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Biden seeks Supreme Court nominee advice amid criticism over promise to name Black woman

President Joe Biden began what he has said would be a bipartisan process to pick his Supreme Court nominee, hosting meetings at the White House on Tuesday amid Republic

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Manchin defends filibuster stance amid primary threats: 'Bring it on'

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday defended his opposition to changing the 60-vote legislative filibuster and told progressives threatening to primary him over the f

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Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments

One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province's health minister said Wednesday firs

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NBA highlights on Jan. 1: DeRozan beats the buzzer back-to-back

DeMar DeRozan (#11) of the Chicago Bulls shoots to beat the buzzer in the game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 1, 2022. /CFP The Chicago

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Online literature plots overseas success

Popular online novels from platforms of the China Literature Group have been translated into various languages. [CHINA DAILY] Before becoming a web novel writer in 2018, Disha Florence from Dha

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'Planes falling out the sky and nuclear reactors shutting down': How the Y2K bug spread spread fear across the world

As people across the globe prepare to welcome in 2022, Sky News podcast series StoryCast '21 finishes with an episode about how the start of the millennium sparked fears of widespread catastrophe.

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NASA mission or no, thousands of people could still be killed by a completely unpredictable asteroid impact

Before we get too excited about NASA's asteroid deflection test, we should recognise that humanity is very bad at predicting impacts.Since 1988 our planet has been hit by more than 1,200 asteroids la

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SEC wants to regulate Coinbase’s crypto yield product, Coinbase disagrees

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has reacted strongly to the company’s current relationship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to him, the SEC is threatening to sue the cryptocurr

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Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with House GOP leader

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, invited House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Cal

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CDC shortens isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 to five days

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cutting its recommended isolation time for people infected with COVID-19 from 10 to five days, as long as they a

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The US just avoided an economic crisis thanks to an exception to the filibuster

The Senate avoided a debt default on Tuesday — in a unique way.Lawmakers voted 50-49 to raise the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, a figure that’s expected to tide the gove

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Dec.04 - Dec.10 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Myanmar’s Min Aung H

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Debt ceiling: Mitch McConnell moves to cut deal but faces GOP resistance

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is quietly moving to concoct a plan that would allow the nation's borrowing limit to be raised and force Democrats to ultimately

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The 13th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting is a milestone

Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN.Chinese Premier

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The 13th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting is a milestone

Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN.Chinese Premier

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa