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Biden administration authorizes $2.5 billion in arms sales to Egypt despite human rights concerns

The Biden administration has authorized more than $2 billion in arms sales to Egypt despite ongoing concerns about Cairo's human rights record.The approval of the sale

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Tlaib 'fearful' as social spending plan heads to Senate

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said she is "fearful" as the Build Back Better bill moves to the Senate after being passed by the House last week.In an interview that aire

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Poland hits back over possible fines for breaching EU law

The reforms to the judiciary in Poland sparked protests: These demonstrators in Warsaw carry a banner reading 'Every citizen has a right to an independent court of law.' Reuters/Kacper Pempel/

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Florida Businesses That Require Proof of Vaccination Can Be Fined $5,000

Florida businesses that violate the state’s ban on vaccine passports will be subject to a $5,000 fine from the state department of health.A new rule by the Florida heal

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Dogs probably know when you're intentionally withholding treats from them, researchers find

Dogs lie down or stop wagging their tails when they think their owners are intentionally withholding a treat, actions the researchers interpreted as appeasing behaviours.

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Twitter says concerned with India intimidation, requests 3 more months to comply with new IT rules

Twitter called the recent visit by police to its Indian offices a form of intimidation and said it was concerned by some of the requirements in New Delhi’s new IT rules.Speaking for the first time sin

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Vaccine skepticism isn't a part of the solution

A health worker preparing a jab from a vial of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination camp organized by IMT Manesar Association at their office at Manesar, in Gurugram, India, April 7,

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Vaccine skepticism isn't a part of the solution

A health worker preparing a jab from a vial of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination camp organized by IMT Manesar Association at their office at Manesar, in Gurugram, India, April 7,

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Mastercard to Share $44 Million Fine Over U.K. Welfare Funds

Mastercard Inc., allpay and PFS provisionally agreed to pay fines totaling more than 32 million pounds ($44 million) for their alleged role in a “cartel” exploiting pre

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EU to extend vaccine export curbs to cover Britain, backloading: source

The European Commission on Wednesday will extend EU powers to potentially block COVID-19 vaccine exports to Britain and other areas with much higher vaccination rates,

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Huawei sues HSBC for documents US 'wilfully withheld' in extradition request

The company's chief financial officer Meng Wenzhou is currently being held in Canada as a result of a US extradition request.

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Former director of Ukraine's PrivatBank charged with fraud

Volodymyr Yatsenko, the former deputy chairman of Ukraine's PrivatBank, has been arrested by the country's anti-corruption bureau at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv.The bank, which was once the nation's big

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U.S. urges Iran again to cooperate with IAEA on nuclear deal

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2021. /Reuters The United States urged Iran again

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Iran halted implementation of IAEA Additional Protocol: FM

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. /VCG Iran on Tuesday halted the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Iranian Foreign

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Cuomo acknowledges withholding New York nursing home COVID death toll

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters during a news conference at a COVID-19 pop-up vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2021.

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How WSJ misconstrued the WHO assessment

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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Twitter defies Indian govt and refuses to remove more than 1,100 accounts over farmer protests

The social media giant says it has principles of "defending protected speech and freedom of expression".