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Team China to defend table tennis women's team title in Tokyo

Team China's Chen Meng (R) and Wang Manyu in action during the table tennis women's team event semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 2021. /CFPTeam

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Lower albedo drives glacier melting on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: study

Chinese researchers have found that albedo reduction was an important driver of glacier melting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas.The Qinghai-Tibet

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Children's needs remain acute 1 year after Beirut Port blast: UNICEF

Children play outside a UNICEF tent put in place to provide psychosocial support to people affected by a massive explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon, August 20, 2020. /Reuters One year af

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Security Council condemns attack on UN compound in Afghanistan

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" Friday's attack on the UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan, which killed an Afghan security forces guard and injur

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The U.S. sees highest number of hospitalizations since Feb.

According to federal data, nearly 56,000 patients are now hospitalized with COVID-19 across the U.S., marking the highest number of patients receiving care since February. /Xinhua According to

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U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people infected with Delta can spread the virus

A man gets a COVID-19 vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 2, 2021. /CFP A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that if vaccinated peopl

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UK records another 138 deaths, the highest daily total since 17 March

FILE PIC: Britain has recorded another 138 coronavirus related deaths - the highest daily total since 17 March. /Xinhua Britain has recorded another 138 coronavirus related deaths - the highes

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General Assembly: New Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

FILE PIC: Demonstrators take part in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, June 13, 2020. /Xinhua The UN General Assembly ha

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IPPPR: Wealthy nations "far from targets" on COVID jab donations

A local resident receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on a mobile vaccination bus on Carey Island of Selangor State, Malaysia, July 25, 2021. /Xinhua Wealthy countries have not done enough to t

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Government: 37 killed in road accident in central Mali

FILE PIC: Thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain on Tuesday, the government and local officials said. /Xinhu

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Scotland to lift most remaining legal COVID restrictions next week

FILE PIC: Scotland will lift most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions next Monday. /Xinhua Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland will lift most of its remaining coronavirus restric

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NYC Mayor de Blasio says no to a mask mandate for vaccinated people

FILE PIC: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio waits in line to vote at an early voting site in Brooklyn of New York, the United States, Oct. 27, 2020. /Xinhua New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

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Central China city reports 13 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou had reported 13 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 50 asymptomatic cases. /VCG The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou had reported 13 locally

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Russia says U.S. asked 24 of its diplomats to leave by Sept. 3

Russia's ambassador to the United States said Washington had asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by Sept. 3 after their visas expired. /Xinhua Russia's ambassador to the United Sta

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The United States is facing a COVID-19 summer surge

FILE PIC: A COVID patient in being wheeled from an ambulance in the United States. /Xinhua The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads

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Coronavirus infections in Africa surpass 6.75 mln: Africa CDC

Students wait in line at the school gate for COVID-19 screening in Cape Town, South Africa, July 28, 2021. /Xinhua The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,755,192 as of Mond

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Zambia to reopen schools for examination classes as COVID cases reduce

FILE PIC: Pupils going to school in Zambia. /Xinhua The Zambian government on Monday said it will reopen schools for examination classes following a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the southern