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Global financial market may sit in sweet spot in Q2 amid recovery

Editor's note:Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Rising bond yield charted the sentiment in the g

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Russian foreign minister visits Pakistan in search of Afghan peace

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Thorny issues to achieve a fairer system amid a pandemic

Unloading a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from a plane at Felix Houphouet Boigny airport of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire, February 26, 2021. /CFP The world is still facing unbalanced va

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Turkey detains 10 former admirals for protest over Istanbul canal plan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a letter from 10 former admirals criticising his government's canal project had 'coup' like implications. /CFP Turkey has detained 10 retired admi

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Serbia, Portugal could have avoided Ronaldo fury, says UEFA

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo throws away his captain's armband after his 93rd minute goal was controversially disallowed in their 2-2 draw with Serbia during a World Cup qualifier in Belgrade, Se

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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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Ethiopia's PM says Eritrea has agreed to withdraw border troops

Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its troops from Ethiopian territory along their joint border, Ethiopia's prime ministersaid on Friday, days after first acknowledging neighboring forces had entered his

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International fashion brands' shares fall after social media boycotts

An Adidas outlet in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 25, 2021. /CFP Shares of international fashion brands Adidas, HM and Nike fell on Thursday after boycott calls on social

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Biden considering keeping U.S. counter-terrorism troops in Afghanistan

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India antitrust body orders investigation into WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes

WhatsApp’s planned policy changes aren’t sailing smoothly in India, the instant messaging service’s biggest market by users. Indian antitrust body, Competition Commission of India, o

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Pentagon chief in surprise Afghan visit weeks before U.S. withdrawal

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin completed an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Sunday, the Pentagon said, just weeks before Washington is due to withdraw the last of its troops under a deal struck

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India tells court to block WhatsApp’s policy update, says new change violates laws

As WhatsApp spends months to address users’ concerns and confusion about its planned policy update, there is evidently one entity it hasn’t had much luck making inroads with: The Government of India.T

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Taliban says U.S. must leave Afghanistan by May 1

The Taliban on Wednesday insisted that American soldiers must withdraw from Afghanistan by the deadline of May 1 after U.S. President Joe Biden earlier told a TV interview that the drawdown "could ha

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America must behave responsibly and avert an Asian missile race

A multiple rocket launcher HIMARS is seen on a U.S. military airfield on Lejima Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, March 15, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-ba

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Federer opts out of Dubai event, targets for grass court season

Following his defeat in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday, Roger Federer has decided to opt-out of the upcoming ATP 500 event in Dubai.The 39-year-old Swiss, who returned to action after tw

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The vaccination opportunity for global health

The COVID-19 vaccine. /AP Editor's note: Erik Berglöf is chief economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views

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US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence, which is intended as a b