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Young population, experience cushioned Africa from pandemic severity

FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machacos town in eastern Kenya, on August 3, 2020. /VCG Africa has not been hit as hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as other continents because

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AU Commission chief sends condolence message to Equatorial Guinea

Image from video shows smoke rising over the blast site at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, March 7, 2021. /VCG The African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on M

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OnePlus recruits Hasselblad for three-year smartphone imaging deal

Imaging has long been the primary battlefield on which the smartphone battles are waged. It makes sense. The thing about smartphones in 2021 is that they’re mostly very good. Sure, there are different

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At least 20 killed, hundreds injured in Equatorial Guinea explosions

At least 20 people are feared dead, with around 300 more injured and others trapped in rubble after four explosions rocked Equatorial Guinea's commercial hub, Bata, on Sunday, the country's health au

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Caretaker PM threatens to stop running government in Lebanon

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab threatened on Saturday to stop performing his duties to pressure politicians to form a new government, citing an incident

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China' envoy to UN urges non-interference in China's internal affairs

A Chinese envoy to the UN Office in Geneva on Friday urged related parties to stop interfering in China's internal affairs related to the Hong Kong Special Administrati

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Caretaker PM threatens to stop running government in Lebanon

A file photo of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab Photograph. /AFP Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab threatened on Saturday to stop performing his duties to pressure

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Video shows aid workers allegedly beaten by police in Myanmar

WARNING: This video contains graphic content. 01:17 These medics in Myanmar were forced out of their ambulance and beaten by police. CCTV cameras caught police escorting three voluntee

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Bird flu jabs end Norway's penguin lockdown

00:48 The 29 Gentoo penguins at Bergen Aquarium in Norway have been allowed to roam free again after receiving their bird flu vaccines following an outbreak of the disease.The birds ha

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Ministers' Corridor: China to continue tax and fee cuts in 2021

04:41 China will continue to implement tax cuts and fee reductions policy and further bolster small businesses in 2021, Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun said at the Ministers' Corridor

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China eyes high-quality development of movie industry

Chinese authorities on Tuesday stressed supporting private enterprises in the movie industry and enhancing Chinese films' global competitiveness to promote high-quality development.Addressing a wo

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Sequoia Capital India’s Surge invests $2M in sales engagement platform Outplay

Outplay’s team members on a video callSales engagement platforms (SEP) help sales teams automate and track the large number of tasks they need to do each day as they contact leads and hone in on

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China's top political advisory body to brief media before session

The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, will hold a press conference on Wednesday

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UN chief urges to 'send clear signal' to Myanmar military

01:42 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned the violent crackdown in Myanmar and urged the international community to send a clear signal to the country's

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Aung San Suu Kyi returns to court for second hearing

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's second court hearing on charges of possessing unregistered walkie-talkies began via video link in a Nay PyiTaw court on Monday.The country's president, U W

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Spectacular ice shoves amaze tourists at NW China's Bosten Lake

00:38 Tourists have been enjoying the spectacular views of ice shoves in Bosten Lake, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, over the past few days.Ice sho

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Lunar samples on display at China's national museum

A hundred grams of lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe makes its public debut at a opening ceremony in the National Museum of China in Beijing, February