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Thousands protest the government in Colombia

Escalating further, clashes occurred between demonstrators and riot police officers in a protest against President Ivan Duque's government in Medellin, Colombia. Thousan

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Boycott threatened over Shell's sponsorship of Science Museum carbon capture exhibition

The museum says it has complete editorial control of exhibitions while Shell aims to be a net-zero emissions business by 2050.

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Biden's first hundred days

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The West's campaign against Chinese COVID-19 vaccines distorts facts

Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkley. He conducted archaeological and anthropological resea

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English Premier League clubs pull out of European Super League plan

Players of Brighton & Hove Albion wear t-shirts with messages in protest against the European Super League prior to the Premier League match against Chelsea in London, England, April 20, 2021. /C

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English Premier League clubs pull out of European Super League plan

Players of Brighton & Hove Albion wear t-shirts with messages in protest against the European Super League prior to the Premier League match against Chelsea in London, England, April 20, 2021. /C

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What's the cost of conducting fraud on China's stock market?

04:04 As of the end of March 2021, China's new Securities Law has been implemented for over 13 months. The law greatly increases the cost of company fraud by increasing the maximum fin

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Huawei obtains payment license by acquiring digital payment company

A Huawei outlet in Zhongshan, south China's Guangdong Province, March 27, 2021. /CFP Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies obtained a payment license after acquiring a digital payment com

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China acts to prevent business loans flowing into property market

A residential compound in east China's Anhui Province, September 19, 2020. /CFP Chinese authorities moved Friday to tighten the regulation on business loans to prevent them from illegally flow

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Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray

Ethiopia’s prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray region, where witnesses have described them looting, killing and ra

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Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open with back issue

World number two Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Rotterdam Open due to a back injury, organizers of the ATP 500 event announced on Thursday.The 20-time Grand Slam winner has been strug

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Australia, Qatar withdraw from Copa America

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CBA matches rescheduled due to FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers cancellation

File picture of China men's basketball team during a training session. /CFP The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) announced on Friday that the Chinese men's basketball team will take a brea

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Ancestry says it fought two police requests to search its DNA database

DNA profiling company Ancestry has confirmed it fought two U.S. law enforcement requests to access its DNA database in the past six months, but that neither request resulted in turning over customer o

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Fear of hearing the truth about China is why Ofcom banned CGTN

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West's central bank balance sheets jump by 250% China's forex reserves

Central banks of major economies, such as the U.S., the EU and Japan, have begun expanding their balance sheets by buying assets to inject liquidity into the market. The unconventional monetary polic

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U.S. investment ban on China has little impact on HK market: SFC

A view of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China. /CFP The investment ban imposed on China by the United States had little impact on the Hong Kong market, Ashley Alder, chief executive officer of