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U.S. economy shrank in 2020 despite fourth-quarter GDP growth at 4%

02:14 The U.S. economy shrank by 3.5% last year, its worst performance since the end of the Second World War. And new data also reveals the economic recovery from the coronavirus pande

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U.S. state of Arizona grappling with COVID surge

02:49 The state of Arizona has been named as one of the worst COVID-19 hotspots in the U.S., with its coronavirus cases and deaths breaking multiple records in recent weeks.Earlier in

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U.S. GDP down by 3.5% in 2020

The U.S. GDP contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020, according to reports from the U.S. Commerce Department, signaling the worst year for economic growth since 1946.

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See the art commemorating Kobe and Gianna Bryant, one year later

It’s been one year since the tragic death of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. CGTN takes a look back at the artwork celebrating the life of the basketball legend and his daughter who were killed in a helicopt

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Kamala Harris' alma mater deserted on Inauguration Day

00:16 Howard University, Kamala Harris' alma mater is deserted on Inauguration Day. The campus has been holding classes online since the pandemic.

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

02:53 On U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King's birthday, we sat down with Virginia Ali, the owner of Ben's Chili Bowl, a business that has been serving the community since 1958

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Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to February 8 

Austria will extend its COVID-19 lockdown, with the goal to start easing restrictions from February 8, the government said on Sunday. The catering sector and tourism wi

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Austria extends third COVID-19 lockdown to February 8

Austria will extend its COVID-19 lockdown, with the goal to start easing restrictions from February 8, the government said on Sunday. The catering sector and tourism will not be able to reopen in Feb

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U.S. slashes troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each

According to the Pentagon, the U.S. military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, the lowest in nearly two decades since the U.S. launched wars i

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U.S. slashes troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each

According to the Pentagon, the U.S. military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, the lowest in nearly two decades since the U.S. launched wars in the two countries after the 9

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China's consumer inflation rises 0.2% in December

A supermarket in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, January 6, 2021. /CFP China's consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 0.2 percent in December from a year earl

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Queen, Prince Philip given COVID-19 jab as UK cases top 3m

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said, as the country surpassed three million cases since the pandemic began la

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Beijing's COVID-19 situation 'basically under control'

"The COVID-19 situation in Beijing is basically under control," said a local health official at a press conference on Saturday.Beijing reported one more case on Friday,

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Boris Johnson says Brexit gives him 'confidence about 2021'

01:04 London's Big Ben chimed on Thursday to mark the UK's separation from the European Union (EU). It has been more than four years since the country voted for Brexit. Now the UK has

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What's in a moon rock?

China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe returned to Earth bearing the first samples from the moon since 1976. Learn more about what's in a moon rock, and what scientists hope to discover.

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Hunger - COVID-19's second blow

COVID-19’s impact goes far beyond the pandemic.Experts estimate that food insecurity due to impacts from the coronavirus will double around the world in 2020.In the U.S., 23% of households will fa

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Brazil launched new COVID testing campaign to avoid virus spreading

02:28 The state of Rio de Janeiro has the second highest COVID-19 case and mortality rate in Brazil after Sao Paulo and there has been a sharp spike in both since November.On Thursday,