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Modi's party seeks big win as 2 key Indian states vote

Two Indian states with sizeable Muslim populations began voting in local elections Saturday in a test of strength for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu national

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Africa's top cotton maker Benin taps Chinese machinery expertise

A Chinese trainer interacts with Beninese farmers during a session on driving agricultural machinery in Seme-Kpodji, Benin, on March 23, 2021. /Xinhua About 225 agricultural operators in Benin

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U.S. to resume diplomatic ties with Palestine

The U.S. will resume diplomatic ties with Palestine severed under the Trump administration, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the UN Security Council Thursd

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A visit to 4,300-year-old 'pyramid' in NW China

Have you ever heard of an ancient "pyramid" in China?Shimao archaeological site in Shaanxi Province, northwest China. /VCGShaanxi Province in northwest China is known f

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H&M removed from Chinese apps over Xinjiang cotton boycott

HM has been removed by major e-commerce and service apps in China after a Communist Party organization barraged it for a statement expressing “deep concern” over allegations of forced labo

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The West should seek cooperation, not confrontation with China

The West should do better to respond to an offer of cooperation from China rather than seek confrontation, and find a common way to solve the crises challenging all of humanity, according to a statem

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‘Instant needs’ delivery startup goPuff raises $1.15B at an $8.9B valuation

Last fall, delivery startup goPuff made a big splash by raising $380 million in funding and acquiring West Coast beverage retailer BevMo shortly afterwards. Just a few months later, the Philadelphia-b

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Niger

A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived in Niger on Sunday, the first jabs the West African country has received.

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Six lions found dead in Uganda in suspected poisoning

A male lion perches on a branch in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. /CFP Six lions have been found dead and mutilated in one of Uganda's best-known national parks, a conservation o

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Icelandic volcano erupts, lighting up night sky near Reykjavik

In this still image captured by the Icelandic Coast Guard, lava flows from the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano some 50 kilometers west of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, March 19, 2021. /CFP

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Ebola infects 30, kills 15 in Guinea, DRC: Africa CDC

VCG The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so fa

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Top Chinese chipmaker SMIC gets government aid for $2.4 billion plant

VCG China's leading chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has inked an agreement with Shenzhen's government to build a $2.35 billion chip-making plant in the s

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Palestinians get 60,000 vaccine doses through COVAX

A Palestinian man receives a shot of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a UNRWA clinic in Gaza City, March 17, 2021. /AP The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday said it will

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UNICEF condemns deadly Niger attack that left 58 dead

VCG The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday condemned the recent "horrific killings" of dozens of civilians in two villages in western Niger.Unidentified armed men killed at l

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Arrival to open a second US microfactory to build electric vans for UPS

Arrival, the UK electric vehicle startup that will soon be a publicly traded company, plans to build a second microfactory in the United States.The announcement comes several months after Arrival pick

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Lightning strikes may have sparked life on Earth, scientists claim

The very first organisms may have been dependent on lightning to start them on the process of reproduction that led to us.

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Ronaldo nets hat-trick in Juve win, Man United extend unbeaten run

Juventus players celebrate during the Serie A match against Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy, March 14, 2021. /CFP Cristiano Ronaldo scored a perfect hat-trick inside 32 minutes as Juventus bounced