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Brazil storm death toll rises to 171

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 171, authorities said on Sunday.

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Why politicizing COVID-19's origin investigation is dangerous

03:17 In recent days, to stigmatize China, the United States has politicized the investigation into COVID-19's origin and revived the "lab leak theory," which has been

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Expert: U.S. housing market to move from ‘super-hot’ to ‘warm’

Prospective home buyers in the United States can expect a bit less sticker shock in the coming year, according to a real estate economist. “The housing market looks to move from ‘super-hot’ to ‘wa

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Olympics: More international athletes test positive for COVID-19

Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Olympic Games Village in Tokyo, the Olympic Committeeof the Czech Republic said on Monday.On Saturday, the te

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Peruvians to vote for the country's new leader Sunday

02:18 Peruvians will go to the polls Sunday to elect their fifth president in five years but whoever wins, the country's ongoing political crisis is unlikely to end.Polls show the two c

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China denounces COVID-19 'lab leak' theory

A spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in the UK denounced the COVID-19 "lab leak" theory on Thursday and called for a scientist-led study on the issue and global cooperation."Study of virus origins i

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First tropical disturbance of the season could form this weekend

VCG A tropical disturbance has formed off the west coast of Mexico, one that would be the first of the 2021 eastern Pacific hurricane season.According to a CNN report, the system developed mor

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China says U.S. tainted COVID-19 origin-tracing effort

Certain countries, including the U.S., disrupted the international effort to trace the origin of COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday.The remark was in respons

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Medical experts weigh in on WHO virus origin report

40:27 The World Health Organization released the final report on its investigation into the origins of the pandemic-causing coronavirus on Tuesday, saying COVID-19 introduction through

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Report: LeBron James becomes part-owner of Red Sox

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA game against the Detroit Pistons in Los Angeles, U.S., February 6, 2021. /CFP LeBron James has joined Fenway Sports Group (FSG) as a partn

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Saving Australia's iconic little penguins: RAZOR full episode

30:00 Australia's iconic little penguins are under threat on land and at sea.In this episode of RAZOR, Sylvia Rowley meets the conservationists making big strides in protecting the wor

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The U.S. Senate votes 55 to 45 in favor of Trump impeachment trial

U.S. Senate Republicans lost a key argument over the constitutionality of Trump's upcoming impeachment trial. Five Senate Republicans crossed party lines and voted to move ahead with the historic

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Outgoing Trump succeeds in upending yet another sacred tradition

02:33 President Trump's decision to boycott Joe Biden's inauguration is another act of defiance in a presidency defined by breaking conventions.Trump's participation was unlikely, give

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Study: U.S. COVID-19 infections about 4 times of officially reported

A medical staff is taking nasal swap for COVID-19 test in California, U.S., December 30, 2020. /CFP The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States may have been about four times of the

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Argentina's economy in 2020, a year in review

02:48 The pandemic has brought about the largest economic decline for Latin America in over a century. For countries like Argentina, the regions third economy and which were already in

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Urban farming grows in Venezuela

02:40 Micro-farms are sprouting in unlikely areas in Venezuela.A severe fuel shortage is making it difficult for rural farmers to get their produce tourbancenters,pushing food prices o

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Ambassador Andrei Kelin: UK-Russia relations 'very difficult'

19:39 In an exclusive interview with The Agenda with Stephen Cole, Russia's Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin gives insight into his, and Russia's, view of geopolitics in 2020.He outli