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Forbidden City most visited museum in world
New figures show the Palace Museum, better known as the Forbidden City, has received 17 million visitors this year, making it the most visited museum in the world, reports Beijing…
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Chinese scientists find 100 million-year-old feathers from unknown species
Chinese scientists have discovered strange-shaped tail feathers in 100 million-year-old ambers which do not belong to any existing or known birds, and they believe that the streamer-like feathers could…
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Service of Chinese Americans in World War II to be formally recognized
The United States House of Representatives and the Senate have passed a bill that formally recognizes the contributions of the more than 18,000 Chinese Americans that fought for the United…
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“123456” tops this year’s list of world’s worst passwords
Password management firm SplashData released its annual list of the 100 worst password character combinations in 2018. As Fortune magazine reported on Saturday, "123456" topped the list this year, followed…
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Tu-160 bombers return to Russia after visit to Venezuela
Two Tu-160 strategic bombers have returned to their home base in Russia after an international visit to Venezuela, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. The Long-range aircraft flew in the…
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UN climate conference adopts rulebook for implementing Paris deal
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Saturday agreed on a package of the implementation guidelines, or a common rulebook of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The…
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Egypt uncovers intact 4,400-year-old pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids
Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids. "The Old Kingdom…
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Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
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China refutes U.S. official’s smearing remarks on China-Africa cooperation
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday refuted a U.S. official's smearing remarks on China-Africa cooperation. U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton rolled out the Trump administration's new Africa strategy…
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Internet helps narrow education gap
Over the past 16 years, 72,000 students from 248 high schools in poverty-stricken areas have attended livestreaming classes simultaneously with one of the best high schools in the nation, the…