The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of Obama-era protections on wetlands and waterways. It’s the latest in Washington’s retreat from the global fight against climate change – as countries like China step up to meet the challenge.
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TIME magazine has nominated journalists who have been targeted for their work in its 2018 “Person of the Year”. The group of journalists have been dubbed “The Guardians”
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China and India are holding their first joint military exercises since last year’s border standoff in Doklam.
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Politicians meet in Poland as they try to reach agreements before the end of the week at the United Nations’ COP24 meeting
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A massive manhunt involving hundreds of police and soldiers was underway Wednesday for a suspected extremist who went on a shooting spree around one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets. The assault in the eastern French city of Strasbourg killed two, left one person brain dead and injured 12 others, authorities said.
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The lawyer for a top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei says his team worked through the night to make changes to its bail plan for Meng Wanzhou to help satisfy concerns that have been raised about her release.
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A jury recommended life plus 419 years on Tuesday for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr. stood stoically with his hands folded in […]
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Top European Union officials on Tuesday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain, as Prime Minister Theresa May fought to save her Brexit deal by lobbying leaders in Europe’s capitals.
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Cuba launched a 3G mobile network to meet a long-time local demand, though the people still consider prices too high for the average pockets.
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French President Emmanuel Macron promises tax relief and a higher minimum wage in a televised speech aimed at quelling the weeks-long “Yellow Vests” protests.
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The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have received their awards in Oslo. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege are being honored for their work on fighting for sex abuse victims.
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Peru has spoken. They strongly backed anti-corruption reforms in a referendum.
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Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it had won a preliminary order from a Chinese court banning the importation and sale of several Apple Inc iPhone models in China that the court found violated two of Qualcomm’s patents.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament’s vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a “significant margin.”
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with the visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Great Hall of the People after a welcoming ceremony held in Beijing.
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This week, China will commemorate the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. On the other side of the Pacific, the anniversary is also being remembered in Canada.
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China summoned the U.S. Ambassador in Beijing Sunday to complain about its extradition warrant for the Chief Financial Officer of telecommunications giant Huawei.
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A vote in Peru could empower the president to reshape the entire political system. This referendum comes in the wake of corruption scandals that have rocked the country, and left citizens with little-to-no faith in their elected officials.
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he Mexican government is reporting that in the last 30 years more than a million Mexican scientists, researchers and intellectuals have left Mexico to find work in the United States and other countries. Correspondent Mike Kirsch tells us more in his report.
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Economist Epsy Campbell-Barr became Costa Rica’s first woman, of Afro-descent, to reach Vice Presidency. Americas Now anchor, Elaine Reyes, sat down with her during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Cabo Pulmo is a small fishing village in Mexico that almost disappeared. The cause of its demise was actually “too much” fishing. Correspondent Alasdair Baverstock explains from Mexico.
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A Brazilian birdwatcher switched on the country’s first wildlife streaming webcam, so that enthusiasts all over the world could watch the extraordinary wildlife in the Atlantic rainforest, from the comfort of their homes. Meet Luciano Breves.
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“Americas Now” asked some former Latin American presidents if summits like the G20 really are useful to Latin America.
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Devaluation of the local currency in Argentina and inflation have taken an enormous toll. Correspondent Correspondent Joel Richards tells us more about the G20 host country, and the role it played during the talks.
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It has been a very productive ride for Mexico during the 24 year NAFTA agreement. For example, its GDP per capita jumped up over 20 percent. But there have been some downsides too. Especially in the way Mexicans consume and eat.
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Argentina has considerable experience in bitcoins and similar tokens and, increasingly, blockchain technology.
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China is warning of serious consequences if Canada doesn’t release an executive of telecom giant Huawei, arrested on a U.S. warrant alleging a coverup of links to a company accused of violating sanctions on Iran.
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France’s interior minister says the protest violence in Paris is “under control” despite scattered tensions but is calling it “totally unacceptable.”
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Two long years of work is now paying off as the skeleton of a woolly mammoth – found north of Mexico City – goes on display in a museum, and helps provide new information about the region’s history.
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Meng’s detainment came as a jarring surprise after the Trump-Xi trade cease-fire in Argentina.
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A key to boosting beef sales there may be found in U.S. laboratories where researchers are poring over a list of growth-promoting or other compounds that China does not allow in its beef products.
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Streetwear brands, like all retailers, want to make money but they’re careful not to turn off their customer base, which doesn’t like to appear mainstream. Wildly successful brand Supreme has managed to do both – stay relevant and make money – to the tune of a billion dollar valuation.
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Ecuador’s president begins his first trip to China on Monday, during which he will seek to renegotiate the Latin American nation’s $6bn debt with China and seek further investment to develop the country.
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A man who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for killing a woman in an attack that inflamed long-simmering racial and political tensions across the country.
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Washington issues Russia a 60-day ultimatum to comply with a landmark nuclear treaty or warns it will withdraw.
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In a first for both China and the world, the Chang’e-4 Lunar Probe was successfully launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It’s key mission is to land on and explore the far side of the Moon, which has never been physically explored.
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Nauert became U.S. State Dept. spokesperson in April 2017 and was named designated acting under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs March 2018. Prior to that, she spent 17 years as a correspondent and presenter at the Fox News.
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With eight percent of the drugs that come into the United States passing through its borders, the mark left on Honduras is dark, and plagued with destruction.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing on Friday, calling for more efforts to advance the long-term, healthy and steady development of bilateral relations.
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The US military has carried out a rare overflight of Ukraine. It’s the first since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and follows reports the US Navy plans to sail a warship into the Black Sea. Ukraine’s Navy is also taking steps to secure its shores.
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Drones are expected to be huge sellers once again this holiday season. But some are asking questions now about whether the regulations surrounding their use are clear enough.
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A major sanitation scandal across some luxury hotels in China has caused a trust issue for the sector. CGTN’s Yang Chengxi reports on what hotels are doing to fix this stigma.
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Yemen’s warring sides are in Sweden for talks on ending more than three-years of civil war. So far, they have agreed to a prisoner swap. Fighting has killed thousands, in what the U.N. has described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
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Silicon Valley has long-held the crown as America’s tech capital.
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The Trump administration met with U.S. tech leaders, including CEO’s from Microsoft, Google, and IBM, to discuss advancing “American leadership in innovation.” The stated goals are comparable to Beijing’s effort to dominate high-tech industries of the future “Made in China 2025.”
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As China celebrates 40 years of reform and opening up, how is the rest of the world reacting?
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China urges both the U.S. and Canada to clarify the reason for Meng’s detention and release Meng immediately to protect her legal rights.
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Many countries have already been severely impacted by climate change. The U.S. Midwest has yet to fully experience the devastation climate change can cause. But weather patterns in the region appear to be changing.
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NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REX arrived at the space rock, to begin preparations for a first-ever sample collection and return from an asteroid.
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Vicuna’s case is part of a wider corruption scandal in the seat of power.
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