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Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits more than doubled in 2023

Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits more than doubled in 2023

Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday said its profits more than doubled in 2023, as it ramps up efforts to bounce back a year that saw the company apparently defy US sanctions with the release of a high-end smartphone.

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Pakistan official says China halts work on two projects after deadly attack

Pakistan official says China halts work on two projects after deadly attack

Chinese contractors have halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver this week, a provincial official told AFP on Friday.

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Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings

Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings

Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday.

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UK same-sex couples celebrate a decade of legal marriage

UK same-sex couples celebrate a decade of legal marriage

When same-sex marriages became legal in England and Wales 10 years ago on Friday, Britons Neil Allard and Andrew Wale could not have tied the knot any quicker.

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Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without discrimination.

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Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK

Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK

It is the question many adults dread being asked by their children: when can I have a smartphone? But as fears grow about the impact of the gadgets on young minds, some UK parents are fighting back.

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DC Comics' Jim Lee: Using AI robs artists of creative joy

DC Comics' Jim Lee: Using AI robs artists of creative joy

A new three-part documentary, "Superpowered", charts the 90-year history of DC Comics, which brought the world "Superman", "Batman", "Wonder Woman" and countless other superheroes.

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Sound of the Underground: the busker aiming to play every London Tube stop

Sound of the Underground: the busker aiming to play every London Tube stop

Strumming his acoustic steel string guitar on a busy street in east London, 27-year-old Australian singer-songwriter Dan Tredget is a man on a mission.

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Vietnam Q1 growth hits five-year high on strong exports

Vietnam Q1 growth hits five-year high on strong exports

Vietnam's economy grew by 5.66 percent on-year in the first quarter, according to official data published Friday, boosted by strong exports.

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Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' drips history -- and joy

Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' drips history -- and joy

Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" is a full-throated ode to her southern roots, a rollicking revue of an album that also deals a vital history lesson on the Black lineage of country music.

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