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Niger museum is eclectic national ‘mirror’
There can be few museums in the world to rival the National Museum of Niger(MNN). It has displays covering art, history, dinosaurs, nuclear energy, craftwork and music as well as…
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‘Nomadland’ wins big at National Society of Film Critics Awards
Chinese director Chloe Zhao's feature film Nomadland turned out to be a big winner on Saturday at the annual National Society of Film Critics Awards with four trophies, continuing to…
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Chinese writer draws backlash, places TV adaptation in jeopardy after posting controversial comments about women
A Chinese web author has become the target of a backlash from netizens on Saturday after posting some controversial comments about feminism on social media. The backlash has also caused…
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Redesigned game of ‘American Mahjong’ enrages Chinese and Chinese Americans
A US company was widely condemned for redesigning Mahjong tiles and renaming the game "American Mahjong", lighting fury among Twitter users, who said the move was racist and disrespectful of…
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Prague protests restrictions with beer glass chain
Protesters built a chain of beer glasses containing lit candles in central Prague on January 3 to challenge restrictions adopted to combat the COVID-19 spread. The kilometer-long chain led from…
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Pandemic overshadows Japan’s New Year tuna auction
Tokyo's annual New Year tuna auction ended Tuesday without the usual jaw-dropping bidding war, with the country's "Tuna King" holding back on gunning for the top fish, citing the pandemic…
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Chinese version of Haruki Murakami’s book on his father’s involvement in WWII published on Thursday
The Chinese version Abandoning A Cat: What I Talk About When I Talk About My Father written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami was published on Thursday. Murakami, known as an excellent "post-Second…
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Former ‘Bond girl’ Tanya Roberts dies of infection aged 65
Former Bond actress and That '70s Show star Tanya Roberts has died from a urinary tract infection at a Los Angeles hospital, her publicist said Tuesday, a day after premature reports of…
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Spoiling idols with extravagant birthday gifts becomes target of criticism
Kim Jisoo, a female idol in South Korea's popular girl group Blackpink, turned 26 years old on Sunday as Chinese fans wished her a happy birthday and sent her a…
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International collaborative research reveals the life of Mammuthus-Coelodonta Faunal Complex in Northeast Asia
Jointly launched by researchers from countries such as China, Germany and Russia, a new scientific project has been published, setting a milestone for the investigation of the Mammuthus-Coelodonta Faunal Complex…