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S. Africa's Ramaphosa adds electricity minister ahead of 2024 election

solveworstAfrican President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appointed a new electricity minister in an effort to try to solve the worst power cuts on record in the country.

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Ghanaian electoral body abolishes 17 unqualified political parties

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has abolished 17 political parties following their failure to comply with laws governing political parties in the country.The EC

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Philippine president begins visit to Indonesia, Singapore

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. departed from Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday for a state visit to Indonesia, his first overseas

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Death toll from floods in Assam, India rises to 179

Five more people died in floods on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths due to floods in the state to 179, according to the report released by the Assam State Di

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Beijing enters dynamic zero-COVID phase

Beijing entered into a dynamic zero-COVID phase on Friday as 13 districts reported no community infections for seven consecutive days except for Chaoyang, Fengtai, and

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Turkish inflation hits 19-year high in December

Turkey's annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since 2002 in December, official data showed Monday.Consumer prices jumped to 36.1 percent last month from the same period in 2020, up from

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Singles' Day deals begin in China

Shoppers and retailers in China are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Singles Day. The iconic November 11 shopping day started as an anti-Vale

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China's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits 2 billion mark

China had administered more than 2 billion coronavirus vaccine doses by Thursday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC), accounting for 40 percent of the 5

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San Francisco enacts strictest U.S. vaccination proof rule

02:44 For manySan Franciscobusinessesit’snowno vaccine, no service.The city has implemented the strictest vaccination proof requirement in the U.S.since last Friday.CGTN’s Mark Niu repo

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Injured being treated at Les Cayes general hospital in Haiti

01:38 It has been four days since a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the region, and our Haitian CGTN Correspondent Jean Handy Tibert gives us a first hand tour of the situation at the genera

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At least 42 killed in Algeria wildfire

Smoke billows from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on August 10, 2021. /CFP At least 42 people were killed so far after several forest fire

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China has 144 medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19

China has 144 medium- and high-risk areas, the most since the country adopted normalized COVID-19 prevention measures, said National Health Commission spokesperson Mi F

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The U.S. sees highest number of hospitalizations since Feb.

According to federal data, nearly 56,000 patients are now hospitalized with COVID-19 across the U.S., marking the highest number of patients receiving care since February. /Xinhua According to

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U.S. annual CPI jumps 5.4% in June, biggest since 2008

U.S. inflation spiked again in June, jumping 5.4 percent over the past 12 months for its biggest gain since August 2008, according to official data released Tuesday.Compared to last May, the Consumer

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California's largest inland lake shows effects of drought

Click arrows to view gallery The Salton Sea in inland Southern California is a landlocked body of water with a high concentration of salts.The area around it can

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Myanmar President's Office spokesperson U Zaw Htay released

Myanmar President's Office spokesperson U Zaw Htay was released on Friday, local media reported. U Zaw Htay, who has served in his current role since 2016, was detained after the military takeover on

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Guinea 'over'

The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. "It was the first time the disease resurfaced in the