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Church of England makes slavery admission

The Church of England knew it was investing in the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th century, the head of its investment arm announced on Wednesday.The admissio

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Biden overhauls policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses

President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession a

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China, like-minded countries concerned about human rights violations against Indigenous people

China and a group of countries on Monday called on the UN Human Rights Council to continue attending to serious human rights violations against Indigenous people and ta

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Wang Yi: China committed to UN values, urges U.S. to return to a rational foreign policy

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called for taking specific actions to bring the U.S. foreign policy towards China back to a rational and

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House passes John Lewis voting rights bill on party lines

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed the House on Tuesday, with the 219-212 vote going along party lines.The bill, named after the late Georgia represent

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APD | US-India Relations Face Serious Concerns

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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HK Professional Teachers' Union disbands amid education sector reform

Students attend a flag-raising ceremony at the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Wong Cho Bau School in the HKSAR, south China, September 2, 2019. /XinhuaThe Ho

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Female surfers overcome sexism’s toll to earn Olympic berth

Johanne Defay of France was devastated when the mega sponsor Roxy dropped her right before she became a pro surfer in 2014, shattering her confidence and threatening he

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Edtech startups and VCs rally around a memo of their own

Outschool founder Amir Nathoo has a message to the edtech sector, which recently found itself under a spotlight thanks to the pandemic: Add your voice, and don’t try to always appear neutral.The found

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Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of r

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Colombia’s government struggles to fight environmental destruction

02:45 Colombian legislators are working to pass a bill that will help fine those responsible for damagingtheenvironment. But experts say much more is needed to help rightenvironmental w

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Chinese FM calls for mutual trust, cooperation with India

China and India should firmly follow the "right path" of mutual trust and cooperation between neighboring major countries and not go astray with suspicion and distrust

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TomoCredit raises $7M to help the cash rich and credit poor

It’s difficult to get credit if you don’t have credit.That’s the problem that startup TomoCredit is trying to solve. Co-founder and CEO Kristy Kim came up with the concept for the company after being

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Only true unity can end America's uncivil war

CGTN Photo Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.President Joe Biden made an emo

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President Joe Biden’s full Inauguration Day speech

In his Inauguration Day speech, new U.S. President Joe Biden called for unity in a country that has spent much of the year fractured by political, racial, and social strife and has been battered by t

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Mary Trump alleges in lawsuit her family 'fleeced' her out of millions of dollars

President Donald Trump and his siblings "fleeced" their niece out of tens of millions of dollars, Mary L. Trump alleges in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.The president's n

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Are option grants promoting gender and racial inequity?

You’ve probably seen them on highway billboards and your Instagram feeds: startups promising to get it right on racial and gender inequity when it comes to employee pay. But how much progress ha