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Pekingese wins Best in Show at 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Click arrows to view gallery Wasabi, a Pekingese from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania took home the Best in Show award at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Sho

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Three rockets hit air base in Iraq's Salahudin province

At least three Katyusha rockets on Wednesday struck an Iraqi military airbase in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said.The incident took place in the eve

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Navajo Nation still reeling from radioactive spill decades ago

05:02 The largest spill of radioactive material in the United States took place in 1979 when a dam burst on Navajo Nation lands.The impacts of the Church Rock uranium mill spill is stil

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Using technology to keep oceans clean

02:27 Did you know an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean from land each year? World Oceans Day falls on Tuesday, June 8, and we are looking at efforts across

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Racial wealth gap remains a growing problem across the US

03:41 The racial wealth gap in the U.S. and the chronic under-investment in black businesses was the focus of a conference onTuesdayin Tulsa.It took place just a short distance from the

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Monterey, California suffers without Chinese tourism

03:16 California ison the rebound after coping with the coronavirus for more than a year.The state isexpected to fully reopen by mid-June, which isgood news for the tourism industry. Pl

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Russia takes over two-year term as rotating chair from Iceland

02:44 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Wednesday for the first high-level, face-to-face meeting since President Joe Biden took offic

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Protesters in U.S. cities decry violence against Asian Americans

Demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday in several U.S. cities to protest hate and violence targeted at Asian Americans that has been on the rise across the country over the past several months

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4 injured in chemical plant blast in Japan

An explosion took place at a chemical factory in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, injuring four people, local media reported.According to local authorities, no toxic gases have been detected.The blast

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Seven killed in birthday party shooting in Colorado

Seven people were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs in the U.S. state of Colorado, police said, adding the suspect took his own life on sc

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Afghan capital hit by blackout as 2 power pylons damaged

Afghanistan's capital city Kabul was hit by blackout as two power pylons were destroyed in explosion on Friday, the country's Breshna Sherkat, the national power company, confirmed.The incident took

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Attacks on Asians in the U.S. spiked in first quarter of 2021

02:05 The number of anti-Asian hate crimes soared in the first quarter of 2021, with a 164% increase, compared to the same period last year, in 16 of America's largest cities.Just in re

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Comedy shows move online amid COVID-19 in the U.S.

02:07 In-personentertainmenthas completely disappeared early on during theCOVID-19pandemic.But many artists took their craft online. See how comedians keep laughter alive amid the pande

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Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Faso

Armed assailants killed around 30 people in an attack on a village in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, four security sources said.The attack took place in the village of Hantoukoura near the border wi

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Colombia: Thousands protest against planned tax hike amid the pandemic

02:08 Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets this week to protest against a proposed tax reforms. The protests took place despite a court order to postpone demonstrations o

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China's regulators summon 13 internet firms engaging in finance

China unveiled antitrust guidelines for the platform economy on February 7, 2021. /CFP Chinese financial regulators on Thursday summoned 13 internet companies engaging in financial business, i

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Varying moods across London as COVID-19 restrictions lift

Click arrows to view gallery Moods seemed to vary across London Saturday amid easing lockdown restrictions in Britain. Some people in Soho, London opted to dine outdoors an