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Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Pays Big Tribute To Hindi In Paris; Internet Says 'Proud To Be Indian'
Olympics 2024: The city of Paris turned into a colossal amphitheatre, and the iconic river Seine served as a track for the athletes' parade as France showcased its cultural diversity, spirit of revolution, impeccable craftsmanship and architectural heritage
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Coronavirus-Hit Chinese Economy Shrinks 6.8% In First Quarter, Worst Since 1976
China's GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world''s second largest economy to a standstill.
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'Rappers Like Honey Singh Should Be Banned,' Says Singer Jasbir Jassi
"Honey Singh and other rappers have in a way brought in a rap revolution by bringing in the western culture," said Jasbir Jassi
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Huawei's Founder Faces Fight for Company and Family
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei survived food shortages during China's Cultural Revolution, but now the reclusive billionaire faces an existential fight for his family and company.
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Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, and John Madden Football Added to World Video Game Hall of Fame
Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, and John Madden Football were chosen for the World Video Game Hall of Fame from among 12 finalists that included: Ms. Pac-Man, Asteroids, Call of Duty, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, King's Quest, Metroid and Minecraft.
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85-Year-Old Chinese Put Himself Up For Adoption. He Didn't Want To Die Alone
Han Zicheng survived the Japanese invasion, the Chinese civil war and the cultural revolution, but he knew he could not endure the sorrow of living alone.
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China's Top Party School Urges Cadres To Learn From President Xi Jinping's Teenage Travails
China's top training school for Communist Party cadres has published a book on the experiences of President Xi Jinping during the Cultural Revolution, exhorting party members to learn from the events that drove his "unshaken pursuit of ideals".
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Bolivia Opens $7 Million Museum Honouring President Morales
Bolivia on Thursday opened a $7 million museum dedicated to President Evo Morales and indigenous peoples in Mr Morales's birthplace of Orinoca high up in the deserts of the Bolivian antiplano.
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China Media Is Silent 50 Years After Cultural Revolution
Official Chinese media stayed largely silent about today's 50th anniversary of the start of the bloody Cultural Revolution, with discussion of the tumultuous decade still controlled on the mainland.
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Cheat Sheet to Help You Order Lebanese Food Like a Pro
If the cuisine of a nation can be used to trace its cultural and political revolutions, Lebanon would be an ideal example to prove the point.
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Expelled French Reporter Says China Trying To 'Muzzle' Media
A French reporter about to be thrown out of China after being accused of supporting terrorism said today the Chinese authorities were trying to "muzzle the international press".
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'Children of The Aggressor': The Japanese War Babies Adopted by China
Now 73 and sitting in his Tokyo home, Yohachi Nakajima fights back tears when he thinks of his Chinese adopted mother and the farming village he once called home -- a boy lost inside imperial Japan's crumbling empire.
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Tattoos Embody Afghan Social Revolution, but Critics Push Back
Exposure to Western culture since 2001 has transformed Afghanistan's previously isolated society, and a love of tattoos has taken hold - despite inking parlours being illegal.
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The Craft Beer Revolution: How Hops Got Hip
Creative young brewers and radical flavours have made people excited about beer again. But does craft beer live up to the hype - and will it change Britain's pint-swilling culture?Brewer Jamie Hancock is having a "moment". He is recalling the occasion,...
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At Apple, Tim Cook leads a quiet cultural revolution
Tim Cook has established a methodical, no-nonsense style, one that's as different as could be from that of his predecessor.
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Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Pays Big Tribute To Hindi In Paris; Internet Says 'Proud To Be Indian'
Olympics 2024: The city of Paris turned into a colossal amphitheatre, and the iconic river Seine served as a track for the athletes' parade as France showcased its cultural diversity, spirit of revolution, impeccable craftsmanship and architectural heritage
-
Coronavirus-Hit Chinese Economy Shrinks 6.8% In First Quarter, Worst Since 1976
China's GDP took the worst hit since the disastrous Cultural Revolution in 1976, plummeting by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the country took unprecedented measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world''s second largest economy to a standstill.
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'Rappers Like Honey Singh Should Be Banned,' Says Singer Jasbir Jassi
"Honey Singh and other rappers have in a way brought in a rap revolution by bringing in the western culture," said Jasbir Jassi
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Huawei's Founder Faces Fight for Company and Family
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei survived food shortages during China's Cultural Revolution, but now the reclusive billionaire faces an existential fight for his family and company.
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Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, and John Madden Football Added to World Video Game Hall of Fame
Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, and John Madden Football were chosen for the World Video Game Hall of Fame from among 12 finalists that included: Ms. Pac-Man, Asteroids, Call of Duty, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, King's Quest, Metroid and Minecraft.
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85-Year-Old Chinese Put Himself Up For Adoption. He Didn't Want To Die Alone
Han Zicheng survived the Japanese invasion, the Chinese civil war and the cultural revolution, but he knew he could not endure the sorrow of living alone.
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China's Top Party School Urges Cadres To Learn From President Xi Jinping's Teenage Travails
China's top training school for Communist Party cadres has published a book on the experiences of President Xi Jinping during the Cultural Revolution, exhorting party members to learn from the events that drove his "unshaken pursuit of ideals".
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Bolivia Opens $7 Million Museum Honouring President Morales
Bolivia on Thursday opened a $7 million museum dedicated to President Evo Morales and indigenous peoples in Mr Morales's birthplace of Orinoca high up in the deserts of the Bolivian antiplano.
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China Media Is Silent 50 Years After Cultural Revolution
Official Chinese media stayed largely silent about today's 50th anniversary of the start of the bloody Cultural Revolution, with discussion of the tumultuous decade still controlled on the mainland.
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Cheat Sheet to Help You Order Lebanese Food Like a Pro
If the cuisine of a nation can be used to trace its cultural and political revolutions, Lebanon would be an ideal example to prove the point.
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Expelled French Reporter Says China Trying To 'Muzzle' Media
A French reporter about to be thrown out of China after being accused of supporting terrorism said today the Chinese authorities were trying to "muzzle the international press".
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'Children of The Aggressor': The Japanese War Babies Adopted by China
Now 73 and sitting in his Tokyo home, Yohachi Nakajima fights back tears when he thinks of his Chinese adopted mother and the farming village he once called home -- a boy lost inside imperial Japan's crumbling empire.
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Tattoos Embody Afghan Social Revolution, but Critics Push Back
Exposure to Western culture since 2001 has transformed Afghanistan's previously isolated society, and a love of tattoos has taken hold - despite inking parlours being illegal.
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The Craft Beer Revolution: How Hops Got Hip
Creative young brewers and radical flavours have made people excited about beer again. But does craft beer live up to the hype - and will it change Britain's pint-swilling culture?Brewer Jamie Hancock is having a "moment". He is recalling the occasion,...
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At Apple, Tim Cook leads a quiet cultural revolution
Tim Cook has established a methodical, no-nonsense style, one that's as different as could be from that of his predecessor.
