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Venezuelans develop app for finding COVID-19 treatment centers

02:27 Venezuela has designated 46 hospitals as COVID-19 treatment centers, but there isn't a system in place for people to find out exact locations, or if there’s even an available bed.

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Rockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces: Iraqi military

At least two rockets landed on the Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said in a statement.The statemen

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Iran, U.S. agree to prisoner swap, release of frozen funds: report

Iran will free four Americans accused of spying in exchange for four Iranians held in the United States as well as the release of $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds, Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen r

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes offshore Coquimbo, Chile: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck off the shore of Coquimbo in Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday.The quake was at a depth of 30.7 km, USGS added.There was no immediate repor

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Chinese Embassy opposes official contact between U.S., Taiwan

The Chinese Embassy in France on Sunday voiced resolute opposition to official contact between the United States and Taiwan "in any form" after the U.S. Embassy in France invited Wu Chih-chung, an of

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M6.6 quake hits Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor occurred at 10:27 a.m. local time (0127 GMT) a

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Canadian residents struggle with restrictions amid third COVID-19 wave

02:50 In the U.S., where vaccination rates are relatively high, there is optimism that the worst of the pandemic is over. Not so north of the border. Canada is struggling with a third w

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Russia starts production of world's first COVID vaccine for animals

Russia has started mass production of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals Carnivac-Cov, according to a Friday announcement by agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. /Xinhua Russia

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Blind birdwatcher sees with sound in Colombia

01:49 May 8this Global Big Day, an annual celebration of the different bird species around the world.Citizens are encouraged to participate in bird watching to help scientists collect d

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UK watchdog launches probe into makeover of PM's flat

Britain's Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into how Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid for a lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat, seriously escalating a simmer

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Bird watching blind

02:51 What is it like to be a blind bird watcher? In one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes of Colombia, the High Altitude Wetlands- known as paramos, Juan Pablo Culasso, found

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Peruvians still struggling with COVID deaths, vaccine access

01:41 A slow vaccine rollout and record deaths in a second wave of infections has provoked fears in Peru that the country could face a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, there are

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Louisiana aiming to fix wetlands with 'river divergence'

04:40 Louisiana is gaining international attention for a costly plan that would slowthe massive destruction of its coastal wetlands.It is a 50-billion-dollarmeasure, thatwould be phased

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COVID-19 vaccination moves slowly in Peru

02:32 A slow vaccine rollout and record deaths in a second wave of infections has provoked fears in Peru thatthe countrycould face a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.Officially, there are mo

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China's cloud platform in ocean science starts operation

A China's cloud platform for big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in ocean science has begun operation, according to the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS).Acting as

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BizBeat Ep. 107: Smart cars a hit at Auto Shanghai 2021

03:53 Auto Shanghai 2021 delivered a bevy of electric and new-tech vehicles this year. Even the ultra-luxury brands and the tech giants are going full electric, because the market trend

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4 killed, over dozen injured in SW Pakistan hotel bomb blast

Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded inside the parking of Serena hotel in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan provinc