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Burundi welcomes its removal from UN Security Council's agenda

File photo of a past United Nations Security Council meeting. /VCG The Burundian government on Monday evening said it welcomed the decision taken by the United Nations (UN) Security Council of

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Improved 'to the point of perfection': The best gadgets of the year

The consumer group whittled down 3,500 products to 50 based on exceptional innovation, sustainability or value for money.

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Brexit talks to continue Sunday

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint statement following their phone call that they were instructing their chief negotiators to meet again in Brussels on Sunday. /VCG Boris J

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Saudi Arabia says resolution of Gulf dispute seems within reach

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2020

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Easing COVID-19's impact on people living with HIV

05:04 Editor's note: The world has already lost over a million people to COVID-19. But a six-month disruption to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy induced by the pandemic could lead to an e

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4 UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum

Ethiopian refugees gather in the Qadarif region, eastern Sudan, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. /AP An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region

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Egypt's el-Sisi visits South Sudan, to meet Kiir

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. /VCG Image Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Juba on Saturday for an official visit to South Sudan.El-Sisi was welcomed i

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China condemns Australian 'war crimes', calls for investigation

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Friday commented on the recent reports of Australian "war crimes", saying that he was shocked by the details disclosed in the investigation report an

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U.K. slashes foreign aid spending commitment

U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak. /Matt Dunham/ AFP The U.K. has reduced its foreign aid spending commitment from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent of gross domestic product, sparking outcry from va

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Xi Jinping at G20: Three things to do for planet Earth

00:32 Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes three things for the Group of 20 (G20) nations to do in his speech via video link at the G20 summit side event about safeguarding the planet

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First New York to London flight with free COVID-19 tests

02:20 The first transatlantic flight to offer free coronavirus testing has touched down in London.United Airlines flight-14 landed in the British capital just before 7 a.m. local time,

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Qiang ethnic group celebrates New Year in SW China

00:50 The ethnic county of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province was in a celebratory mood as the locals welcomed the Qiang New Year Festival – the most import

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North China lakes see flocks of migratory birds

00:39 Dengkou County in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has welcomed tens of thousands of migratory birds on their way to wintering grounds.The county, w

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Japanese business leaders welcome signing of RCEP trade pact

TOKYO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese business leaders on Sunday welcomed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expecting it to boost trade and investment in

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New Zealand hails RCEP deal as crucial part of Trade Recovery Strategy

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sundayhailed securing free trade agreements under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as an important part of New Zealand's Trade Recov

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UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement on a cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.The UN chief said in a statement that he "welcom

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WHO welcomes Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine progress

VCG Image The World Health Organization has welcomed an announcement by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective based on