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Mexican President marks three years of his term

03:12 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered his country’s state of the union speechWednesday, marking the half-way point of his presidency.The president painted a posi

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U.S. suspends diplomatic presence in Afghanistan

The United States has suspended diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will move operations to Qatar, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.(CGTN)

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U.S. climate envoy Kerry to visit China and Japan this week

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will travel to China and Japan from August 31 to September 3, "to engage with international counterparts on efforts to address the climate crisis," the U.S. Department o

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Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana

The category four Hurricane Ida has made a landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana on Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Arriving with a barometric pressure of 930 millibars, Ida

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COVID-19 vaccination drive for teenagers kicks off in Sao Paulo

01:51 Brazil’s biggest state, São Paulo, began this week to vaccinate teenagers. The plan is to to give access to the vaccine to all teens, age 12 and older, by September 6th. CGTN's Pa

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Kathy Hochul makes history as New York’s first female governor

02:26 For the first time ever, the state is led by a woman, Kathy Hochul. She is replacing Governor Andrew Cuomo after he resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment.CGTN’s Karina Hu

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New York swears in first female governor

02:12 The first female governor of New York has been sworn in.Kathy Hochul has replaced Andrew Cuomo, who resigned following allegations of sexual harassment.Hochulpromised to bring a n

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Egypt sends military plane to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan

Egyptians arrive, after evacuation from Afghanistan, at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua) Members of the Egyptian community, Al Azhar mission, and the E

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Mississippi’s councilman battles vaccine misinformation and mistrust

02:30 Historic mistrust of the medical profession, borne out of centuries of racism, is making it hard to convincesomeAfrican Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Mississippi ha

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Ghani and family are in UAE: foreign ministry

Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state's foreign ministry said on Wednesday."The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the

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Chinese, Russian FMs vow to defend truth of history, WWII achievements

China and Russia should jointly defend the truth of history, human dignity and World War II achievements, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday in a phone talk with his

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Arkansas hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19

02:42 A number ofU.S. hospitalsarestruggling to meet the needs of patientsasthe COVID-19 Delta variant surges.The state of Arkansas has some of the country's worst infection rates.ICU

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Canada's Michael Spavor sentenced to 11 years in prison for spying

Canadian national Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison and deportation by a Chinese court in Dandong City in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday.Included in the verdict was

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U.S. overdose deaths reach new heights during the COVID outbreak

03:09 The opioid epidemic continues to ravage America, and it appears to have only gotten worse during the pandemic.A record number of people died last year of drug overdoses.A new $26

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Wang Yi: China provides over 190m vaccine doses to ASEAN members

China has provided over 190 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while att

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Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated as Iranian president

Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as president of Iran on Tuesday, after receiving the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a ceremony broadcast live on state television.In a speech durin

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New York seeks to dissolve powerful gun rights group

02:16 America's National Rifle Association (NRA) suggests it will use a failed bankruptcy bid as a legal defense.It claims a judge's dismissal protects the NRA from being shut down.New