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South Korea: The life-changing exam that won’t stop for a pandemic

Already a stressful event, a third wave of the pandemic has left students with even bigger challenges. The Suneung, an…

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Covid brainwave: ‘I turned my office into a cyclists’ cafe’

The hospitality industry has been left reeling after two national lockdowns and, although England is just emerging from the second…

4 years ago

China: Looted horse head returns to Beijing’s Old Summer Palace

It is one of 12 famous bronze animal head sculptures stolen from Beijing when British and French troops invaded China…

4 years ago

Vietnam: Facebook and Google ‘complicit’ in censorship

In a new report, the group accuses the tech giants of "far-reaching complicity" by blocking content deemed critical of authorities.Vietnam's…

4 years ago

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan lands in Cambodia, greeted by Cher

Ameriistan, receiAn elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" landed in Cambodia Monday from Pakving a warm welcome from can superstar Cher…

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Masked Indian comic superhero fights Covid-19 fear

In Priya's Mask, due to be launched on 2 December, the comic crusader joins hands with Jiya, the "Burka Avenger",…

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Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation ‘surges to 12-year high’

A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. This…

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Australian scientists map millions of galaxies with new telescope

The CSIRO, the national science agency, said its new telescope had created "a new atlas of the universe" in record…

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China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington

The rules primarily focus on the export of military technologies and other products that might harm China's national security. The…

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Utah monolith: Internet sleuths got there, but its origins are still a mystery

When officials in Utah on Monday revealed they had found a shimmering, metal structure deep in the Red Rock desert,…

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