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U.S. sees major surge in migrants at southern border

00:54 The U.S. is experiencing a major surge of migrants at the southern border, with increasing encounters with U.S. Custom and Border Protection officials, and growing tensions on Ca

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NASA completes major test on a rocket that could take humans back to the moon

The Artemis programme aims to put the first woman and next man on the moon but, despite the test's success, the date is in doubt.

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Wheels are turning in Alaska for China, U.S. meetup

Amid simmering bilateral tensions, China and the U.S. are meeting in Alaska on Thursday amid a raging pandemic and under the new Joe Biden administration. Top diplomats from both sides will attend

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DPRK slams U.S. attempts to initiate contact as 'cheap trick'

People wear face masks walk in Pyongyang, DPRK, January 17, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. /Getty A senior diplomat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday acknowled

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21 GOP Attorneys General are pressing Biden's administration for clarity on stimulus element

Twenty-one Republican Attorneys General are warning President Joe Biden's administration that a provision in the $1.9 trillion economic aid package could limit state ef

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Happy Panda Day

Giant pandas are one of the cutest bears in the world. They are known for its black and white fur and lazy playful attitude. Red Pandas, although not a bear, are also

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Beijing denounces Quad's attempt to hype up 'China threat'

Leaders of the Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprising Australia, India, Japan and U.S., held their first summit via video-conferencing, February 12, 2021. /White House Beijin

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Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan’s benefits

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 trillio

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Iran Calls on US to Lift Sanctions and Guarantee That 'Trump's Mistakes Will Never Happen Again'

Earlier this year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei indicated that the US lifting its sanctions against Tehran remains the main condition for the Islamic Re

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'Mank' leads Academy Awards nominations with 10 nods

"Mank," David Fincher's black-and-white ode to "Citizen Kane," comfortably led this year's Oscars nominations Monday with 10 nods including for best picture and best director, as female filmmakers

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Black-clad women rally in Australia to demand gender violence justice

Protesters attend the Women's March 4 Justice Rally in Canberra, Australia, March 15, 2021. /CFP Tens of thousands of women gathered outside Australia's parliament and across the country on Mo

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China's Xiaomi soars as U.S. judge lifts it from blacklist

Shares in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi surged more than 10 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after a U.S. judge removed it from a blacklist that barred American compani

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Quad meeting shows where Biden's Asia policy will end up

President Joe Biden meets virtually with the Quad in the State Dining Room at the White House, March 12, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist,

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Looking back: One year since police in the U.S. killed Breonna Taylor

On March 13, 2020, police conducted a botched no-knock warrant on the home of Breonna Taylor, a Kentucky EMT who was asleep with her boyfriend. Thinking there was a brea

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WHO says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe despite blood clot fears

00:59 Dozens of countries so far have suspended or limited the roll-out of AstraZeneca vaccines after isolated reports of recipients developing blood clots. However, the World Health O

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U.S. House passes two Democratic-backed gun control bills

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a pair of gun control bills as Democrats seized upon a shifting political landscape that they said improved chanc

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Why I’m hitting pause on ARR-focused coverage

As 2021 kicked off, I reformulated a series of posts we published last year focused on startups that had reached the $100 million ARR (annual recurring revenue) mark. In our refreshed effort, we cut t