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Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists

A stroll in Pablo Picasso’s footsteps in Montmartre; breathing in the scents of Provence; a humbling walk along D-Day beaches: These and all of France’s other attractio

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Sporting moments of the week (May 3-9)

Lu Yufei of China performs on her way to winning at the China's National Gymnastics Championship in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, May 9, 2021. /CFP The car of race winner Lewis Ham

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Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital

Grieving families buried their dead Sunday following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 a

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100-day countdown to Tokyo 2020: landmark venues ready for action

April 14 starts the 100-day countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which have been delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Even though it's now restricted to only a limited number of people,

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Bellator 256: Bader beats Machida in rematch 9-years in the making

Under owner Scott Coker, Bellator MMA has slowly but surely risen from being a distant second to the UFC to being, yes, still definitely second to the UFC but also a viable, interesting alternative p

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U.S. call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics is Cold War

Yin Shanjie and Yang Shirui of China compete in the figure skating test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, April 3, 2021. /Getty E

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Sporting moments of the week (March 29–April 4)

Thomas Mueller celebrates as Bayern Munich open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table after their 1-0 win over second-place RB Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany, April 3, 2021. /C

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Why are they choosing to speak up for Asians?

29:38 With the coronavirus still ravaging the U.S., Asian Americans are wrestling with a second epidemic: hatred. An increasing number of attacks on Asian people have been reported, wi

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UFC 260: Francis Ngannou knocks champion Stipe Miocic out cold

Referee Herb Dean (L) raises Francis Ngannou's hand following his victory over UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the five-round main event of UFC 260 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada,

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UK government's COVID-19 powers extended, EU vaccine plan remains slow

There is a sense in Europe that it has been short-changed by an unfair system but the problems that the bloc is facing are almost entirely commercial. /Christophe Ena/AP Europe and the United

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What modern-day feminism in China looks like

When I took the trip up to the highest plateau in the world in northwestern Qinghai Province this January, I felt tense. It wasn't the altitude that made me feel uneasy

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Netflix to release 41 original Indian shows and movies this year

Netflix said on Wednesday it will roll out 41 Indian films and shows this year, its biggest annual roster of Indian content to date, as the American giant makes further push to win subscribers in the

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UFC Vegas: Derrick Lewis finishes Curtis Blaydes with nightmare KO

Referee Herb Dean (R) raises Derrick Lewis' hand in victory following his second-round KO of Curtis Blaydes in the heavyweight main event of UFC Vegas: Blaydes vs. Lewis at the UFC Apex in Las Ve

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UFC 258: Champion Usman finally gets highlight win with Burns KO

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (L2) has his hand raised by referee Herb Dean (R2) following his third round TKO victory over No. 1 contender Gilbert Burns (R1) at UFC 258 at the UFC Apex

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Experts: China-EU investment agreement promises new opportunities

02:53 The China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is waiting to take effect, as it undergoes a rigorous legal review. As both sides are working to promote the implementati

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Meet the sumo kid

01:36 KyutaKumagai is a world champion sumo wrestler… and he's 10-years-old.At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is currently the under-10 world champion.He hopes to eventually reach 'yokoz

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Inheritance of light: Torch Festival of SW China's Yi ethnic group

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which is the largest ethnic Yi minority area in China, is located at the junction of the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Poor road con