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Facebook takes down official page for French town called Bitche

The French town of Bitche, on the northeastern border with Germany, had previously caused embarrassment for the US embassy.

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Fishermen's handbook sheds light on China's territorial claims

02:57 In an idyllic seaside village on the Chinese island province of Hainan, fishermen have for centuries been using a small handbook to navigate the fickle nature of

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Tokyo Olympics to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes with COVID-19

Tokyo organizers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus but show no or minor COVID-19 symptoms, at this summer's Olympic Games, Kyodo news agency said on S

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Coastal Dynamic: Nanzhu pearls major economic driver in Beihai City

02:55 In China, Nanzhu pearls are considered to be the best of their kind. In the coastal city of Beihai, a village called Bailong, which literally means White Dragon,

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Rocket falls near Iraqi base hosting U.S. contractors

A rocket on Sunday fell in a rural area close to an Iraqi military air base hosting some U.S. contractors, but there were no casualties, Iraqi security officials said.Initial investigations showed th

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Tokyo 2020 to prioritize safety and security at Olympic Torch Relay

Japan's women footballers, champions of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, carry the Olympic Torch as the first torchbearers at the J-Village in Fukushima, Japan, March 25, 2021. /CFP "Today, we

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay starts in Fukushima

The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 25, 2021. /AP The torch relay of the Tokyo 202

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay starts in Fukushima

The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 25, 2021. /AP The torch relay of the Tokyo 202

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20,000 entrants will be allowed to run 2021 Boston Marathon

Runners start off in the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2019. /CFP Some 20,000 entrants will be allowed to participate in this year's Boston Marathon, announced the

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Up and Out of Poverty Ep. 5: Deeply Rooted in the Rocks

55:00 In the depths of the Daliang Mountains in southwest China's Sichuan Province, there's a cliff village that marks a milestone in the history of China's poverty all

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hoping tourists will return

Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tou

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Tokyo 2020 CEO reiterates Olympics will not be postponed again

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee CEO Toshiro Muto reiterated on Friday that the postponed Olympics will never be pushed back again or canceled although the COVID-19 state of emergency covering the

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All 279 kidnapped Nigerian girls released: governor

All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, AFP reported on Tuesday citing a local governor.Nigerian President Muhammadu

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All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor

All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, AFP reported on Tuesday citing a local governor.Authorities initially said 31

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Eight soldiers killed in central Mali: Army

FILE PHOTO: A Dogon village is seen in Mali’s Mopti region, near the Bandiagara Cliff. An attack on soldiers in the area left eight dead Thursday. /Getty Images Eight soldiers were killed and

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Targeted poverty relief: China's way to achieve prosperity

03:30 China officially announcedits victory in eradicating absolute poverty on Thursday. Targeted poverty alleviation, a strategyof tailoring relief policies to differe

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At least 5 killed after landslides in Indonesia's gold mine

Five bodies have been recovered and about 70 others were reported missing following landslides at a gold mine in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Province on Wednesday afternoon, a disaster agency offici