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China, Russia reaffirm conviction to prohibit biological and toxin weapons

China and Russia have reaffirmed their conviction to rule completely out the possibility of biological agents being used as weapons, according to a statement released b

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Polls close in Hong Kong Election Committee's subsector ordinary elections

The polls have closed in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (SAR) 2021 Election Committee's (EC) subsector ordinary elections, the first elections since

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China reveals complete transmission chain of Delta COVID-19 variant strains

A research team from Guangzhou City in east China's Guangdong Province has revealed the complete transmission chain of delta mutant through a combination of epidemiolog

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Little boy in Gansu creates10-meter-long Chinese mythological scroll

Xing Tianyuan, a nine-year-old boy from Lanzhou, Gansu Province, has drawn a ten-meter-long scroll of figures in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, an ancient Chinese myth, in a month.The boy can even

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UN Security Council adopts resolution on Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution on Afghanistan after the Taliban's return to power, focusing on counter-terrorism and humanitari

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Avocados, ice cream and a robotic arm on their way to International Space Station

A recycled Falcon rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before dawn on Sunday, carrying almost 2,200kg of supplies and experiments for the ISS's seven astronauts.

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Chinese regulator moves to allow online users to switch off algorithms

China steps up effort to protect personal data. /CFPUsers should be allowed to conveniently switch off algorithms that recommend internet content to them, China's cyber

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Taliban governing faces challenges and opportunities

Now that the Taliban is in control of Afghanistan, the world is watching closely to see how or if the group will transform itself from an insurgency into a government.Afghanistan is one of the lea

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Overdose deaths in New Mexico reached all-time high in 2020

Overdose deaths from alcohol, fentanyl and methamphetamine reached an all-time high in New Mexico in 2020, according to a new report presented to state lawmakers on Thu

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Pumpkin weighing 235 kg debuts in Sichuan

A giant pumpkin weighing 235 kg debuts at a modern planting base in Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 25, 2021. /CFPCompared with ordinary pumpki

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Civil liberties groups demand government bans facial recognition cameras

Police and Home Office are accused of bypassing parliament over guidance allowing officers, local councils and enforcement agencies to use facial recognition across England and Wales in defiance of court rulings against invasive filming.

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The Art of the Party: The Dawn on the Honghu Lake

01:45 The painting, "The Dawn on the Honghu Lake" was created by Yun Qichang in 1957.It depicts the Honghu armed forces under the leadership of the Communist Party of C

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Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to assist in evacuation in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline flights to help with the United States' evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, which has been chaotic as thousands are desperate to leave th

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Taliban issue statement on anniversary of Afghanistan's independence

Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban, on Thursday, issued a statement on Afghanistan's 102nd anniversary of the country's independence from the British occupation.The statement, issued

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Turkish drone strike kills 18 PKK members in northern Iraq

At least 18 militants from the outlawed Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed on Tuesday afternoon in an airstrike by a Turkish drone near the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, according

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EU evaluates Roche's arthritis drug as COVID-19 treatment

Tocilizumab, which is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, at a pharmacy in Cambrai Hospital, France, April 28, 2020. /Reuters In its latest review of a potential coronavirus treatme

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U.S. Census shows more diversity as its White population shrinks

The White population in the United States is shrinking as the country becomes more diverse, according to data from the 2020 Census.People who identify as Asian Americans are the fastest-growing et