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Ancient Greek god's bust found during Athens sewage work

A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of many that serve

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In the Spotlight: The Squad is back, bigger than before

Clockwise from top left: Representatives Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. /CGTN's montage of Getty ph

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Uganda opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party's spokesman said."The

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Austria's fallen far-right leader tries to return in 'Red Vienna' vote

Austria's fallen far-right hero Heinz-Christian Strache will attempt to clamber back into political significance on Sunday as he runs for mayor of Vienna in the city's

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China's film market generates $581M during holiday

The Chinese film market skyrocketed with new theatrical releases generating a total of 3.95 billion yuan ($581 million) during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, according to

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Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic

Africa’s overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in Feb

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European roundup: Tottenham survive scare, Liverpool hit seven in Lincoln

Tottenham had to ask for the goalposts to be changed ahead of their 3-1 win over Shkendija in Skopje, Macedonia on Thursday to reach the final round of Europa League qu

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European roundup: Tottenham survive scare, Liverpool hit seven in Lincoln

Tottenham had to ask for the goalposts to be changed ahead of their 3-1 win over Shkendija in Skopje, Macedonia on Thursday to reach the final round of Europa League qu

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European roundup: Spurs survive scare, Liverpool hit seven in Lincoln

Harry Kane heads Tottenham's third goal during their clash with Shkendija at National Arena Todor Proeski, Skopje, Macedonia, September 24, 2020. /VCG Tottenham had to ask for the goalposts to

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: South Africa's soaring caseload

These days, maps depicting Africa's coronavirus caseload highlight the southern tip of the continent. South Africa, despite initially faring well as the pandemic reached its soil earlier this year, i

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Telescope snaps family portrait of two planets around baby sun

The star TYC 8998-760-1 (upper left) and two giant exoplanets. /AP For the first time, a telescope has captured a family portrait of another solar system with not just one, but two planets pos

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New collection of stories about Shanghai receives praise

The Book of Shanghai, a new collection of short stories published by Comma Press of Britain, presents a kaleidoscopic view of the city through the works of 10 authors in Shanghai.Published in English,

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Graduation ceremonies go digital amid epidemic in China: survey

A recent survey found that 88.6 percent of new Chinese college graduates celebrated their graduation in digital form amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The graduates surveyed

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News Analysis: Why Africa achieves better-than-expected anti-epidemic results

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 250,000-mark to reach 251,866 with 6,769 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, maintaining a mortality rate far below the glo

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Chinese FM says to ease Africa's debt burden, mulls further support

04:10 China is working with other G20 members to implement the debt service suspension initiative to ease Africa's debt burden and it mulls further bilateral support for African countr

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China didn't indoctrinate U.S. students with socialism

A lone skateboarder rides through the empty campus at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, U.S., May 8, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American p

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China didn't indoctrinate U.S. students with socialism

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