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Labour Calls on U.K. Government to Back U.S. Corporate Tax Plan

The U.K.’s opposition Labour Party has called on the government to back U.S. proposals for a global minimum tax on corporate profits.In a letter to the Chancellor of th

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Butterfly World: Rice paper butterfly

Mainly distributed in Asia, rice paper butterflyis one of the slowest butterflies in its habitat. With a wingspan of 12 to 14cm, it is also one of the largest butterfli

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Eco Truck delivers green cleaning products to Venezuelans

02:10 As COVID-19 restrictions closedbusinesses around the world, one group of enterprising Venezuelans found opportunity in the pandemic.They developed what they call an Eco Truck, whi

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What’s the history of Chinese immigration to the U.S.?

04:09 The history of Chinesepeoplein America is a story of struggle against racism and persecution, but the lesser-told narrative is how this population became an integral part of Ameri

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Napa Valley grape growers gear up for drought of 2021

02:39 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a drought emergency for 41 of the state’s 58 counties.For farmers, that means they’ll be performing a delicate balancing act – c

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DC Police Asian Liaison Unit reaches out to Asian-American communities

02:50 Some startling numbers about anti-Asian bias incidents in the U.S.In March, they nearly doubled from last year - most of the cases being verbal harassment. Those figures from the

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Cuba aims to vaccinate most citizens by August

02:24 More than 120,000 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Cuba since the start of the pandemic with nearly 800 dead. The numbers are coming down, but health authorities

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Israeli attack destroys building in Gaza

00:35 This video by @omaralsersawi on Instagram captured the moment the Al-Sharouk Tower in the Gaza Strip was bombed by Israeli fighter jets on Wednesday.Since Monday, more than 100 Pa

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Capturing the ages

Part of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) monochrome facsimile of the Admonitions Scroll offers a good view of the original fourth-century masterpiece by Gu Kaizhi.[Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] A p

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Armed in America: A brief history of the 2nd Amendment

02:36 U.S President Joe Biden’s recent executive orders on gun control were met by familiar objections from opponents.They claim theirSecondAmendmentrights are at risk. Even so, plentyo

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What's this in the sky?

00:33 People spotted these bursts of light in the sky in southwest China's Guiyang. They're known as "red sprites" and are a weather phenomena caused by high-altitude electrical dischar

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International inquiry: Police brutality should be treated as crimes

03:36 Police brutality in America and the killing of unarmed people of African descent should be investigated as crimes against humanity. That's according to an international inquiry by

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UN raises alarms over unrest, clashes at Colombian protests

01:50 In Colombia, while mostare demonstrating peacefully, butviolence has escalated – with many citizens blaming Colombian security forces for making it worse.UN Human rights officials

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Dialogue with China CDC director - ongoing fight against COVID-19

28:05 After bringing COVID-19 under control, China is now making great efforts to accelerate the process of vaccination. How is the country getting the larger part of the population vac

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U.S. says Japan, S. Korea agree on UN resolutions for Korean Peninsula

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on Wednesday with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on the need to fully implement UN resolutions to protect the stability of the Korean Peninsu

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Jet pack army?

02:24 The U.K. Royal Navy and the Marines are testing out jet packs designed by developer Gravity Industries in the U.K.They performed a boarding operation on a moving ship. A marine in

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EMA starts rolling review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Tuesday it had started a rolling review of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech.A rolling review is a regulatory tool