China's growing comedy scene feels censorship chill
The recent crackdown on stand-up comedy has further shrunk the space for public discussion in China.
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China accuses US of 'provocation' after near collision of warships
China's defense minister on Sunday accused the United States and its allies of trying to destabilize the Indo-Pacific -- just hours after warships from the two countries were involved in a near collision.
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Beijing's comedy crackdown is hitting its music scene
The crackdown on stand-up comedy unleashed by a joke is now hurting Beijing's vibrant live music scene.
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Ukraine war hasn't changed China's thinking around possible attack on Taiwan, report says
China remains the "leading long-term challenge" to the existing international order and there is no evidence that Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine has changed Beijing's thinking around "the timescale or methodology" for any potential attack on Taiwan, a top strategic think tank said ahead of a regional security summit in Singapore.
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Flintshire: Sean Conway aims for 102 triathlons in as many days
Sean Conway is consuming a massive 8,000 calories a day to help power himself to the target.
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Environmental platform urges more than 1,600 high-emitting firms to disclose data
LONDON More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment
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Bet on Rose Zhang in professional debut at Mizuho Americas Open
The LPGA heads to Liberty National in New Jersey for this week's Mizuho Americas Open.With an event that features some of the top women golfers in the world, the headlines are dominated by someone who will be making their professional debut. That golfer is Rose Zhang, a product of Stanford ...
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Insurers' climate alliance loses nearly half its members after more quit
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Three more insurance companies including Tokio Marine have left a United Nations-backed net-zero climate alliance,
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She bought an abandoned US lighthouse. Now you can too
A US scheme to sell decommissioned lighthouses is helping people restore the once-mighty sentinels.
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Why Everest base camp won't be moving anytime soon
Nepal will not shift base camp due to climate change, after opposition from Sherpas and mountaineers.
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China's C919 passenger plane makes maiden flight
China hopes the C919 will end the dominance of Airbus and Boeing - but it relies on Western components.
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Katty Kay: A growing case of transatlantic heartburn
European leaders are getting nervous about the US election and shifts in foreign policy.
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