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China Orders Tencent Music Entertainment To Give Up Exclusive Music Licensing

BEIJING — China’s market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation, has ordered Tencent Holdings Limited and its affiliated companies to relinquish exclusive rights to music labels. “To restore market competition, Tencent and its affiliated companies must […]

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Amid China’s Military Pressure, Taiwan Prepares For Cyber War

BEIJING — The island country Taiwan has said it is using several measures to guard itself against technological vulnerabilities amidst China’s building military pressure. “Taiwan has been able to defend itself against the overwhelming majority […]

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Only 10 Percent Indian Children Using Smartphones To Study, Claims Research

NEW DELHI — New research by India’s apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), has said that only 10.1 percent of children use their smartphones for online learning and education. However, 59.2 percent use […]

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India’s Most Populus State Hit With Floods, Hundreds Hit

MUMBAI, India — The most populous Indian state, Maharashtra, will soon have a separate National Defense Rescue Force-style mechanism to be set up in flood-affected districts of the state. This was announced by Maharashtra Chief Minister […]

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Unhappily Married Men Are At High Risk Of Premature Death

Men who feel their marriage is unsuccessful have a higher risk of stroke and premature death — no less than well-known risk factors such as smoking and lack of physical activity. That is the finding […]

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A Biden Truce Breaks As Clinton And Sanders Back Candidates In Ohio

CLEVELAND — The moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party may have put aside their differences last year to get President Joseph R. Biden Jr. elected and keep Donald J. Trump a one-term president, but […]