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Animation festival facilitates deals worth $200m

China's biggest cartoon and animation festival concluded on Saturday with a record 1.5 billion yuan (over $200 million) in contracts and sales achieved, according to it

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M6.6 earthquake strikes off coast of Philippines

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck the coast of the Philippines on Tuesday at a depth of 9 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismolog

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Chinese mainland 'highly concerned' by Taiwan quakes: spokesperson

The Chinese mainland is highly concerned by the strong earthquakes that jolted the Taiwan region over the weekend, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Ta

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South Africa's parliament fire contained

A fire that has raged at South Africa's parliament for two days was finally contained on Tuesday, reported AFP citing firefighters.The parliament fire, which started early Sunday, was initially decla

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Tear gas fired at protesters in Sudan's capital

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas canisters on Sunday at a thousands-strong rally outside the presidential palace in Khartoum demanding civilian rule, AFP reported citing its local reporter.

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Kenya's Central Bank raises 2021 growth prospects

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) expects the Kenyan economy to now grow by 6.4 percent this year from a lower 6.1 percent earlier.This is after the receipt of a strong o

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Japan's ruling LDP-Komeito coalition retains majority of lower house seats

Japan's ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito has retained a majority of the lower house seats following Sunday's general election, according t

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Biden declares emergency in California due to the Caldor fire

U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a declaration of emergency for the state of California and federal assistance to help the state combat the Caldor Fire which contin

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Melting of floating Icelandic glacier shows effects of global warming

Ice from Svinafellsjokull glacier floats in a meltwater lake as the glacier looms behind near Svinafell, Iceland, August 13, 2021. /CFP Iceland is feeling a strong impact from global wa

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A scary red sky blankets this Chinese city

00:30 An extreme dust storm in China turned the sky red for an entire day before the clouds slowly dissipated. Dust storms commonly originate in hot, dry regions and are caused by stron

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Largest U.S. wildfire already has consumed 120,000 hectares

01:35 There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the U.S., burning more than 1.1 million acres, mostly in western states, according to the National Interagency Fi

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Guinea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

The five-member strong Guinean team will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced.In a public letter addressed to t

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China to take 'necessary measures' to safeguard its rights, interests

China will take "necessary measures" to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said Sunday.The ministry expressed strong opposition to Washington's i

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Migrant influx at the U.S. - Mexico border

03:43 With the number of migrantstrying to enter the U.S.withoutdocumentssurging higher than it’s been in more than two decades,the Bidenadministrationstruggling to containa humanitaria

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China allocates millions to earthquake-hit Yunnan, Qinghai provinces

China's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management on Saturday allocated 10 million yuan (about 1.5 million U.S. dollars) of natural disaster relief funds

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World economic outlook post-COVID

29:39 With the global economy ravaged by COVID-19 in 2020, the world is hoping for a strong recovery. Good news - the International Monetary Fund has raised its global GDP forecast to s

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Extreme weather kills 11 in east China's Nantong

00:21 Eleven people were killed and 102 others were injured after strong winds and thunderstorms hit Nantong City in east China's Jiangsu Province between 6 and 10 p.m.