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Beijing to build $2 billion AI research park: Xinhua
January 3, 2018
Beijing to build $2 billion AI research park: Xinhua
Beijing authorities will build a 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) artificial intelligence development project in the city’s west, the official…
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
January 3, 2018
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
The German state of Lower Saxony witnessed a 10.4 percent increase in crime at the height of the migration crisis,…
North Korea says it will reopen cross-border communication: Seoul
January 3, 2018
North Korea says it will reopen cross-border communication: Seoul
North Korea announced Wednesday that it will reopen a cross-border communication channel with South Korea, officials in Seoul said, another…
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
January 3, 2018
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United…
Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption law
January 2, 2018
Bulgaria president vetoes anti-corruption law
President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed anti-graft legislation passed by Bulgaria’s parliament, saying the bill failed to offer the means…
Dalit protests cause disruptions in India’s financial capital
January 2, 2018
Dalit protests cause disruptions in India’s financial capital
Thousands of Dalits, who rank at the lower end of India’s ancient caste hierarchy, disrupted traffic and threw stones at…
South Korea sees ‘groundbreaking’ chance in talks with North
January 2, 2018
South Korea sees ‘groundbreaking’ chance in talks with North
South Korea has suggested a meeting to talk about the North’s participation in the Winter Olympics, claiming there is a…
German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks
January 2, 2018
German parties at odds ahead of coalition talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) traded barbs about migration and tax cuts on Tuesday amid mounting questions…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
January 2, 2018
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of children…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
January 2, 2018
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of…