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Ethiopia reports 4,998 new COVID-19 infections

FILE PIC: Ethiopia healthcare workers. /Xinhua Ethiopia registered 4,998 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 415,443 as of Thursday evening, the health mini

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HK police charge two men with conspiracy to publish seditious content

Hong Kong police on Thursday charged two men and an online media company with conspiracy to publish seditious material.The two persons were among seven people arrested

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Putin signs law ratifying deal with Tajikistan on air defense

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on ratifying an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on setting up an integrated air defense system, according to the document posted on the governmen

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BizBeat Ep. 294: Biden ignores Xinjiang realities, relies on fiction

03:30 U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a legislation that bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over allegations of forced labor. The U.S. accusations lack any c

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Xi Jinping to attend 13th BRICS Summit via video link

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the13th BRICS Summit via video link from Beijing on Thursday at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Former S. Korean President Park Geun-hye to be released at midnight

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was to be released from her sentence on Thursday midnight, according to Yonhap News Agency.Last week, current South Korean P

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NATO chief seeks NATO-Russia Council meeting in January

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has sought a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month and contacted Moscow to secure its attendance, an alliance spokesman said Sunday.

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China successfully launches testing satellite with Kuaizhou-1A rocket

China launched its Shiyan-11 satellite into space aboard a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 7:41 a.m. (BJT) on Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwester

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CPC leadership reviews documents on national security strategy, military honors regulations, sci-tech advisory report

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to review documents including the National Security Strategy (2021-2025), r

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Singles' Day deals begin in China

Shoppers and retailers in China are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Singles Day. The iconic November 11 shopping day started as an anti-Vale

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19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Centra

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Misdemeanor complaint related to sex crime filed against ex-NY governor Cuomo

A misdemeanor complaint has been filed against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a court in Albany, the state's capital, a spokesman for the New York state court

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UK summons French ambassador amid fishing row

Britain on Thursday said it had summoned France's ambassador in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights."We regret the confrontational language that has been

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Biden says Democrats reached "historic" deal on spending bill

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the Democratic Party has reached an economic framework on a spending bill that includes historic investments in the country an

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Russia, China not trying to form any closed military alliance: Putin

Russia-China relations are "not directed against anyone," and are in the interests of both countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Thursday in Sochi."We

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Biden delivers remarks on 10th anniversary of MLK memorial dedication

U.S. President Biden, Vice President Harris and House Speaker Pelosi delivered remarks at the the 10th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication

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Japan's govt dissolves lower house for general election

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday dissolved the House of Representatives for a general election on October 31, Kyodo News reported.(CGTN)