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21 abducted schoolchildren rescued in Northwestern Nigeria

Some of the students who were abducted by gunmen from the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe last week. /AP At least 21 schoolchildren in Nigeria have been rescued hours after they w

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Russia, U.S. lock horns over Ukraine with little room for compromise

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2021. /VCG Editor's note: Danil Bochkov is an expert

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Turn waste to resources: Why should Africa tap into China's expertise?

Waste bins in Sesriem campsite, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. /VCG Editor's note:Alexander Ayertey Odonkor is an economic consultant, chartered financial analyst and chartered economi

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HK police charge two men with conspiracy to publish seditious content

Hong Kong police on Thursday charged two men and an online media company with conspiracy to publish seditious material.The two persons were among seven people arrested

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Liverpool miss chance to close gap at top, Spurs held by Saints

Players of Liverpool and Leicester City in action during a Premier League match in Leicester, England, December 28, 2021. /CFP Wasteful Liverpool missed the chance to close the gap with leader

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SenseTime shares surge on debut after IPO delay by U.S. sanctions

SenseTime's booth at Shanghai auto show, April 19, 2021. /CFP Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company SenseTime Group Inc. saw its shares jump as much as 23 percent in early trading on i

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Four soldiers killed by suspected militants in northern Mali: army

FILE PIC: A soldier in Mali atop a military vehicle. /AFP Suspected militants have killed four military personnel and injured a dozen more after they were ambushed in the Northern Mali. This i

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Polar bear inbreeding increasing as Arctic sea ice melts

A study looks at the impact of the animals becoming more isolated and says the loss of genetic diversity is "alarming".

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Biden, Putin to hold call over stepped up security demands

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the U.S. National Security Council

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NATO chief seeks NATO-Russia Council meeting in January

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has sought a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month and contacted Moscow to secure its attendance, an alliance spokesman said Sunday.

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Putin, Scholz discuss European security, Ukrainian situation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed European security issues and the Ukrainian situation during a phone conversation on Tuesday

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Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better

(CNN Business)Senator Joe Manchin's opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US economic outlook.The Wall Street firm told clie

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Putin wants 'immediate' talks with NATO on Russia's security

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he wants "immediate" talks with the United States and NATO over security guarantees, as tensions soar between Moscow

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Gambia opposition files legal challenge to election result

The runner-up in Gambia's election, Ousainou Darboe, has launched a legal challenge to President Adama Barrow's victory, his party said on Monday.Barrow won the Dec. 4

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Senators sound off on Biden’s social spending proposals

Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Lindsey Graham took to the talk shows on Sunday to spin their parties’ opposing points of view on President Biden’s sweeping social and environm

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Omicron variant infections climb to 32 in the UK

Nine more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in England and one in Scotland, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.It takes

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Africans mostly view China favorably

Chinese and African officials are gathering in Dakar, Senegal today (November 29) for the much-awaited Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a triennial high-level