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An open China a boon to global economy

Editor's note: "Roots of China's Growth" is a 10-episode series marking the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has presided over th

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An open China a boon to global economy

Editor's note: "Roots of China's Growth" is a 10-episode series marking the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has presided over th

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Chinese envoy calls for greater efforts in advancing Iran nuke talks

Official cars are seen outside Grand Hotel Wien after a session of a meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna, Austria, May 1, 2021. /CFP A C

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China seeks to ensure commodity supply, stable prices

China will work to ensure the supply of commodities and keep their prices stable to maintain a steady economic performance, the State Council's Executive Meeting, chair

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New York lifts capacity restrictions, adopts new mask guidance

FILE PHOTO: Patrons at a bar on Manhattan's Upper West Side share a toast in New York, U.S. /VCG New York State entered a new period of reopening on Wednesday with multiple capacity restricti

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Czech president apologizes for backing 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

Czech President Milos Zeman takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the 76th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe in Prague, the Czech Republ

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Uganda reopens int'l airport after fire outbreak

Uganda on Tuesday reopened its Entebbe International Airport after operations were temporarily suspended following a fire outbreak earlier in the day, the country's aviation regulator said. /Xinh

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UN says heavy rains have impacted some 166,000 people in Somalia

Locals wade through a flooded street after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. At least 24 people have died while 858, 667 others have been affected by heavy rains a

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South Africa kicks off phase two of COVID-19 inoculation

A medical staff member prepares a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. The South African government has officially launched the second phase

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U.S. imposes sanctions against Myanmar officials, governing body

Photo taken on May 21, 2020 shows the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C., the United States. /Xinhua The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday announced fresh sanctions again

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Over 2,300 cases of Indian COVID strain recorded in the UK

Photo taken on April 12, 2021 shows customers queuing up to enter a department store in London, Britain. /Xinhua British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Monday that a total of 2,323

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Namibia bans S. African poultry imports after avian flu spreads

Namibia has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after further outbreaks of avian influenza were detected in the neighboring country, the agriculture ministry said

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COVID-19: UK reports another five deaths and 1,979 infections

A further five deaths and 1,979 COVID cases have been reported in the UK in the latest daily figures. It compares with the four fatalities within 28 days of a positive test and 1,926 cases record

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Jimmy Lai pleads guilty to organizing illegal assemblies in 2019

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, and nine other people on Monday pleaded guilty to organizing illegal assemblies in 2019.(Cover: Jimmy Lai Che

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Chinese vaccine cooperation with Latin America not political maneuver

Valeria Castellano, 13, with her 11-year-old brother Javier Castellano, shows a painting with words of encouragement to China in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 7, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's n

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Barcelona's Picasso Museum celebrates 50th anniversary of painter's donation

Barcelona's Picasso Museum did not let the coronavirus pandemic stop it from celebrating the 50th anniversary of the painter's donation of over a thousand works from his youth to the city in 1970.

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S. Africa political parties in rare unity to promote COVID-19 jabs

A health worker receives COVID-19 vaccine in Charlottle Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2021. /Xinhua Major political parties in South Africa on Sunday stood t