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G7 Finance ministers support new IMF aid for COVID-19-hit poor nations

FILE PHOTO: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak during a past press conference. /Getty Images G7 Finance ministers on Friday agreed to back further financial support for vulnerable countri

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COVID-19 vaccination in a lower income neighborhood in California

03:19 The U.S. state of California is expected to send 40 percent of all its vaccine supplies to the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an attempt to ensure a more equitable vaccine dist

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Belarus expresses concerns about human rights situation in EU and U.K.

At the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Belarus made a speech on behalf of a group of countries on Friday to express deep concerns about systemic human rights violations and abuses in

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2.7 mln people in Somalia at risk of "crisis level" food insecurity

The United Nations estimates that in 2021, some 5.9 million people across Somalia – including 15 per cent women and 66 per cent children – are expected to require humanitarian support. /VCG Ar

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Reporting from Indian country on the pandemic

01:35 Native Americans have been some of the most hard-hit by the coronavirus. The population is already vulnerable to disease and suicide.CGTN is in South Dakota to cover the impacts

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COVID-19 worsening conditions for refugee women and girls: U.N.

The UNHCR urged for more prevention and response programs to curb increasing gender inequalities and increasing risks of violence against women and girls fueled by the pandemic. /VCG The impac

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Over 168M children worldwide have missed school for nearly a year

02:01 More than 168 million children around the world have been kept out of school for almost a year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data from the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF

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“Pandemic Classroom” illustrates how COVID-19 kept classrooms empty

01:43 More than 168 million children around the world have been kept out of school for almost a year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data from the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF

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Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days

Microsoft is warning customers that a new China state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server, an enterprise email product built by the softw

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UK registers 8,523 new infections as COVID jabs prioritise age

People wearing face masks at the Vaccination Centre at ExCel exhibition centre in London, Britain, Jan. 12, 2021. /Xinhua Official figures show the United Kingdom has recorded 8,523 new COVID-

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Kenyan campaigners call for pro-poor budget to hasten COVID recovery

FILE PHOTO: A salesman carries second hand clothes at a market in Nairobi, Kenya on April 3, 2017. Advocates in the country are stressing that post-pandemic economic recovery plans must center th

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Alarm over chip shortage prompts White House action

Alarmed over a semiconductor crunch that forced U.S. carmakers to cut production, U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to bring an end to shortages of critical items."The bottom line is simple

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Wealthy people scramble for COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

02:21 As coronavirusvaccines trickle out across the U.S., some power players intheentertainment and media industry are reportedlyleveraging their clout to be among the first to get ino

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Jordan donates $10 million to open health clinics in North Carolina

Basketball great Michael Jordan on Monday pledged $10 million to help build two medical clinics for uninsured and underinsured communities in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina.The clinics

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Kenya expects to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in late February

Kenya's health ministry reiterated that the vaccines that will be acquired will have undergone trials and found to be safe for use as per the international standards. /VCG Kenya expects to beg

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No links between Covid vaccination and deaths: Indian health minister assures

Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated on Monday that there has been no causal connection between the deaths occurred after vaccination and the vaccines utilised u

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Kenya, U.K. to co-host global education financing conference

FILE PHOTO: Kenyan President delivers a national address in Nairobi on September 14, 2018. /VCG Kenya and the U.K. will co-host a two-day conference on global partnership for education financi