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Small businesses impacted by Georgia boycott

03:44 Calls for boycotts to Georgia-based businesses and corporations continue over a recent election law that many believe amounts to voter suppression. The latest addition is Home Dep

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Moldova leader calls snap parliamentary election for July 11

European Council President Charles Michel (R) receives visiting Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 18, 2021. /Xinhua Moldovan President Maia Sandu dissolved parliament on

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Explosive-laden boat destroyed off Yanbu port: Saudi state TV

The Saudi navy has intercepted and destroyed a remote-controlled explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu, Saudi state TV reported on Tuesday, citing the Saudi defense ministry.Authorities

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U.S. says will seek cooperation with China while competing with it

U.S. State Department spokespersonNed Price on Monday said America's relations with China are multifaceted and Washington will seek to cooperate even as it competes with Beijing.Speaking at a press b

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Armenians in California gather in remembrance of 1915 genocide

Members of the Armenian community in the U.S. state of California gathered in remembrance of the 1915 genocide - officially recognized by U.S. President Biden on Saturday - at the Armenian Martyrs Me

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Iran fuel tanker attacked off Syria

An Iranian tanker was attacked off the Syrian coast Saturday, sparking a fire, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.State news agency SANA quoted the oil ministry as saying t

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Glacial burst in India's Uttarakhand triggers avalanche, 295 rescued

Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand said on Saturday that part of a glacier had collapsed, triggering an avalanche that has trapped hundreds of people.According to officials, 295

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Japan declares COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo, three prefectures

Japan's government declared on Friday state of emergency in Tokyo and three western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from April 25 to May 11, as the country is struggling to curb a resurgent pan

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Putin delivers annual State of the Nation address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering the annual address to the Federal Assembly, or the State of the Nation address, in Moscow on Wednesday.

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How climate change affects Florida

03:29 Florida could be considered ‘ground zero’ for climatechange ​in the United States.With its2,000kilometers of coastline, rising sea levels are an existential threat to the state.F

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Yangtze River Pharma Group fined $117m for monopolistic practices

China's State Administration for Market Regulation Thursday fined Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group 764 million yuan (about $116.88 million), or 3 percent of its reven

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Mexico prepares for high-stakes mid-term election

02:32 June 6 will see Mexico hold its mid-term elections, and as the campaign gets underway, it’s already set to be one of the most violent in the country’s history.There’s a lot at st

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Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison: AP

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff has died at the age of 82 in a federal prison, believed to be from natural causes, AP reported.Madoff was arrested in December 2008 for running a multi-billion-dollar Ponz

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One killed as massive fire hits historic Saint Petersburg factory

At least one person has been killed and two injured in a huge fire that burned through a historic factory in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke over the ci

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Iran starts up new uranium enrichment centrifuges: Report

Iran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, AFP reported on Saturday, citing Iran's state TV.

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Alibaba Group fined $2.78 billion for abusing market domination

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has slapped a fine of 18.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) on Alibaba Group for indulging in a monopolistic act of abusing its dominant market

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132 killed in Sudan's West Darfur state clashes: governor

Governor of Sudan's West Darfur State Mohamed Abdalla Al Doma Thursday announced that 132 people were killed in recent armed clashes in the state's capital of El Geneina."According to the medical rep