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Never too old to code: Meet Japan’s 82-year-old app-maker

by Karyn Nishimura-Poupee Agence France Presse FUJISAWA, Japan (AFP) -- When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working, she still used…

China’s web users fear losing tools to bypass ‘Great Firewall’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Enterprising internet users in China fear the tools they use to tunnel through the country's "Great…

China’s bikes-for-sharing hit Manchester streets

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (CCTV) -- China's bike-sharing operator Mobike is gaining traction in UK's Manchester just a few weeks after…

Panda gives birth to twins at French zoo, one cub dies

SAINT-AIGNAN-SUR-CHER,France (AFP) -- There was joy and pain for French zookeepers Friday as their female panda gave birth to twins,…

Well-preserved dinosaur unearthed in Canada gets name, backstory

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- An extraordinarily well-preserved 110-million-year-old dinosaur found in a mine pit in Canada now has a…

Russia’s Lake Baikal ‘extremely polluted’, Putin warns

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, has extremely high pollution levels, President Vladimir Putin…

Russia’s diamond giant says mine flooded with 150 inside

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's diamond giant Alrosa said Friday that one of its mines in eastern Siberia has suffered…

Smart ring provides a voice in your ear at the touch of a hand

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- A voice in your ear at the touch of a hand? The Orii ring allows…

SINEBATA 2017 launched: Nationwide search on for best video produced for, by and with children

  With the launching of SINEBATA 2017, the nationwide search is on for the best video produced for, by and…

Watch: Six giant panda cubs born in one week at Sichuan’s panda base

https://youtu.be/qfr9I6UzuTY SICHUAN Province, southwest China (Reuters) -- A total of six giant panda cubs were born in succession from four…

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