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Myanmar military banned from using Facebook and Instagram platforms

Facebook said it has banned the Myanmar military from using its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram effective immediately.

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Ecuador begins general elections amid COVID-19

01:37 Ecuador's Presidential Electionbegins the process on Sunday amid COVID-19 pandemic.There were long lines to maintain social distancing and the obligatory use of masks.CGTN's Dan

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Online commerce blossoms in Colombia

02:20 The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people consume. Because of strict lockdown measures and social distancing, people purchased less or shopped online. In Latin America, e-comm

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Huge explosion heard in Madrid downtown: reports

A loud blast was heard in downtown Madrid, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing La Sexta TV station.Video footage shared on social media networks showed debris after the explosion and smoke from a d

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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account

The social media platform Twitter has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account."After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them, w

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Cuba reopens cautiously after battling COVID-19

03:28 The island nation of Cuba has faced the COVID-19 pandemic with some success but at a high economic cost and in the face of social tension.CGTN’s Luis Chirino reports.Check outThe

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Ezra F. Vogel, prominent U.S. expert on China, dies aged 90

Ezra Feivel Vogel, a prominent expert on Asian studies and a social sciences professor at Harvard University, died aged 90 at a hospital in the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Sunday, the Fairbank Cen

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Facebook hit with major suits from states and federal government

02:59 Social media giant Facebook is under fire again. And this time it may be upagainstthetoughest legalbattle it’s ever faced—twinlawsuitsfrom both U.S. federal and state governments

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How China uses businesses to alleviate poverty in Tibet

03:53 China is leveraging its state-owned social enterprises to help fight poverty in Tibet, whose the harsh environment makes it one of the poorest regions in the country. Can the pow

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Argentina: Local NGO working to generate employment for women

02:56 In South America, Argentina's economy has been among the hardest hit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and one of the sectors of the economy most affected has been the inf

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Documentary raises concerns over global population shrinking

02:55 The conventional wisdom about the global population is that people are having too many babies and that's a bad thing. It puts more pressure on global resources and lowers our sta

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More than fun, emojis are money makers

With emojis and social media stickers being a part of many people's online lives, designers keep a close ear out for new buzzwords to come up with new work to attract users.Lalala, the designer of th

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Argentina seeks wealth tax to help families impacted by COVID-19

02:23 Argentina​’s Senate is debating a one-off wealth tax that affects roughly 10,000 of the country’s richest citizens.It is aimed at raising over $3 billion for social spending to h

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Xi sends congratulatory letter to 7th World Internet Conference

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the seventh World Internet Conference, which opened Monday in the town of Wuzhen in east China's Zhejiang P

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U.S. 2020 Election: What role did misinformation play?

Misinformation campaigns, particularly on social media, played a big role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but how much impact did it have in 2020?CGTN talked to George Washington University P

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U.S. won't enforce TikTok ban following court order

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it would delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok in compliance with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation. The department said

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President Xi stresses importance of developing 'Peaceful China'

President Xi Jinping has stressed in a recent instruction the importance of comprehensively improving the construction and development of the Peaceful China initiative