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At the Huaqiangbei Market in Shenzhen, you can build a smartphone from scratch in a couple of hours.

New York congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she won her seat in the US House of Representatives because of all the doors she knocked on.

They almost certainly won't know it, but the lives of a secluded tribe on an ultra-remote island in the Bay of Bengal have been thrown under a rare and unwelcome spotlight this week.

The billionaire founder and boss of gambling company Bet365 has paid herself a record-breaking amount for the chief executive of a British company, taking home $279 million in 2017, according to the latest accounts.

Bring Back our Girls activist and former Nigerian minister Oby Ezekwesili has thrown her hat into the election ring for Nigeria's upcoming 2019 elections and says her candidacy will "disrupt the politics of failure" in Africa's most populous nation.

A dust storm measuring 500 kilometers (310 miles) in length is sweeping across Australia's southeast, blanketing towns in a red haze and raising health concerns.

On a lone tree in the Nordmarka forest just north of Oslo, there's a sign that reads "Framtidsbiblioteket - Future Library."

The head of Russian military intelligence has died at the age of 63, Russian state news agencies reported Thursday.

France play host to Croatia as the premier team event in men's tennis comes to the end of an era.

WhatsApp finally has an executive to run its business in its most important global market.

Robert Kubica has completed a sensational return to the Formula One grid, eight years after the horror crash that nearly killed him.

Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has cancelled a major show in China after controversial videos and offensive private Instagram messages, allegedly sent by co-founder Stefano Gabbana, went viral on social media. The Italian designer has denied writing the messages.

Former professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez says the accessibility of playing League of Legends (LoL) puts it "ahead of the curve" in comparison to traditional sports.

Police have advised motorists to avoid London for the next three days, as climate change protesters continue to block roads and cause traffic disruption in the UK capital.

An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households.

In the nearly four years since Microsoft introduced its HoloLens augmented-reality headset, consumers have largely forgotten about it. But now it's gaining traction among an unlikely audience: car makers.

In the race to dominate the global electric vehicle market, you might think that Tesla is leading the pack. But CNN's Matt Rivers reports several Chinese competitors are catching up - if not already ahead.

Police have opened a criminal investigation into an allegation that Bollywood star Alok Nath raped a former co-worker in the 1990s, in the one of the first formal criminal cases arising from India's #MeToo movement.