariPul,anarmysourcesaidonThursday."Some

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Construction of Boeing's first overseas 737 factory starts in China

ConstructionofBoeing'sfirstoverseasfacilityaspartofits737productionsystemstartedThursdayintheeastChinaportcityofZhoushan.Theconstructionwillconsistoftwoparts--a

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Indian firing kills 1 civilian, injures 2 others: Pakistan ministry

PakistanonThursdaysaidthatacivilianwaskilledandtwoothersinjuredwhenIndianforcesshelleddifferentvillagesinPakistan-administeredKashmirovernight.TheForeignMinistr

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Chinese president talks with South Korean president by phone

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingheldaphoneconversationwithnewly-electedSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inhereonThursday.CongratulatingMoononhiselectionasSouthKoreanpreside