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UN backs Cuba’s demand for U.S. to lift trade embargo

02:17 The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday backed Cuba’s resolution demanding the lifting of U.S. trade restrictions which date back more than 60 years.Cuban officials say the blockad

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Spanish govt pardons jailed Catalan separatist leaders

The Spanish government on Tuesday pardoned nine Catalan political leaders jailed for their roles in organizing Catalonia's independence referendum in October 2017 and the subsequent declaration of in

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International Day of Yoga

June 21 is the International Day of Yoga, marked by the UN as a day to focus on the physical and spiritual practice that can have a positive impact on health and mental well being.Check out these

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing meets Russian national security adviser

Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing met Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow on Monday.The two sides discussed issues related to regional security and reaffirmed thei

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CGTN Sports Talk: Where are Dallas Mavericks heading for?

CGTN Sports Talk EP68 Dallas Mavericks.mp3 00:00 In less than 24 hours, the Dallas Mavericks waved goodbye to their long-time serving president of basketball operations and genera

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Helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in SW Iran, 1 killed

A helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashed near Dezful city in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported.One onboard was killed, and 11 others wer

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At least 27 dead in bus accident in southern Peru

At least 27 people were killed and several injured on Friday after an interprovincial bus overturned in the southern Peruvian region of Ayacucho, according to preliminary information provided by the

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EU chief confirms truce with U.S. on Boeing-Airbus subsidy war

The European Union and the U.S. have agreed to a truce in their 17-year Airbus-Boeing row over aircraft subsidies, , European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

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UK, Australia agree post-Brexit free trade deal

Britain and Australia has announced their first major post-Brexit free trade deal and they plan to "intensify cooperation on security, climate change and science and tech."The UK government said in a

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Baseball fans excited for games after COVID rules lifted

01:52 As coronavirus case numbers fall in the U.S., there are increasing signs oflife returningto normal.That includessports stadiums, empty for much of the last year, wherefans are onc

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Some Californians petition for governor's removal amid record spending

02:42 California is headed for a gubernatorial recall election, likely by the end of this year, after more than 1.6 million Californians signed a petition to remove their governor from

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Russia ends MOU with U.S. on facilitating travels for diplomats

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to nullify the Russian-U.S. memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "open ground" that facilitated travels for diplomats in their host countr

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Multi-factor authentication under scrutiny after pipeline attack

01:54 The Colonial Pipeline carries nearly half the fuel consumed along the entire East Coast of the United States.The recent cyberattack that shutdown the company last month was enough

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Bitcoin fans and experts discuss challenges of cryptocurrency industry

03:07 Over the weekend, the city of Miami hosted the largest in-person cryptocurrency event since beforepandemic times. At least 12,000 people gathered to share their love for Bitcoin a

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BizBeat Ep.146: China a critical pillar for European multinationals

02:45 The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has released its latest business confidence index survey, with European firms reporting resilient performance last year. China

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G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries signed a landmark global agreement Saturday to confront tax avoidance and make sure that giant tech companies pay their fair share, Britai

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Cutting back on what you eat can cut back your carbon footprint

03:00 The food people eat and the places they choose to buy them can have a major impact on the environment and climate change, says Sweta Chakraborty, president of U.S. operations for