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U.S. Army head on teaching Critical Race Theory to military students

01:58 Hear the U.S. military's top officer push back against GOP lawmakers who said the Pentagon's efforts to combat racism and promote diversity have made the armed forces too "woke."

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Right-wing governments see setbacks throughout Latin America

04:08 Signs of political tides - shifting againinLatinAmerica. It's the region that saw aleftistwavebeginninginthe early 2000’s - dubbed the PinkTide. Then, inthe mid 2010s, therightgai

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"Laughing group" in China exercises joy

00:32 Have you ever heard of a “laughing group”? One group in northern China gets together to practice laughter as a tool for health. Check them out. Check out The China Report, our new

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Preparations and protests ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

Click arrows to view gallery The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department conducts a security drill to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Internati

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A young Mexican couple’s vlog from the birthplace of CPC

04:09 Check out this vlog (in Spanish) from the birthplace of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made by a young couple from Mexico, Max and Noelia.The CPC was founded

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More Americans demand billionaires pay larger share of taxes

03:05 There are growing calls to overhaul the U.S. tax system, after a report revealed how little federal income tax is paid by somebillionaires.President Joe Biden has promised to incr

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Famine forces people to eat bugs in Madagascar

01:59 A massive drought has hit the south of Madagascar. Communities are on the verge of starvation. All the while, a record number of people became millionaires during the pandemic. Th

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Argentina explores possibility of joining Belt and Road Initiative

03:22 Argentina had been expected to formally joinChina’s Belt and Road Initiative in May.The official state visit didn’t take place because of the pandemic.While Argentina remains inte

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UN backs Cuba’s demand for U.S. to lift trade embargo

02:17 The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday backed Cuba’s resolution demanding the lifting of U.S. trade restrictions which date back more than 60 years.Cuban officials say the blockad

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The Gist: One in a Billion

02:14 This week, we're marking the centenary of the Communist Party of China.Many strides have been made, from economic and social growth to science and innovation.It's remarkable what

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Why the U.S. voting rights bill failed in the Senate

Senate Democrats failed to get the 100-member body to hear a sweeping voting rights reform bill known as the For the People Act on Tuesday.Due to the threat of a filibuster they needed 60 votes to ge

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UN recommends Great Barrier Reef be added to "in danger" list

01:00 The UN recommended Tuesday that the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest living ecosystem, should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites.Why doesn’t Australia a

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Australian fintech Zeller lands $50M AUD led by Spark Capital at a $400M AUD valuation

Zeller, a Melbourne-based fintech founded by former Square executives to serve small- to mid-sized businesses, has raised $50 million AUD (about $37.5 million USD) led by Spark Capital, the investment

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Syrian Olympic boxer fights "for all refugees"

01:24 An Olympic boxer from Syria is fighting "for all refugees" at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.After fleeing home six years ago, this boxer is working to make an impact, along with his

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UN approves Guterres to second term as Secretary-General

02:10 Antonio Guterres has been appointed by the United Nations General Assembly to serve a second term as Secretary-General keeping him in office until 2027. There were seven other can

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Summer solstice 2021

Click arrows to view gallery The summer solstice is here in the Northern Hemisphere, the day when the sun travels through sky to its highest point, aligning alm

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Protestors in Brazil remember 500,000 COVID deaths

02:41 Sixteen months after Brazil recorded its first COVID-19 case, the country ​has surpassed the morbid milestone of half a million deaths. Brazil added 2,301 deaths to its tally ​on