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Ghana's consumer inflation rises to 40.4 percent in October

Ghana's annual consumer inflation continued with an upward surge and hit 40.4 percent in October, the Ghana Statistical Service said Wednesday.Samuel Kobina Annim, the

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COVID-19: Delta variant spikes U.S. cases

01:36 Drugmaker Pfizer was meeting with U.S. officials on Monday to discuss plans for a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot.Health authorities say they don’t think it’s necessary, even th

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Indonesia approves Moderna vaccine as COVID-19 cases surge

Indonesia has given its emergency use approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as the world's fourth most populous country faces a surge of infections and deaths.The Na

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Asian-American history should be taught in school, leaders say

02:22 Lawmakers across several U.S. states are pushing to see more Asian American history taught in schools.The move comes amid a surge in attacks against members of the Asian American

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Food bank demand still high despite pandemic restrictions loosening

02:20 Food banks in the U.S. saw a surge in demand when the first coronavirus restrictions arrived last spring and forced millions of people out of work. The U.S. economy is now startin

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Future of Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

02:51 It’s been a year since the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement prompted a surge in support for Black-owned businesses in the U.S.It became a vital boost for companies owned an

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Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency to May 31

Japan on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until May 31 to curb a surge in novel coronavirus cases just months before the Tokyo Olympics.

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"I felt very helpless"-Young volunteer steps up India's COVID-19 fight

02:18 India's devastating COVID-19 surge and its critical shortage of medical resources left a 20-year-old college student, with no choice.CGTN spoke with Arpita Chowdhury about her eff

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Clown disinfects Mumbai slum, informs residents on COVID-19

00:37 As cases of the coronavirus surge in India, some people are finding ways to volunteer and protect their communities, including Ashok Kurmi, who dressed up as a clown while disinfe

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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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Japan PM to postpone visit to India, Philippines

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is postponing plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month, local media reported on Wednesday.Suga will instead fo

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India overtakes Brazil as world's second worst-hit country by COVID-19

India reported 168,912 new COVID-19 cases and 904 deaths in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Monday, marking the biggest single day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic

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Portugal keeps border closed to tourists until April 15

This undated photo shows a view of Porto, a coastal city in Portugal. /CFP Portugal has decided to extend its land border closure for tourists until April 15 because of a surge in COVID-19 cas

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Brazil: Special Easter celebration for children in favela

02:37 With the daily number COVID-19 deaths reaching nearly 4,000 last week and a surge in new-variant cases, the news in Brazil is bleak. Unemployment remains at historical highs and

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Philippine to reimpose stricter COVID-19 curbs in capital to arrest surge in cases

The Philippines will reimpose stricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and nearby provinces, a senior official said on Saturday, as the country battles to con

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Migrant crisis sees surge in unaccompanied minors in Mexico

05:00 A surge of unaccompanied migrant minors and children in Central America has forced the government in Mexico to scramble in handling the uptick in numbers.CGTN’s Alasdair Baversto

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Brazil’s hidden trail brings economic hope amid COVID-19

02:58 A new wave of the COVID-19 is slamming Brazil and the country’s tourist mecca, Rio de Janeiro, with a record surge in cases and fatalities.But amid the grim news, one of the city