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Workers hang colorful sheets of cotton in Myanmar

Photos taken by Sarah Wouters show workers standing on boats to hang colorful sheets of cotton to dry above the Inle Lake in Myanmar. /CFP Weaved in the village, the dyed cotton is drie

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Second group of Chinese athletes arrive at Tokyo Olympics

The second group of Chinese athletes, including the Chinese table tennis team and women's football team, arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, nearly a week ahead of the Olympic Games.The plane of the Chines

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Asieh Namdar’s Haftseen table

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Liu Shiwen on recovery: Doing it slow, doing it right

01:20 Chinese table tennis ace Liu Shiwen has not appeared in any major contest in the second half of 2020 because of injuries. Though she has not fully recovered yet, Liu returned to

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Thanksgiving: Giving thanks through food

02:22 ​Giving 'thanks' in this pandemic year is a stretch for many American families... The scourge of COVID-19 has cost lives, jobs and food on the table for millions.​But charity eff

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Food pantry faces new challenges during pandemic in the U.S.

02:39 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new challenge to food shortage in the U.S.Making ends meet can be extremely difficult for families who rely on social benefits andfoodstamps f

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11-year-old Syrian chases her Olympic dream in table tennis

01:12 Hend Zaza is an 11-year-old table tennis player from Syria. Despite her young age, Zaza is already one of the best in her country in this sport. Last year, she won Syria's nation

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U.S. Chicago to probe deaths as far back as November: CNN

Medical examiners in Chicago are planning to probe deaths involving heart attacks and pneumonia for evidence of COVID-19 as far back as November, reported CNN citing Cook County spokesperson Natal

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Eternal noodles: Obama 'bun cha' table encased in Vietnam

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Trump threatens to cut aid to Palestinians

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Expert tips for navigating Thanksgiving dinner conversation

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Iran says "all options on table" if U.S. blacklists Revolutionary Guards

IranwarnedTuesdayithas"alloptionsontable"iftheU.S.designatestheIslamicRevolutionaryGuardsasaterroristgroup,newsagencyISNAreported.AtopaidetoIran'sSupremeLeaderw

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Chinese table tennis star Ma, one of the world's most marketable athlete

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Table Tennis Mixed Doubles to debut at Tokyo 2020, IOC announces

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Ma Long wins Chinese derby to edge defending champion Zhang

China's Ma Long overwhelmed his teammate and defending champion Zhang Jike with a 4-0 win to seize gold in the men's table tennis singles final on Thursday, with Japan's Jun Mizutani claiming the bronze.

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Aussie ex-PM Abbott to pay for marble table damaged during rowdy parliamentary party

​Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to pay for a marble table that was damaged in parliament during a rowdy party held the night he was ousted as prime minister.