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White House: Washington does not support 'Taiwan independence'

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden stands by the one-China principle and does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country, White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tu

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The U.S. looks into more upgrades in rail & transit

03:03 Passenger rail, which has long been a source of frustration in the United States, is back in the spotlight.Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill allocates substantial spending fo

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New York Governor declares gun violence a 'disaster emergency'

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued new emergency measures to fight gun violence on Tuesday, as he made it easier for shooting victims to sue gun manufacturers.Cuomo declared gun violence a "disast

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Premier Li: A stable China-UK tie conducive to free trade

A stable relationship between China and the United Kingdom is conducive to safeguarding free and fair trade and promoting a world economic recovery, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday.Li made

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China slams U.S. over visa rejection of Chinese students

China has expressed grave concern, and lodged stern representations to the United States over the rejection of visa applications from Chinese students who had obtained offers to study in the U.S., Ch

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Russia hopes to kick off strategic stability talks with U.S. in July

Russia hopes to hold the opening round of nuclear strategic stability talks with the United States this month, RIA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday.U.S.

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Miami condo collapse toll rises to 24 ahead of planned demolition

Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, in Surfside, United States, June 27, 2021. /CFP Searchers recovered two more bodies to bring the death toll in the Florida apartme

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Lebanese TV says Israeli cargo ship attacked in Indian Ocean

Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen said on Saturday in a post on Telegram that an Israeli cargo ship was attacked with an unknown weapon in the Indian Ocean on its way to the United Arab Emirates.There

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Lukashenko orders closure of Belarus border with Ukraine: BelTA

Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the closure of the border with Ukraine on Friday, seeking to block what he called an inflow of weapons to coup-plotters detected by his security services,

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Indonesia approves Moderna vaccine as COVID-19 cases surge

Indonesia has given its emergency use approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as the world's fourth most populous country faces a surge of infections and deaths.The Na

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U.S. unemployment rate up to 5.9%, job growth picks up in June

The unemployment rate in the United States ticked up to 5.9 percent from 5.8 percent in May, the Labor Department reported Friday.U.S. job gains picked up speed in June as the economy added 850,000 p

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Huawei lawyers: HSBC emails disprove basis for U.S. extradition claim

Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou (R) returns to a court hearing following a lunch break in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 29, 2021. /Reuters Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer (C

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German military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

German soldiers unload an NH90 transport helicopter from a military transport plane that arrived from Afghanistan at Leipzig Airport, Germany, May 18, 2021. /Getty German Chancellor Angel

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U.S. bans ticket sales for passenger flights to Belarus

The United States on Tuesday banned ticket sales for air travel to and from Belarus following the forced landing of a Ryanair flight, Reuters reported.

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UN peacekeeping missions face potential shutdown if $6 billion budget not approved

Officials and diplomats for the United Nations on Monday said the organization's global peacekeeping missions are at risk of being shutdown if the U.N. General Assembly

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GM’s newest startup aims squarely at the commercial EV market

Ford and GM’s century-old battle for market share is no longer restricted to gas- and diesel-powered passenger car, truck and SUV sales. The hottest market in the next decade is commercial and e

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Hong Kong to ban flights from UK over Delta COVID-19 variant concerns

A sign in front of British Airways check-in counters in the departures hall at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on January 26, 2021. /CFPChina's