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Zimbabwe authorizes Sinovac, Sinopharm vaccines for emergency use

Zimbabwe has authorized the emergency use of four COVID-19 vaccines, including China's Sinovac and Sinopharm, Russia's Sputnik V and India's Covaxin, Zimbabwean Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa

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Chinese blockbuster evokes nostalgia in Michael Jackson fans

A lot of Michael Jackson fans in China went to crowded movie theaters during the Spring Festival holiday with a special purpose -- to hear their idol's iconic song Heal the World, which played at

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Finding urban green space in Beijing: Fragrant Hills

Climbing the mountains is one of the many activities that Chinese people opt for during the Spring Festival holiday to give the body stuffed with holiday big meals a go

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Ethiopian PM sends warm wishes to Chinese people on Lunar New Year

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /VCG Photo The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, on Friday sent his warm wishes to the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2021.Th

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Bach sends Chinese New Year greetings to President Xi Jinping

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday sent New Year greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year.Bach also extended greeting

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Egyptian, Chinese artists stage concert to celebrate Chinese New Year

Walid Korayem, an Egyptian vocalist and the manager of El Gomhoria Theatre, wished the people of China and Egypt a happy Spring Festival, and hailed the strong ties between them across the histor

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Denmark and Sweden push ahead with 'vaccine passports'

02:57 Denmark and Sweden say they are developing systems for digital vaccine certification, known as "vaccine passports," allowing travelers to prove they have had an anti-coronavirus

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Beijing Olympic progress 'great example of Chinese dynamism'

02:37 Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has returned to China (virtually) to mark a year before the start of the Beijing Winter Games 2022.The German f

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Myanmar’s military junta plans probe of last year’s election

Myanmar’s new leader said the military government installed after Monday’s coup plans an investigation into alleged fraud in last year’s elections and will also priorit

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Spring ploughing starts in parts of China

February 3 marks the start of spring, or "Lichun" in Chinese, which is the first of the 24 solar terms. Villagers in parts of China, including Jiangsu, Sichuan and Hain

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Captain Sir Tom Moore admitted in hospital with coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Captain Sir Tom Moore. /Getty Images World War II veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore, famous for raising millions of pounds for the National Health Service during the UK's first lockdow

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UK citizens from 'red list' countries to undergo mandatory quarantine

UK nationals and residents returning from 'red list' countries will be placed in quarantine in government-provided accommodation. /VCG Image Citizens and residents of the UK who return to the

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India celebrates Republic Day amid tight security, COVID-19

The Indian government on Tuesday celebrated the country's 72nd Republic Day amid tight and adequate security measures and COVID-19 protocols, officials said.The main ev

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To impeach or not to impeach

The front page of The New York Times newspaper shows National Guard soldiers bivouacked inside Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., January 14, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: ­Aftab Siddiqui is an ind

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Insurrection, tragedy and hypocrisy at the Capitol steps

Pro-Trump protesters clash with police during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by Congress, on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., Janua

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APD | Biden may change Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative

By APD writer AliceThere are signs showing that US President-elect Joe Biden would change the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) initiative.Recently there has been a vie

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Major obstacles remain for Merkel ahead of EU summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a face mask as she attends the weekly meeting of the German Federal cabinet in the conference hall of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 2, 2020. /