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Japan's Abe vows to tackle demographic, diplomatic issues in policy speech

The Japanese Diet opened Monday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowing to tackle a number of issues facing the country, including the rapidly aging and shrinking population, as well as diplomatic iss

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Reporter’s Diary: The incredible resilience of Australian people

01:43 Australia is battling its worst wildfires seen in decades, fueled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought.CGTN correspondent Greg Navarro has been on the gro

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Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban

Mariam, the 8-month old dugong died from an infection exacerbated by plastic waste found in her stomach. Mariam became a symbol of conservation. -In Thailand, single-use plastic bags have bee

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House impeachment managers file case brief against Trump ahead of Senate trial

House Democrats filed a brief on Saturday outlining their formal case against President Donald Trump, as the Senate impeachment trial is set to continue next week.The b

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Why is an Ebola vaccine not enough?

A World Health Organization worker prepares to administer a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an Ebola outbreak in the port city of Mbandaka, the Democratic Republic of

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Lebanon's protesters use fireworks during clashes outside parliament

00:46 Protesters blocked several main roads across Lebanon on Friday as demonstrations intensify against a political elite accused of corruption and incompetence. The unrest began last

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Crunching numbers: Phase 1 trade deal eases slowing chemical industry

In a landmark move in the future China-U.S. relations, the phase one economic and trade deal was signed on January 15 in Washington. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S

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Interview: Heavy rain brings relief to bushfire-hit communities across Australia's east coast

Wide-spread thunderstorm systems moving across Australia's east coast are set to bring some much-needed relief to firefighting efforts on Friday, with even more rain predicted to fall over the weeke

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Federer, Nadal kick in AU$250,000 for Australian bushfire relief

Tennis stars have come together for the Rally for Relief to raise money in aid of the bushfire relief efforts across Australia, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, January 15, 2020. /AP Photo Ten

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VCs are just tired

I was in SF last week and met with more than a dozen VCs over the course of two days. This was post the holidays, post their visits to the ski chalets in Tahoe and the island beaches, and in the smack

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Can a $350 headband deliver better sleep?

Sleep is the next battleground on which the war for wearable health will be waged. Smartwatch and fitness band makers have been dipping their collective toes in the water for a few years now, but ther

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Sri Lanka to deploy civil defense force for human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife Conservation said on Monday that the cabinet has agreed to recruit a civil defense force in areas worst affected by the long-standing conflict between humans and elep

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How China overcame the worst of the trade war

Yangshan Deep Water Port in east China's Shanghai, August 25, 2019. Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford univ

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Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires

Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes f

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China set their worst record at AFC U-23 Championship

Players of China leave the field after their 1-0 loss to Iran at the AFC U-23 Championship at Tinsulanon Stadium in Songkhla, Thailand, January 15, 2020. China lost 1-0 to Iran in their last g

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Antibiotic resistance: Bacteria fight back

03:22 Bacteria are masters of survival.That's why they're among the oldest living organisms on Earth and why we can find them in almost any environment – from arctic snow to hot spring

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Boeing net orders slump to lowest in decades

Unpainted Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked at Renton Municipal Airport near the Boeing Renton facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., July 1, 2019. /Reuters Photo Boeing reported its worst annual