The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting.

China wants to end its dependence on imported computer chips, but experts says it will struggle.

While Huawei tech is blocked in the US, it is helping build one of the world biggest 5G networks at home.

The US president says he is not happy with China and the role it played in the coronavirus outbreak.

As China struggles to cope with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, we look at the scale and importance of its financial might.

Before it recorded a single case of the virus, Kenya witnessed a number of anti-Chinese incidents.

New documents reveal the "strongest evidence yet" of China's crackdown on people in Xinjiang.

The report also found that WeChat censored more keywords as the outbreak grew.

Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.

China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Two filmmakers record life inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

The US president used the term despite warnings to avoid stigmatising one region or group.

Students in south-west China are returning to school after more than a month off due to coronavirus.

The three affected newspapers deplored what they said was an unprecedented attack on press freedom.

Pavinya Nithiyakumar, aged 19 months, and Nigish Nithiyakumar, three, were found with stab wounds.

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At exactly 1500 on 8 May 1945, British PM Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.

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Tens of thousands are calling helplines and thousands are going to bed hungry as India shuts down.

President Trump has been critical - but what do others think of the "global guardian of public health"?

A rare but dangerous syndrome spotted in children has been linked to coronavirus.

State media says US claims that the coronavirus originated in a research laboratory are "absurd".

One of the hardest tasks in Earth observation is tracking tiny changes in the shape of the ground.

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China says it will improve public health systems after criticism of its early response to the virus.

US police say Bing Liu was shot dead by his lover, but conspiracy theorists have other ideas.

Children under three should not watch screens, psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says as he warns it may lead to increased production of dopamine in children's brains.

“Death Stranding” is one of the oddest, and one of the best, games of 2019.

Chen Weng was born in Wuhan and lives in Seattle. Both connections inspire her "Messycow Comics" strips about panic and hoarding.

Known as “My Special Aflac Duck,” the robot is merging play with tools that help doctors do their jobs.

A newly opened Delaware seafood restaurant has a unique item on its menu: robot servers. The machines are the latest example of intelligent machines working in the restaurant industry.

Robots are showing up in more and more hotels all over the world. A Washington Post reporter's video captures what it's like to interact with one.

Quarterbacks have won 10 of the past 11 MVP awards, and the six rushers who have won over the past 30 years have been historically good, either establishing a record for touchdowns or rushing for more than 2,000 yards in a season.

Kansas City's opponent, Arizona, is scoring slightly more than a point per possession, making it the NFL's second-worst offense.

Lamar Jackson, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner and first round pick in the 2018 NFL draft, produced 117 rushing yards against the Bengals. Fantasy owners should take notice.

The Ravens' Ty Montgomery figures to take on a larger share of the workload in Baltimore over the remainder of the season.

The former first daughter and her spouse welcomed a son on Monday.

“Clearly my sister’s paycheck is more important than the world her three adopted kids will inherit,” Curtis Ingraham wrote on Twitter.

The actress and activist wants to encourage the public to get involved because “showing up is participating in how this all works.”

Whatever the opposite of it is, that’s what Democrats should be running on.

Blast from the Past: This blog entry was first issued on June 30, 2014 and was reissued on March 28, 2020. As I re-introduce this piece, we are sheltering in place as is so much of the world. That means schools are closed in many places and teachers and parents are concerned about what is being lost from children's education. As with many of you, I've been trying to help protect children's learning during these fraught times. Which brings us to today's blog entry, this one about how I taught my own children to read at home.

Last week, I began a multi-part series on how I taught my daughters to read. My oldest daughter wryly replied to that entry, suggesting I could have saved a lot of pixels if I had just said that I hired a tutor…. And her son who just had his third birthday (and who did not read that entry) informed me that his goal for being three years old was to read words.

So far, I have explained the literacy environment, print awareness, and sight word teaching that were part of teaching my daughters to read, but phonics also played an important role.

Previously, I described how I taught my daughters about print, sight vocabulary, phonological awareness,

Establishing daily and weekly routines provides a structure for learning at home. Parents and children know how the day will unfold; routines create predictability and also anticipation for the fun and comforting things that will happen throughout the day. It can be helpful to identify a learning theme to explore together over the course of two weeks. You'll find a sample daily schedule below, with ideas for how to bring in the theme into every part of the day, from breakfast to read alouds to art and science activities. 

This month’s school closures have forced families to become teachers at home overnight. 

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