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Why China still needs Silicon Valley
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China may be in the middle of a tech battle with the United States, but that hasn't stopped some of its biggest companies from expanding their presence in Silicon Valley. Tencent
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Tokyo commute: ‘A ride in hell’
"It's horrific" says photographer Michael Wolf, describing scenes from his "Tokyo Compression" photo series.The images -- nameless faces pressed up against windows, their expressions frozen in visible discomfort, the glass around them wet with
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How ‘punk’ antiheroes launched extreme generation
(CNN)It was the movie that inspired a generation of skiers and popularized the concept of "extreme" skiing.It introduced mohawked bad-boy Glen Plake, a self-confessed drink-and-drug-fueled punk rocker, and showcased the cliff-jumping prowess of Scot
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80 years on, Germany to pay compensation to Kindertransport survivors
London (CNN)The German government will make a one-off compensation payment to survivors of the Kindertransport program, which rescued Jewish children from Nazi Germany and brought them to Britain. From January 1, the now elderly
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Malaysia files charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over its dealings with a state investment fund at the heart of a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal. The case relates to bond sales that
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Gay Singaporean man can adopt son born via surrogacy, court rules
(CNN)A gay Singaporean doctor has won the right to adopt a child he fathered in the United States through a surrogate, in a landmark ruling for the socially conservative country. On Monday, Singapore's High
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Cracks appear in the world’s biggest autos alliance
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The tension in the world's biggest autos alliance was laid bare Monday when Nissan said it had been denied an opportunity to tell Renault's board the full story about why it
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How the Russians used social media to recruit unwitting Americans
New York (CNN Business)The Senate Intelligence Committee is set to release two reports on Monday detailing the breadth of the Russian social media campaign to sow discord in the United States. The reports, both
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Jeremy Corbyn to introduce motion of no confidence in Theresa May
London (CNN)British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said Monday that he is introducing a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May for delaying Parliament's vote on her Brexit deal until January. The development
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North Korea warns ‘vicious’ US sanctions risk progress on talks
Washington (CNN)North Korea is warning that recent US sanctions could take relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea back to the bristling tension of last year and endanger efforts to remove nuclear weapons


