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Duisburg, with the world’s biggest inland port, has served as a major hub for Chinese trade with Europe. Photo: Fabian Ritte for The Washington Post

Long a champion of cooperation with China, the German city of Duisburg has abandoned its partnerships there, a move that reflects broader uncertainty in the European Union about Beijing.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on a Nasa mission to the International Space Station with US, Japanese and Russian astronauts on board. Photo: Joel Kowsky/Nasa via Getty Images

The United States is banking on an international coalition to maintain its leadership in the space race as it faces competition from China.

Every night before he sleeps, filmmaker and musician Bruce Sheridan writes one page in a lined Moleskin notebook with a black cover.

Who else has resolved to eat more healthily this year?

In 2020, we all vow to do better. Here's some inspiration as to how to tackle your approach to better eating in the year ahead

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Amazon warriors might have been more than myth

Fierce female warriors of the steppe were thought to be myths, or a figment of ancient imaginations. New discoveries might show they were all too real.

Boozing always seems like a good idea, but if you're suffering the after-effects, these international cures can help.

If you need some hints on how to get over the pain of the morning after the night before, these international dishes might just be the solution

Try this Mexican eggy goodness to get you over your hangover. Photo: Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post

This easy recipe for a Tex-Mex classic combines eggs and carbs to perk you up after a night of too much alcohol.

This stack of World War II love letters was found in a secondhand shop in Tennessee. Photo: Courtesy of Lindsy Wolke

Two friends found correspondence between two teens separated by war, and couldn’t rest without knowing what had become of them

The zoo’s larger animals – its giraffes, zebras and rhinos – couldn’t be relocated. Instead, zoo staff sheltered them. Photo: Chad Staples

As the sky turned dark and a thick haze choked the air below, bush fires closed in on a small coastal town in southeast Australia. Chad Staples and his staff at Mogo Wildlife Park were running out of options.

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Who knows what your airmiles could do for you!

Keep those valuable frequent flier points, but don’t become a miles millionaire

TikTok app has been banned by the US Army. Photo: Reuters

It follows a ban from the US Navy and a ‘cyber awareness’ message from the Defence Department urging the Pentagon’s 23,000 employees to uninstall the app because it could potentially expose personal data to ‘unwanted actors’.

A still from Chinese animation hit Nezha.

The unthinkable happened at the Chinese cinema box office in 2019: the top two films were domestic. It’s far from certain Hollywood can regain top spot in China. Will Chinese films threaten US studios’ global dominance too?

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Revellers wait for the New Year celebrations in Times Square, New York. Photo: Xinhua

There are countless traditions for the turn of the calendar, from house cleanings to warding off bad spirits, to eating certain foods or jumping around in a specific way

A boy holds Djiboutian national flag in front of Chinese national flag as he waits for Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guellehas before the launching ceremony of new 1,000-unit housing construction project in Djibouti in 2018. Photo: AFP

China has financed ports, railways, airports and naval bases, as well as servers that house most or all of the internet for Somalia, Yemen and Ethiopia. But what’s the real cost? And where’s the US in Africa?

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Many travellers dread the thought of unpacking their suitcase after a holiday. Photo: Shutterstock

We’re not all hyper-organised travellers, and for some it’s tempting to leave half-full bags sitting around. Experts and fellow travellers offer advice on what to do (Pro tip: those dirty wet clothes doesn’t improve with age).

US President Donald Trump later deleted the tweet. Photo: TNS

On Friday night Trump shared a Twitter post from @surfermom77 with his 68 million followers naming the alleged whistle-blower. It later disappeared, but was restored.

Social media feeds illuminate the Dear Evan Hansen set behind star Ben Levi Ross (centre). Photo: Matthew Murphy

The 21-year-old actor decided ‘less is more’ when it came to the famously challeging role

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CBC says the scene was cut when Home Alone 2 was edited for time. Photo: Handout

President’s son calls removal of scene ‘pathetic’, while Fox and Friends co-host says move was result of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’.

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Professor Pan Jianwei has suggested in the past that he and his university research team do not assist Chinese military efforts to develop quantum technology. Photo: Dickson Lee

Physicist Pan Jianwei plays down significance of documents cited in report, saying they do not mean he or his researchers were supporting development of military technology.

President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have hotly denied any interference with the US vote to help Donald Trump win the presidency. Photo: Reuters

US military cyber officials are developing information warfare tactics that could target the sensitive, personal data of senior Russian officials and oligarchs if Moscow tries to interfere in the 2020 US elections.

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A house burns as a fire spreads in Valparaiso, Chile, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Valparaiso mayor says there is reason to believe blaze was set intentionally.

A rare black rhino calf born at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, on Tuesday. Photo: Courtesy of Potter Park Zoo

Fewer than two black rhino calves are born annually in captivity, zoo officials.

Laura Dern had two major film roles this year in Marriage Story and Little Women. Photo: The Washington Post

Brilliant performances in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women have shown that, at 52, Laura Dern is at the peak of her powers, and is finally enjoying the acting career that she had always hoped for.

Mark Hamill in the first Star Wars film.

The folklore behind the space opera, whose ninth episode, The Rise of Skywalker, is storming the box office, has grown over the years. We examine five of the myths that have built up surrounding the films.

A scene from VR game Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted.

Star Wars, Stormland and Ghost Giant – 2019 was a great year for virtual-reality gaming as developers finally began realising the medium’s promise.

Actor Ryan Philippe defended his attendance. Photo: Instagram

The festival was designed to rehabilitate the kingdom’s image, damaged by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the ongoing war in Yemen.

Gaming is now humanity’s favourite form of entertainment, and in the past decade it has achieved several milestones with its wide array of games. Photo: Shutterstock

Gaming is the No.1 entertainment now, and the past decade saw milestone developments in storytelling and in-game elements. These are the titles that had the most impact in the 2010s.

It only takes a few simple ingredients to create a bowl of utter comfort.

A vegan dish of pure comfort, easily made omnivore-friendly with a poached egg or as a side to roast meat

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Xinhua

Trump takes to Twitter to tout the Russian president’s comments that he believed the impeachment was ‘far-fetched’.

Heroes from League of Legends. Photo: Riot Games

Riot Games co-founder follows Netflix, Disney, Amazon and HBO into television programming with new show Arcane. It’s a natural move for a company looking to appeal to an audience outside the gaming community.

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