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Britons protest police abuse following violence at vigil

Thousands of protesters demonstrated against London’s police, after officers violently handled participants during an unofficial vigil for Sara Everard, a woman that disapp

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload approaches 4 million mark

With the introduction of vaccines, Africa hopes to slow down further spread of the virus and deaths. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa is closing in on the four million mark as

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Welcome to the Clubhouse: An exclusive social media challenger

03:00 Successful social media networks don’t come along that often.There are still relatively few dominant players like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, which have all continued to steadi

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Jury selection begins for Derek Chauvin's murder trial

02:02 After a one day delay, the trial for Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began.The delay caused further frustration, especially for

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Tsunami warning after M6.9 earthquake hits off New Zealand coast

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake jolted New Zealand at 13:27 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, triggering a tsunami warning from authorities.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 kilom

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Over three-quarters of South Sudan engulfed by extreme violent attacks

Yasmin Sooka says South Sudan has seen "a massive escalation in violence" locally despite the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement two years ago. /VCG More than three-quarters of South S

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Former US senator and 1996 presidential nominee diagnosed with cancer

JULY 18: World War II veteran and former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) waves after listening to a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena

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7.7-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific

FILE PHOTO: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, sparking a tsunami warning for New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and other nation

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U.S. rejoins fight against climate change at high level summit

This file photo taken on August 17, 2019 shows an iceberg calving with a mass of ice breaking away from the Apusiajik glacier on the southeastern shore of Greenland. /CFP The United States wil

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Explaining the COVID-19 variants – the dangers and the solutions

10:52 From South Africa and Brazil to the UK, new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are regularly being discovered, coinciding with an accelerating international vaccination program.Alt

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New COVID-19 variants, robotic fish and snakebites: RAZOR full episode

30:00 This week's episode of RAZOR explores the new SARS-CoV-2 variants which are causing alarm, from South Africa and Brazil to the UK and Germany. Not only are they fast-spreading an

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Century-old exotic buildings of Puqian Old Town Street

01:13 Puqian Old Town Street is located in Puqian Town, Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province. First built in 1895, it was restored and redesigned multiple times

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Indonesia suspends dive search for crashed jet's cockpit recorder

Indonesian Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) officers carry a body bag containing remains of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 passengers' properties at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan

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Premier Li Keqiang urges legal improvement to tackle epidemic spread

Medical workers in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, January 8, 2021. /XinhuaChinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for more efforts in COVID-19 containment work

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Africa's COVID-19 cases reach 2,917,626: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A health worker collects swab samples from a truck driver to be tested for coronavirus at the Elegu border point, Uganda. /Getty Images Africa's total number of confirmed COVID-19

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload hits 2,879,193: Africa CDC

VCG Africa's total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections reached 2,879,193 on Wednesday afternoon with a death toll of 68,755, according to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Diseas

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China Media Group's star-studded New Year gala opens

China Media Group (CMG)'s New Year gala opened with star-studded performances at 8:00 p.m. on December 31.The four-hour-long celebration revolves around some of the mos