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Geng Shuang: Withdrawal from Afghanistan is not the end

On August 30, The United Nations Security Councilheld an emergency meeting and voted on the draft resolution on Afghanistan.Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the U.N., pointed o

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Back to school and the COVID vaccine debate

01:37 U.S children began a new school term on Monday facing the prospect of requiring a COVID-19 vaccine to remain in class.As demands for mask mandates have led to teachers being assau

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“It’s humanity”: U.S. volunteer groups help Afghans resettle

03:58 Thousands of Afghans have been evacuated from Kabul in the past few weeks.After the chaos and panic of leaving, they're preparing to start a new life.Volunteer groups and donation

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Equity Monday: Y Combinator Demo Day Approaches

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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U.S. airlifts aid to areas of Haiti hardest hit by earthquake

Click arrows to view gallery The U.S. military is ferrying food and supplies this weekend into southern Haiti to help people in the region hit by the recent mag

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Sports project helps wounded police officers in Brazil

02:13 Two hundred and sixty Brazilians are taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games.What few know is that this edition has one competitor who trained in a pioneer project created

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Students in Venezuela take extra work to pay for tuition costs

02:24 Around half Venezuela's universities are privately run, but thousands of students are now struggling to attendclasses, as tuition costs have soared in recent years – a consequence

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Residents of U.S. state of Louisiana evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ida

Click arrows to view gallery Many residents of Louisiana were evacuating Saturday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ida, causing bumper to bumper traffic on major intersta

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Demonstrators "March On for Voting Rights" in Washington D.C.

Click arrows to view gallery Demonstrators gathered in Washington D.C. for the "March On for Voting Rights" on Saturday, which is also the 58th anniversary of the h

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Sports project helps wounded police officers in Brazil

02:43 Two hundred and sixty Brazilians are taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.One of them trained in a pioneer program created by Rio de Janeiro´s Military Police.The projec

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The Taliban on social media

03:10 TheTalibanhas taken their battles to thesocialmediasphere. That has U.S. tech companies scrambling to figure out how to handle their presence.CGTN's Mark Niu reports. Check out Th

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University costs skyrocket in Venezuela

02:10 This stand up comedy in a Caracas home is not just for laughs. Carluis Medina is raising money to pay for school after the cost of tuition in a private university in Caracas has o

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Expedition crew believe they've accidentally discovered world's northernmost island

Scientists thought they had set foot on another island, but only later discovered they had in fact discovered a new stretch of land 780m further northwest.

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Lebanon faces healthcare collapse

Click to see more Click to see more Click to see more Lebanon's healthcare system is collapsing.Under the weight of an economic crisis, a struggling government, and COV

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Massive fire engulfs marketplace in smoke in northern China

01:00 A thick cloud of black smoke rose into the air from a massive fire that broke out in northern China Friday.No casualties were reported, but see how this seafood m

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Taliban governing faces challenges and opportunities

Now that the Taliban is in control of Afghanistan, the world is watching closely to see how or if the group will transform itself from an insurgency into a government.Afghanistan is one of the lea

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20 dead, many still missing following flooding in western Venezuela

At least 20 people died following intense rains and major flooding in the western Venezuelan state of Merida, impacting the city of Tovar the hardest. State governor Ramon Gue