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[2019-08-31 06:03]

Conrad Shenyang, a chic hotel in the heart of the historic Northeast city, is scheduled to open on Sunday. The 315-room state-of-the-art hotel was designed by three renowned design studios: multinational Wilson Associates, INdulge headquartered in Hong Kong and Strickland from Japan. The property provides easy access to the city's downtown recreational and cultural attractions. Guests can take in sweeping views of the city from the Sky Lobby and every guest room and discover new experiences at the hotel's premier restaurants, wellness facilities and event venues.

College Board abandons SAT 'adversity score'

[2019-08-30 07:49]

The College Board, the nonprofit organization that develops the SAT, is abandoning a plan to develop an "adversity score" for every student who takes the college admissions test after a backlash from parents and advocacy groups.

Darth Vader helmet among treasures in $10m auction

[2019-08-30 07:49]

LOS ANGELES - Darth Vader's helmet from The Empire Strikes Back is among a vast collection of coveted Hollywood treasures going under the hammer next month, with experts predicting the helmet could fetch nearly $500,000.

German royal heirs fight for restitution

[2019-08-30 07:49]

POTSDAM, Germany - A century after Germany's monarchy was abolished, some of its blue-blooded descendants are riding back into battle to reclaim what they see as their royal birthright.

It'll be all white: US scientists create albino lizards with gene-editing tech

[2019-08-30 07:49]

WASHINGTON - A team of scientists at the University of Georgia has succeeded in gene-editing reptiles for the first time, creating a pair of albino lizards the size of a human index finger.

Taliban, US 'close' to forging peace deal

[2019-08-30 07:49]

KABUL, Afghanistan - The United States and the Taliban are "close" to a deal that would see the Pentagon slash troop numbers in Afghanistan, the insurgents said on Wednesday, although the US military insisted that the country must not become a sanctuary for extremists.

Global concerns surge over Amazon wildfires

[2019-08-29 07:09]

Nations along the Amazon River are not only battling huge blazes in the forests but also fighting the perception that development policies are responsible for the fires that environmentalists fear may damage the rainforest and continental ecology.

Prolific professor remembered for meeting with Deng

[2019-08-29 07:09]

For many in China and the United States, Winston L. Yang was a prolific scholar in Asian studies. But in the final analysis, Yang was a "Chinese compatriot" to be forever remembered for his contributions to relations across the Taiwan Straits, his friends and family have said.

Trump pushes his Florida hotel for next G7 summit

[2019-08-29 07:09]

It's got great parking, wonderful rooms, access to an airport, and the president of the United States notes the Florida hotel that he owns and wants to be the site for the next G7 summit doesn't have bedbugs.

BBC set to launch 'Beeb', its own voice assistant

[2019-08-29 07:09]

The BBC will launch a new digital voice assistant next year that will be similar to devices developed by Amazon, Apple, Baidu, and Google but - it claims - better able to understand the range of dialects and accents found in the British Isles.

Build, Build, Build program making strides

[2019-08-28 07:43]

As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte embarks on his fifth visit to China, analysts expect the countries will speed up their cooperation, especially on infrastructure development.

Village sport, lost in time, makes comeback

[2019-08-28 07:43]

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Two teams confronted each other on the dusty sports field, wielding roughly cut sticks to whack a homemade puck at high speed.

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