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Empty streets in Washington, D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day

 Click arrows to view gallery  Enhanced security measures throughout Washington D.C. after the violent January 6 storming of the Capitol and ahead of Inauguration Day Wedn

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Preparations underway for inauguration of President-elect Biden

The streets of downtown Washington, D.C. appear virtually empty Saturday ahead of the Presidential inauguration next Wednesday, which will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Joe Biden as

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Dinosaurs make for family and COVID-19 friendly fun in Pasadena, CA

Some Californians took the time to visit the Jurassic Quest Experience this weekend, a touring dinosaur exhibit set up at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Stau

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India begins massive national vaccination campaign

Many frontline workers throughoutIndia received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines Saturday, in the start of what is expected to become India's largest national vaccine campaign in history.India is

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DPRK holds military parade for WPK congress

A "splendid" military parade was held at Kim Il Sung Square in Democratic People's Republic of Korea's capital Pyongyang on Thursday to commemorate the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WP

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Heavy rains turn Bulgaria's longest river into 'garbage river'

Piles of garbage were seen floating on the Iskar River near a hydroelectric plant in Svoge, Bulgaria, January 14, 2021. /VCG An aerial view shows a blanket of trash, including plastic b

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Latin America faces worst moment of pandemic so far

 Click arrows to view gallery A record of more than 535,900 people have died due to the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean as of Wedne

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Sriwijaya Air Flight 182's black box recovered from Java Sea

 Click arrows to view gallery Divers have retrieved Sriwijaya Air Flight 182's flight data recorder, or ‘black box,’ from the Java Sea Tuesday. Officials hope

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Coming of Age Day in Japan

Young men and women posed for photographs in fashionable attire and kimonos and gathered for socially-distanced ceremonies throughout Japan Monday for Coming of Age Day, amid the coronavirus pande

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Tech It Out: 2020 APEC SME Business Forum highlights AI development

14:38 China has unique advantages for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could benefit greatly from this fast-evolving tech

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Tech It Out: 2020 APEC SME Business Forum highlights AI development

14:38 China has unique advantages for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could benefit greatly from this fast-evolving tech

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Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Coptic Christmas in Sudan

Displaced Ethiopian Orthodox Christian refugees celebrated Coptic Christmas Thursday in Sudan. Some attended a service at a church built by former Ethiopian refugees in a village near the Um Raqub

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Pence rejects Trump's call to block Biden win confirmation

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. /VCG The United States Vice President Mike Pence has rejected President Donald Trump's demand that he blocks the confirmation of Joe Biden's election as the nex

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Peaceful protests in Kenosha after Jacob Blake announcement

Demonstrators showed up in Kenosha, Wisconsin Tuesday night to peacefully protest the announcement by the Kenosha County District Attorney that no charges would be filed against the police officer wh

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Dakar Rally underway in Saudi Arabia

Click arrows to view gallery The Dakar rally, an annual off-road endurance event is now underway in Saudi Arabia. The rally sees amateur and professional drivers and

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World Bank projects China's economy to grow by 7.9 pct in 2021

A view of the skyline in Beijing, China. /VCGThe Chinese economy is on track to grow by 7.9 percent in 2021, following a 2-percent growth in 2020, the World Bank Group

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N China's Hebei enters 'wartime mode' due to new COVID-19 cases

The view of Zhangjiakou Railway Station in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei province, December 30, 2020. /XinhuaNorthChina's Hebei Provincehas entered "wartime mode" af