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China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars

Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables...

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China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet

He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an...

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Australian Malls Turn To Village Life As Retailers Feel Pinch

As Australia's local merchants struggle with an influx of global names, leading malls are considering returning to...

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Messi Vows To Do ‘best’ Under Valverde

Barcelona star Lionel Messi shied away from making major promises for the coming season Thursday, pledging only to do...

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Alibaba Reveals Echo-Like Smart Speaker

Alibaba is the latest technology giant to unveil a smart speaker. The voice-controlled Tmall Genie can be used to play...

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Google Hit With Record EU Fine Over Shopping Service

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused...

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Google Hit With Record $2.7bn EU Fine

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused...

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Reviewing Mid-Year Online Shopping Spree In China

Chinese Internet users splurged on the mid-year online shopping spree on Sunday. While November 11, or Single’s Day,...

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Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’

Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that...

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Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’

Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that...

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Marissa Mayer Fades Out As Yahoo Ends Its Run

Marissa Mayer was hailed as Yahoo's savior when she took charge of the pioneering internet firm five years ago. But...

International

Wearing A Barcelona Shirt Could Land Fans In Prison For Up To 15 Years

Barcelona fans in Saudi Arabia could be punished with up to 15 years in prison for wearing their team’s colours....

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Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era

With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat...

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Yahoo-Verizon Deal Set To Close June 13

Yahoo shareholders voted Thursday to back the sale of the company's internet business to Verizon, clearing the way for...

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Kofi Annan, Patrick Awuah Among 100 Most Reputable People

Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been...

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Arrest In NSA News Leak Fuels Debate On Source Protection

It was a major scoop for The Intercept -- documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems...

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FIFA Sponsors ‘accelerate’ China’s World Cup Chances

China's footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing...

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Top Secret Leaks Plague US Spy Agencies

The publication of a top secret National Security Agency report on Russian interference in the US election Monday was...

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EPA Engages In Tree Planting In Kyebi

As part of preparations to mark this year’s World Environment Day Celebrations on Monday, 5th June, the Environmental...