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Alibaba Group e-commerce operations are firmly ahead of other Chinese platforms when it comes to global merchandise volumes. Taobao and Tmall’s closest competitor in the domestic market is JD.com, run by JD.com, Inc. Alibaba went global with its newer site …

Ramadan is predicted to start on Monday, April 12, in 2021 once the first moon of a new lunar cycle is visible in Mecca. While the length of the Islamic month of fasting is the same for all Muslims observing it, …

As Russia celebrates 60 years since Yuri Gagain became the first person to orbit the Earth, the state of space travel looks very different. While Gagarin’s amazing feat lasted 108 minutes, some people have amassed hundreds of days in space. Russia’s Gennady …

As a result of early efforts to secure vaccine candidates, a quick approval progress by authorities and effective infrastructure for administration, some governments are already racing ahead in their efforts to start mass vaccination against Covid-19. Website “Our World in Data” has been …

The personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users has been posted to an online forum on Saturday. As first reported by Business Insider, the data includes profile names, Facebook IDs, phone numbers and, in some cases, email addresses from …

For the first time in seven years, New York City has lost its title as the world’s billionaire capital. In 2020, the Big Apple was displaced by Beijing which recorded a net gain of 33 billionaires. Beijing is now in top …

The value of outstanding student loans in the United States has now reached $1.7 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. That sum is owed by 45 million borrowers and it is the country’s second highest consumer debt category after mortgage debt. …

On Tuesday, Intel’s recently appointed CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined his vision for the company going forward. As part of the company’s “IDM 2.0” strategy, he announced a $20 billion investment in two new factories in Arizona as well as Intel Foundry Services, …

As a result of early efforts to secure vaccine candidates, a quick approval progress by authorities and effective infrastructure for administration, some governments are already racing ahead in their efforts to start mass vaccination against Covid-19. Website “Our World in Data” has been …

By the end of 2019, there were over half a million electric buses in use around the world. Far from being a global phenomena though, 98 percent of these were located in China. Although the country’s subsidizing of this electric rollout …

Every March, the clocks in several countries around the world change by one hour and don’t change back until October. This practice – adhering to daylight savings time – is a contentious one. At one point, it means one fewer hour of …

March 21st marks 15 years of Twitter’s existence. The company traces its origins back to March 21, 2006 when Jack Dorsey published his first message on the platform at 9:50 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, which read: “just setting up my twttr”. …