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  2. British Security Co-ordination - Wikipedia

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    British Security Co-ordination ( BSC) was a covert organisation set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill . Its purpose was to investigate enemy activities, prevent sabotage against British interests in the Americas, and mobilise pro ...

  3. Chinese Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    The first references to sign language (simplified Chinese: 手语; traditional Chinese: 手語; pinyin: shǒuyǔ; lit. 'hand language') in Chinese literature date from the Tang dynasty, documenting a sign for 'mirror'. In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo describes a community that employed a form of sign language.

  4. Change your language or location preferences in AOL

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    Login to your AOL account. 2. Click your profile to access your Account info. 3. From the Language menu, select your desired language and region. Still need help? Call paid premium support at...

  5. Chinese languages in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chinese languages, including Mandarin and Cantonese, are collectively the third most-spoken language in the United States, and are mostly spoken within Chinese-American populations and by immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, especially in California and New York. [6] Around 2004, over 2 million Americans spoke varieties of Chinese, with ...

  6. Chinese tech exec’s fiery endorsement of toxic workplace ...

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    She joined Baidu in 2021 from Huawei, a Chinese tech giant known for its hard-charging “wolf culture ,” where employees are expected to emulate wolves’ bloodthirsty nature, fearlessness and ...

    • DHS eyes Chinese airline employees suspected of spying
      DHS eyes Chinese airline employees suspected of spying
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    • Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce
      Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce
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    • Who owns TikTok’s parent company? Brian Kilmeade wrong to say it's the Chinese government
      Who owns TikTok’s parent company? Brian Kilmeade wrong to say it's the Chinese government
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  7. Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino ... - AOL

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    The employees, mostly engineers of Chinese nationality, were earlier in the week offered an option to transfer to the U.S., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, WSJ reported, citing people ...

  8. 996 working hour system - Wikipedia

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    The 996 working hour system (Chinese: 996工作制) is a work schedule practiced illegally by many companies in China. It derives its name from its requirement that employees work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week; i.e. 72 hours per week, 12 hours per day.

  9. Hungary and China sign strategic cooperation agreement ... - AOL

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    Hungary and China signed a number of new agreements on Thursday to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a ...

  10. Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) - Wikipedia

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    Mandarin ( traditional Chinese: 官話; simplified Chinese: 官话; pinyin: Guānhuà; lit. 'official speech') was the common spoken language of administration of the Chinese empire during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It arose as a practical measure, due to the mutual unintelligibility of the varieties of Chinese spoken in different parts of China.

  11. Languages of China - Wikipedia

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    There are several hundred languages in China. The predominant language is Standard Chinese, which is based on Beijingese, but there are hundreds of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu ( simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, 'Han language'), that are spoken by 92% of the population.