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Study warns users about health information on TikTok
The Chinese social network is packed with information of all kinds and in all fields, which can get up to tens of millions of views. This may be of little importance when it comes to showcasing the latest blush, but it can be crucial when the posts in question concern users’ health. Indeed, a new study reveals that much of this information is not based on factual evidence.
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Canada's British Columbia calls off drug decriminalization pilot project
OTTAWA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Canada's British Columbia provincial government on Friday called off a drug decriminalization pilot project which allowed drug users to carry small amounts of drugs.
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3 killed after building collapses in north Nigeria
ABUJA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others injured after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Nigeria's northern state of Kano on Friday, authorites said.
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s.
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Chinese company to build photovoltaic factory in Saudi port
RIYADH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese solar energy infrastructure company has signed an agreement with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) to build a photovoltaic production facility in Jeddah, the kingdom's largest port city.
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Nearly 23 pct of Canadian population reported food insecurity in 2022
OTTAWA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Approximately 8.7 million people, or 22.9 percent of Canada's population, lived in households that reported some form of food insecurity in 2022, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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Canada announces investment to grow semiconductor supply chain
OTTAWA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a new federal investment to create more semiconductors and grow the supply chain.
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Feature: Chinese firms eager to showcase new products at Spain seafood fair
BARCELONA, Spain, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese exhibitors at the Seafood Expo Global in Spain this week are eager to showcase their newest delights to European seafood enthusiasts.
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Slovenia's jobless rate falls to historic low
LJUBLJANA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's jobless rate fell to a historic low of 3.1 percent in March, down by 0.6 percentage point from the same period last year, latest figures show.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Friday.
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Turkish court sentences Syrian woman to life in prison over Istanbul bombing
ISTANBUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish court here on Friday sentenced Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national, to life in prison for placing a bomb in Istanbul's bustling street in 2022, killing six people, local media reported.
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Students at Stanford University hold pro-Palestine demonstration
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A group of Stanford students took over the university's White Memorial Plaza in San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. state of California, Thursday evening to erect a "People's University For Palestine" encampment to protest Israel's ongoing attacks on Gaza.
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At least 10 killed in hotel fire in southern Brazil
SAO PAULO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and several others injured or missing after a fire broke out early Friday morning at a small hotel in southern Brazil, local authorities said.
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Interview: Hopes of rate cuts driving FTSE 100 rally, says LSE expert
LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- One of the major factors behind a week-long surge of the benchmark FTSE 100 is the expectation of possible interest rate cuts this year, a top economics professor said on Friday.
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Israeli shekel falls to over 5-month low against USD
JERUSALEM, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing depreciation of the Israeli shekel against the U.S. dollar stood at 3.818 shekels per dollar on Friday, according to the country's central bank.
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UM Consumer Sentiment Index falls in April
CHICAGO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell to 77.2 in the April 2024 survey, down from 79.4 in March and above last April's 63.7.
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Timeline: King Charles set to resume duties after cancer treatment
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles will return to public duties on April 30 following nearly three months of treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
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Over 1.9 mln people at risk of flooding across Ethiopia: UN
ADDIS ABABA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned on Friday that over 1.9 million people across Ethiopia are at risk of flooding as the rainy season begins.