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For the first time in almost 100 years, more than half young adults are living with their parents in the United States. The coronavirus pandemic has closed university campuses and eliminated jobs, causing many in their 20s to move back home, according to the Pew Research Center. And the trend exceeds the number of young adults who lived with their parents during the Great Depression. How long will this last, and what does it mean for the housing market, now that 26 million adults are living with their parents?

Trump is called a "mobster". Another book criticizing US President Donald Trump's character and leadership style is out this week.

Trump is called a "mobster". Another book criticizing US President Donald Trump's character and leadership style is out this week.

A Chinese science-fiction book trilogy is headed to the screen, as an adaption of the hit series "The Three-Body Problem" will come to Netflix. The books, written by Liu Cixin, will be reimagined for TV by the creators of the popular "Game of Thrones" series.

Tens of thousands of people in Mauritius protested Saturday over the government’s handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship in early August and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days.

Tensions between Poland and Germany are rising amid Poland’s delay in approving German ambassador to enter the country. Ambassador-designate, Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven, has been waiting more than three months to receive official approval from the Polish government. But Poland has delayed formalizing the appointment since May, without given further explanation.

A street office in Hangzhou has found itself at the center of a debate over how graduates from top universities should choose their careers. It was revealed recently that all the graduates employed by the office in 2018 graduated from Peking and Tsinghua University. Some people are questioning whether these graduates are overqualified for these positions.

Two patients in Europe have been re-infected with Covid-19. This development comes after scientists proved a man in Hong Kong had been infected twice by different strains of the virus four months apart. The latest cases of reinfection were reported in the Netherlands and Belgium. The second wave of coronavirus is rolling into many countries across Europe. So far, the World Health Organization has recorded more than 23.5 million confirmed cases worldwide.

A Chinese publisher has sparked controversy for dividing a new middle-school math textbook into two editions based on gender. East China Normal University Press claims this idea was inspired by a popular storybook that has a boys' edition and a girls' edition. According to a scholar who has participated in the writing of this textbook, there are clear gender differences in the study of math. However, criticism has popped up that the textbook is reinforcing a stereotype that boys are better at math than girls.

Germany has held a pop concert to see how people attending the event could spread the coronavirus if they had it. Around 1,500 volunteers participated in the experiment held on Saturday in Leipzig. In advance, each participant tested negative for the coronavirus, and they had to wear protective masks throughout the event. The result of the study is expected in four to six weeks.