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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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Hurricanes shut out Coyotes 3-0 as Mrazek makes 32 saves

Petr Mrazek (R), goaltender of the Carolina Hurricanes defends Carl Soderberg (L) of the Arizona Coyotes in the game at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, January 10, 2020. /AP Photo Pe

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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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Russia's skeleton athlete Nikitina breaks 20-year-old track record at La Plagne World Cup

With a time of one minute 1.35 seconds in heat two at the IBSF World Cup race in La Plagne, France, on Friday Russia's Elena Nikitina, the winner of the women's skeleton race, was almost 1.5 seconds

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UN marks 10th anniversary of devastating Haiti earthquake

The United Nations began on Friday a week of commemoration of the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians and 102 UN staff. "We remember the hundreds of thousands of H

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South Korea's Gangwon to host 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

The Olympic flag is seen during the opening ceremony of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Vaudoise Arena, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2020. The South Korean province of Gan

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2019: Most violent year in Mexico since record-keeping began

2019 was the most violent year in Mexico, as the country saw more than 34,000 murder nationwide over twelve months.In addition to murders, violence is up across the board, with kidn

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South Korea's Gangwon to host 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

The Olympic flag is seen during the opening ceremony of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Vaudoise Arena, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2020. The South Korean province of Gan

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Russia's skeleton athlete Nikitina breaks 20-year-old track record at La Plagne World Cup

With a time of one minute 1.35 seconds in heat two at the IBSF World Cup race in La Plagne, France, on Friday Russia's Elena Nikitina, the winner of the women's skeleton race, was almost 1.5 seconds

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IOC president takes YOG as laboratory for new sports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Friday that Wushu's introduction as an official sport demonstrates the Youth Olympic Games's role as a laboratory for new spor

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Former Central African Republic leader returns after six-year exile

Central African Republic's President Michel Djotodia sits during a conference in Bangui December 8, 2013. /REUTERS/ Former Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leader and president Michel Djot

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French strike talks falter as women say reforms will hit them hardest

Protesters are opposing a proposed plan to change the French pension system into a universal points-based scheme (Credit: AFP/ Francois Lo Presti) French protests over pension reforms will co

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Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed

Apple is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, but rising global demand for electronics m

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How would Taiwan election pan out in the backdrop of HK protests

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen (L) leaves after the second live policy address ahead of January's election in Taipei, December 25, 2019. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Tian Feilong is an associate

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How would Taiwan election pan out in the backdrop of HK protests

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen (L) leaves after the second live policy address ahead of January's election in Taipei, December 25, 2019. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Tian Feilong is an associate

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Romanian PM says aims to trigger snap election

Romanian liberal Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Friday he will try to trigger a snap parliamentary election by mid-year in an attempt to restore confidence after

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Macron defies French unions over retirement age in pension reform

France’s government defied trade unions on Friday by including a contested clause on raising the retirement age by two years in its draft legislation, amid signs that w