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Iran vs U.S.: Who will blink first?

Editor's note:Djoomart Otorbaev is the former prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, a non-resident senior fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, and

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BBC World News is ousted! Why?

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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Trump impeachment trial Day 4: Defense wraps, Saturday verdict likely

Donald Trump's defense team wrapped up its case against conviction at the former U.S. president's Senate impeachment trial on Friday, denying that their client's words incited riots at the U.S. Capit

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Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching

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U.S. Senate impeachment trial, Trump's defense closes early

02:35 The defense attorneys for Donald Trump wrapped up their presentation in the former president’s impeachment trial.Lawyers argued for three hours Friday that Trump didn’t incite th

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Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologizes again over sexist remarks

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologized again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from

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Racial disparity in Chicago cops’ use of force laid bare in new data

Analysis of a trove of data extracted from the Chicago Police Department has revealed major differences between how black and white officers, as well as male and female ones, actually enforce the law.

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As more insurtech offerings loom, CEO Dan Preston discusses MetroMile’s SPAC-led debut

MetroMile began trading as a public company yesterday. Its exit from the private market was accelerated by its decision to combine with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.Such transactions

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Tillit, a fintech offering buy now, pay later for B2B purchases, is closing in on investment from Sequoia

Tillit, a fintech startup that is building something akin to buy now, pay later for B2B purchases , looks set to become Sequoia’s next European investment, TechCrunch has learned.According to mu

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Trump's impeachment trial a political game for both parties

Trucks with LED screens displaying anti-Trump messages are seen parked along 7th street as the sunsets over the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., February 8, 2021. /Getty Editor's no

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Twitter says Trump is banned forever — even if he runs for president again

As the second impeachment trial of his presidency unfolds, there’s another bit of bad news for the former president. In a new interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Twitter Chief Financial Office

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China-CEEC Summit gains new consensus, cooperation momentum: Wang Yi

The ninth summit between China and CEE countries starts online, Beijing, China, February 9, 2021. /Xinhua Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that the successf

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OptioLend launches new marketplace to become ‘the LendingTree of commercial real estate’

The commercial real estate industry is facing its share of challenges, considering the fact that so many people are working from home (and not in offices) and retail is riding a slippery slope as more

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Second Trump impeachment trial begins

The first ever impeachment of a former president begins today in the U.S. Senate.Former President Donald Trump faces charges of inciting an insurrection in the Jan. 6th storming of the U.S. Capit

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‘Headless’ e-commerce platform Fabric raises $43M

Fabric, a startup powering e-commerce for companies like GNC and ABC Carpet and Home, has raised $43 million in Series A funding.The announcement comes less than four months after Fabric announced its

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Is 'extreme competition' Trump 2.0?

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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The multilateral era has begun

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGT