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Ronaldo Nazario tested positive for COVID-19

The former football star Ronaldo Nazario tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning, Cruzeiro, the Brazilian football club he recently bought a majority stake in, said on its official Twitter acc

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2021: China

02:53 Hear what global leaders and experts have to say about China's social and economic development and its role in international cooperation.Check outThe China Report, our new weekly

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A look back at this year's top social stories in China

03:38 2021 is a year of reform. This year we witnessed many social changes. Let us pay attention to social issues over China this year.

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Germany's SPD wins most votes in federal election

Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly defeated the Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union bloc to win the most votes, 25.7 percent, in the country'

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UK PM announces 1.25% National Insurance increase

British Prime MinisterBorisJohnsonon Tuesday announced a 1.25% increase in National Insurancefrom April 2022 to address the funding crisis in the health and social care system.

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German ambassador to China dies

German Ambassador to China Jan Hecker has died, Germany's embassy and consulates in China announced on Monday."It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learned of the sudden death of the German amb

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Colorado school goes high-tech to keep its air COVID safe

02:25 As students head back into the classroom, schools are employing safety measures including mandatory masks and social distancing. One school district in Colorado has gone high-tech

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Hashtag "Chinesefood" goes viral on TikTok

02:36 Chinese food is gaining a lot of fans on TikTok. Videos using the hashtag #Chinesefood have earned hundreds of thousands of likes.And that has led to a boost in popularity for som

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GIST: Biden Saigon

02:10 Harrowing images from Afghanistan continue to flood global newscasts and social media.Many describe the situation as a failure of American involvement.Some are even drawing the co

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Ex-chairperson Chu Li-luan announces run for KMT chair

Former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party Chu Li-luan in the Taiwan region said Monday on social media that he will run for the chair in an election sche

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Crowds party in South London amid loosened COVID-19 restrictions

Click arrows to view gallery Massive crowds were seen in South London Saturday, as revelers gathered for the GALA festival, an independent music festival taking place

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Russia fines Facebook, Telegram for failing to delete content

A Russian court on Thursday fined U.S. social media giant Facebook 6 million roubles ($81,350) and messaging app Telegram 11 million roubles for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the In

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Swedish Social Dems leader proposed as PM: parliament speaker

Sweden's parliament speaker on Monday proposed Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven as prime minister.It came a week after Lofven resigned as prime minister on June 28 following a non-confidence vote

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New Endeavors: Women in China - Hu Fang

03:22 Women are also important in China’s political structure.Hu Fang has been a deputy of the National Congress for 15 years, and is active in crafting social welfare policy.

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Trump blog page shuts down for good: CNBC

Former U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's blog, a webpage where he shared statements after larger social media companies banned him from their platforms, has been permanently shut down, CNBC reported on We

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Brazilian Chef launches Enough-with-Hunger campaign

02:35 The COVID-19 outbreak has left millions of Brazilians facing poverty and hunger, but one award-winning Brazilian chef has launched a campaign to multiply a network of kitchens run

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How fake news affects protesters in Colombia

02:04 During the demonstrations that have kept Colombia on edge over the past couple of weeks, fake news on social networks like WhatsApp and Twitter has at times intensified the unrest