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Poland takes steps to protect 'cell phone zombies'

00:56 Poland has joined a growing number of countries trying to protect 'smartphone zombies' from themselves. Warsaw, the capital of Poland, has installed new street lights at six diff

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British MPs to vote on terms of Brexit deal on Thursday

British MPs will on Thursday vote on the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31.The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Bo

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U.S. charting rules on management of drones

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is charting a course for safe integration of drones into the country's airspace, Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has said. Delivering a keynote

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World Bank trims 2020 growth forecast amid slow recovery for trade

The World Bank on Wednesday trimmed its global growth forecasts slightly for 2019 and 2020 due to a slower-than-expected recovery in trade and investment despite cooler trade tensions between the

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2019 Australia's hottest, driest year on record: climate report

Crippled with drought and ravaged by fire, it's no surprise that 2019 will go down as Australia's warmest and driest year on record. The official figures in the Annual

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China's PPI down 0.3 pct in 2019

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, dropped 0.3 percent year on year in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics sai

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NATO Agrees to Trump's Calls to 'Become More Involved in the Middle East' After Iran Missile Strikes

Addressing the nation following Iranian missile strikes on American military facilities in Iraq on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that he would announce new

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US 'ready for serious negotiations with Iran' amid warning of more action in Middle East

The United States says it is ready to take part in "serious negotiations" with Iran as it insisted the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was an act of self

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World Bank says global growth to recover to 2.5 pct in 2020, but downside risks persist

Global economic growth is projected to recover to 2.5 percent in 2020, up slightly from the post-crisis low of 2.4 percent registered in 2019, but downside risks persist, the World Bank said on Wedne

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Iraq to summon Iranian ambassador over strikes on military bases: statement

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it will summon the Iranian ambassador over the Iranian missile strikes on military bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq. A st

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Facebook bans deepfakes to curb online misinformation

Facebook said it will remove deepfakes, which means videos created with artificial intelligence that look real but distort reality, in a bid to fight online manipulation.The social media giant sai

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Political dialogue only solution to Libyan crisis: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that political dialogue is the only way to solve the Libyan crisis. He made the remarks while attending a joint press conference

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Egypt welcomes more Chinese investments, tourists: PM

Egypt welcomes more investments and tourists from China as the two sides work to implement the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and deepen practical cooperation in all fields, said Egyptian Prime Mini

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News Analysis: Growing Iran-U.S. conflict on Iraqi soil threatens to spill over to entire Mideast

The Iranian missile attack on the military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday will drag Baghdad deeper into the growing conflict between Tehran and Washing

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Wall Street rises, oil dives amid renewed Middle East jitters

U.S. stocks ended higher, oil futures fell by more than four percent on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and paring gains on reports of blasts in Baghdad.Both the SP 500 and Nasdaq hit reco

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Former Nissan chief slams Japanese judicial system, denies all accusations

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn denied on Wednesday all accusations brought against him by Nissan, adding that he will fight until the end to prove his innocence, loc

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CES 2020 showcases life changing technology

02:31 While CES doesn't officially kick off until Tuesday, members of the media have gotten a preview. CGTN's Mark Niu shows us some of the interesting innovations that have been unvei