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Hawaii’s Big Island fighting the largest wildfire it's ever seen

02:19 Like many parts of western United States, the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific have also been struggling with wildfires for almost a month, with the Big Island fighting the largest

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China's vaccines effective against Delta variant: Singaporean media

People receive COVID-19 vaccine in the inoculation site of the Guangyi International E-Commerce Industrial Park in Haizhu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2021. /

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Putin: It's vital to avoid 'spillover of radical Islamism'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday it is vital to "prevent the spillover of radical Islamism from Afghanistan into the territories of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's member

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Africa reports highest COVID-19 weekly death toll

Africa's COVID-19 vaccination drive has lagged behind other regions as the continent struggles to obtain the vital jabs. (Photo by Nicolas Fauque / Images de Tunisie / ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via CF

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Why is socialism vital to China's past and future?

Why is socialism vital to China's past and future.mp300:00Editor's note: This podcast series explains how China works. It features key excerpts from Xi Jinping's speech

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Situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region fluid, unclear: UN

Children, who fled the violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region, wait in line for breakfast in Mekelle, the regional capital, Ethiopia, June 23, 2021. /CFP Preparing to step up relief efforts in E

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IAEA: No reply from Iran on extending monitoring deal

Iran has not responded to the UN nuclear watchdog on extending their monitoring agreement that expired overnight, the agency said on Friday, calling for an "immediate" answer from Tehran."An immediat

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Conservationists warn of the growing dangers of plastics to rivers

03:12 Conservation groups are holding various events around the world to remind people of how vital it is to take care of our oceans.One new initiative has pulled together resources to

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Kenya's COVID-19 vaccinations top 1,000,000 mark

VCG The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Kenya have surpassed the one million mark as the health authorities around the country continue giving the life-saving jabs.According to

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Remains of 4,500-year-old bamboo-mud cabin found in China

Archaeologists in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Monday that they have discovered six pieces of carbonized bamboo chips that are believed to be part of a bamboo-mud cabin dating back 4,50

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Revisiting the legacy of 19th Century Chinese railroad workers

06:03 The world’s first transcontinental railroad began construction in the mid 19th century.It played vital role in the expansion of the early United States, during which more than 10,

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Future of Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

02:51 It’s been a year since the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement prompted a surge in support for Black-owned businesses in the U.S.It became a vital boost for companies owned an

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Argentina resumes strict pandemic lockdown after case surge

The government of President Alberto Fernández on Thursday announced a strict lockdown for the first time this year after more than 35,000 coronavirus infections were re

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EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated

The European Union on Wednesday took a step toward relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing on measures to allow fully v

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'Imperative' to protect health workers, facilities in Gaza: WHO

The protection of health workers and infrastructure is "imperative in all circumstances" the World Health Organization chief said Monday, condemning the escalating violence between Israel and Pal

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Toll-free line boosts Tanzania's fight against domestic violence

VCG The Tanzanian government has teamed up with a national non-governmental organization in efforts to eradicate domestic and gender violence as well as early marriages.The C-Sema NGO, also su

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UN special envoy calls for withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya

FILE PHOTO: Militants that were loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar pictured near the coastal city of Derna on April 14, 2018. /VCG Photo The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Li