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U.S. sees major surge in migrants at southern border

00:54 The U.S. is experiencing a major surge of migrants at the southern border, with increasing encounters with U.S. Custom and Border Protection officials, and growing tensions on Ca

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Arab Isrealis protest organized crime and violence

Israelis and Arab-Israelis marched in the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, holding a mass demonstration against organized crime and calling for police to curb a rash of intra-comm

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EU threatens ban on COVID-19 vaccine exports to UK

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen. /Reuters The European Union threatened on Wednesday to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens

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China urges the U.S. to prevent deterioration of human rights

China on Wednesday urged the U.S. to take effective measures to prevent its domestic human rights situation from worsening as the 46th session of the United Nations (UN

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'Third wave' threatens Europe's COVID-19 recovery plans

02:22 Health experts are expressing growing concerns about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Europe, as the continent's "third wave" threatens to destabilize recovery plans.Se

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Intensifying student debt adds to U.S. complexities

The campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. /Getty Editor's note:Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues

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Myanmar protesters return to streets as crackdown continues

Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countr

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Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls

Students and teachers who were abducted by gunmen from the Government Science College Kagara two weeks ago are seen after their release meeting with the state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, in Min

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School children abducted in Nigeria's Niger state released, governor says

Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central state of Niger, the st

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Xiaomi further localizes India supply chain via BYD, DBG partnerships

China’s Xiaomi had dominated the Indian smartphone market for three consecutive years until recently losing the top spot to Samsung. It has played by the Indian government’s rulebook to su

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Somalia govt seeks funds to address locust-invasion

The government of Somalia and the United Nations are seeking more than a billion dollars to address a climate-related crisis in the Horn of African nation as locusts continue to cause devastation

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China hints to end birth limits in northeast region

Children play at an amusement park in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, February 16, 2021. /CFPChina's National Health Commission(NHC) said Thursday tha

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Toronto’s UHN launches a study to see if Apple Watch can spot worsening heart failure

A new study underway at Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), a group of working research hospitals in the city, could shift our approach to treatment in an area of growing concern in human

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China's people's vaccine plans will ensure inoculation for all

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) attends a virtual open briefing of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) related to the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, in Beijing, Ch

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The truth about global poverty

A woman washing a baby in an aqueduct fountain, Kharga oasis, Western Sahara, Egypt, March 18, 2016. /Getty Editor's note:Alexander Ayertey Odonkor is an economic consultant, chartered financi

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CBA matches rescheduled due to FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers cancellation

File picture of China men's basketball team during a training session. /CFP The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced on Friday that the Chinese men's basketball team will take a brea

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WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surges amid new variants

People wait to take the COVID-19 tests in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples wit