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UN General Assembly resolution calls for efforts to mitigate food security crisis

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution that calls for international efforts to mitigate the current food security crisis.The resolution calls on the int

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WHO launches position paper for building resilient health systems

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a position paper calling on countries and the international community to renew and heighten their commitment to

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Universal Beijing Resort to conduct trial run

The Universal Beijing Resort (UBR) announced Tuesday that it would officially start a trial opening for invite-only guests on Sept. 1 with comprehensive COVID-19 prevention and control measures.Accord

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China issues white paper on human rights progress

China on Thursday issued a white paper to elaborate on how its realization of all-round moderate prosperity represents comprehensive progress in ensuring universal human rights in China and a new con

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Xi Jinping congratulates Guterres on reappointment as UN chief

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Antonio Guterres over the former Portuguese prime minister's reappointment as the secretary-general of the United Nations.Xi se

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China's 2021 box office revenue hits 25 bln yuan

China's 2021 box office revenue topped 25 billion yuan (about 3.90 billion U.S. dollars) as of Friday morning.Eight of the top 10 earners this year at China's box office are domestic productio

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Universal Studios Hollywood reopens

Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California reopened to the public Friday, after being shut down for the last year due to the pandemic. Visitors can experience

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U.S. releases guidelines to reopen schools

02:59 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for reopening schools. It includes five key mitigation strategies such as universal mask wearing a

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Japan 'Super Mario' theme park to open in February

The first ever "Super Mario" theme park will open in February, Universal Studios Japan said during a press preview, November 30, 2020. /Getty Images The 'Super Nintendo World' at the Un

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Taylor Swift's new album to debut on Tmall Global

Alibaba Group announced on Oct. 27 a partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group's merchandising and brand management division, to bring iconic artists' merchandise and exclusive collabora

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DaVinci Kitchen is building a robotic pasta-making kiosk

The robotics industry is having a major moment amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s true that category has been an exciting target for investments for a number of years now, but labor i

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Pope 'very pained' by decision to turn Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

Pope Francis said on Sunday he was hurt by Turkey’s decision to make Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious leader to condemn the move.“My though

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Over 2 mln people in Mozambique estimated to have HIV

Some 2.3 million people in Mozambique are estimated to have been infected with HIV, placing the country among the eight most affected by the disease in the world, the country's Health Minister Armin

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Would a Universal Basic Income avoid worker bailouts and end poverty?

06:09 Financial aid to workers during the coronavirus outbreak has raised the question of whether a Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be the answer to poverty.Prof Matt Smith, from th

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Universal Beijing Resort completes first phase of construction

The Universal Beijing Resort has completed its first phase of main building constructions, local authorities said on Thursday. The construction projects, which started in August 2018, include the Un

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Putin declines British invitation to take part in coronavirus summit: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to take part in an online summit on a possible coronavirus vaccine being organised by the British government this week, K

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COVID-19 crisis should not be used to attack other countries: Russian FM

The crisis has clearly shown the interdependence and interconnectedness of all countries and all fields of activity,Lavrov said.MOSCOW, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The current crisis caused by COVID-19 shoul