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California to vote on split proposal

[2018-06-19 08:00]

For the first time since the US Civil War, voters in California will decide on a proposal to divide their state.

Winemaker's final batch sold for $35m

[2018-06-19 08:00]

GENEVA - The last batch of late legendary winemaker Henri Jayer's Burgundies - which include some of the world's most expensive wines - was sold for a mouthwatering 30 million euros ($35 million) in Geneva on Sunday, well in excess of the estimated price.

PUTTING WORDS INTO PRACTICE

[2018-06-18 07:27]

Like many other fields, the translation industry has been significantly reshaped by the growth of artificial intelligence in recent years.

China turns to AI for healthcare boost

[2018-06-18 07:27]

Artificial intelligence is being increasingly used in medicine to examine medical scans and spot signs of diabetes, among other applications. In China, artificial intelligence is expected to play a much bigger role than many other countries, especially since there are only 1.5 doctors for every 1,000 people in the country, compared with 2.5 for every thousand in the United States, according to MIT Technology Review.

Driverless vehicles edge closer to reality

[2018-06-18 07:27]

More driverless vehicles are entering people's daily lives in the Chinese transportation sector.

Exporting sci-fi beyond imagination

[2018-06-16 07:53]

Best-selling science fiction was made in the West and exported to China for over a century. This trend was reversed in 2014, however, when Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem was published in English and became the first Chinese sci-fi novel to win a Hugo Award, the Oscars of the science-fiction world.

Meet the authors

[2018-06-16 07:53]

The rising stars of China's science-fiction scene are far from the author stereotypes. They are internationally minded, highly intelligent young men and women in white-collar jobs.

His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman to judge story contest

[2018-06-16 07:53]

Best-selling British fantasy author Philip Pullman is set to judge a new China-themed short-story competition launched ahead of this year's Liverpool Literary Festival.

Anger and grief remain as UK marks Grenfell fire

[2018-06-15 08:08]

The UK government's public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire paused for a week as a series of memorials and vigils were held one year on from the tragedy.

Raccoon set free after scaling 25-story tower

[2018-06-15 08:08]

WASHINGTON - The United States breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after a scruffy brown raccoon was captured safe and sound following a perilous climb up a 25-story skyscraper in the northern state of Minnesota.

Chinese doctors help improve Uganda's healthcare status quo

[2018-06-15 08:08]

KAMPALA, Uganda - Healthcare provisions in Africa are one of the toughest hurdles that governments have to contend with.

Trump, Iran spar over oil prices

[2018-06-15 08:08]

WASHINGTON/LONDON - US President Donald Trump and Iran exchanged sharp words over oil prices on Wednesday, with Trump blaming OPEC for high oil prices and Teheran accusing him of stoking volatility after he withdrew last month from a global nuclear arms deal with Iran.

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