Three police officers in the Philippines have been convicted of murdering a 17-year-old boy as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on drugs, the first time any officers have been punished in connection with the campaign.
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Kenya Airlines recently launched the first non-stop service from Nairobi to New York City, hoping to entice more North American tourists with the direct route.
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The night of his landslide victory Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador promised to govern for all Mexicans, especially the poorest ones.
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Using only algae, the sunlight, and a simple pump to push the air through it, the BioUrban purifier contributes the same amount of oxygen to the atmosphere as 400 trees.
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Several reports on the impact of climate change are out – and the forecasts are dire. Experts say catastrophic climate change is in the future, and the global effort to tackle it is way off track. CGTN’s Jim Spellman reports.
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Argentina’s security ministry has worked with security services from around the world and brought in special equipment, including from China.
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World leaders arrived Thursday in the Argentine capital for the Group of 20 summit, including Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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After years of an up and down relationship, are Turkey and Europe entering a brighter phase?
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A public health emergency that claims over 130 lives every day in the U.S. With millions misusing prescription opioids, and hundreds of thousands turning to heroin, “Overdose” goes to the heart of a crisis that is grappling an entire nation.
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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia.
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Years of economic hardship have led to rising homelessness in Venezuela.
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As leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies get ready to meet in Argentina starting Friday, many are waiting for the outcome of a meeting on the sidelines of the summit between President Xi of China and US President Trump, hopeful they can finally strike a trade agreement.
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G20 leaders have begun arriving in Buenos Aires ahead of this week’s summit. Argentina hopes leaders will discuss and agree on key issues that affect the world economy and food security is one of them.
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Growing feelings of despair are being reported among the thousands of Central American migrants camped out on the U.S-Mexico border. The asylum seekers are faced with long waits and are now reconsidering asylum in Mexico or abandoning their dreams altogether and going home.
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A busy second day for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to Spain.
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On Wednesday, students, and teachers took the streets of Bogota in the largest protest since they began their strike in October.
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Latin America is turning to the right. We will take a look at the political shift in the region.
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Mexico’s next president takes office Saturday. While tensions remain with the country’s northern neighbor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been restrained in criticizing president Donald Trump.
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Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the Sino-Spanish relations are facing new opportunities for development as this year marks the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up and the 40th anniversary of Spain’s Constitution of 1978.
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Industrial pollution in Mexico’s Lake Chapala has residents, especially pregnant women, worried about the impact it has had on children. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock.
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The newcomer is showcasing its latest medical imaging system, called Explorer.
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The G20 summit will focus on development, infrastructure and food security, but the trade dispute between China and the U.S. is expected to get a lot of attention.
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The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel, touted as the world’s first underground hotel.
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U.S. President Donald Trump warns of new tariffs on imports from China if deal isn’t reached with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump’s economic advisor signals that it’s quite possible for an agreement to be had.
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It took six months, a lot of preparation and a little luck. NASA’s Insight spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars Monday.
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Argentine President Mauricio Macri is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit. They are expected to agree on a five-year plan and a series of trade and investment pacts.
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U.S. President Donald Trump calls on Mexico to send the caravan of migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries.
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Tens of thousands of Tijuana residents live in Mexico, but work in California.
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Tensions are escalating after Russia seized three of Ukraine’s naval ships. Moscow released videos of Ukrainian sailors “admitting” to provocations, but officials in Kiev – and many in the West – believe the confessions were forced.
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President Donald Trump is strongly defending the U.S. use of tear gas at the Mexican border to repel a crowd of migrants that included angry rock-throwers but also barefoot, crying children.
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Passenger planes are having trouble filling their cockpits around the world, including in China. The shortage is especially critical among female pilots.
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Mexico says it has deported some migrants who stormed the U.S. border Sunday, and the U.S. says it’s arrested those who made it across, after firing tear gas across the border into Mexico to drive the group back.
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State-owned companies play a key role in Brazil’s economy. But if president-elect Jair Bolsonaro follows through with his economic policies, this may change significantly over the next few years with a proposed privatization program
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The Group of 20 was formed to coordinate responses to economic turbulence. Today, it’s striving to tackle a broad array of global challenges, including current trade tensions.
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Donald Trump has criticized GM for its decision to cut thousands of jobs to save billions of dollars. The U.S. car maker announced the layoffs despite a booming economy.
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President Trump and President Xi will meet in a few days at the G20 summit. What are the expectations? Will there be a thaw in trade tensions?
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Mexico’s new president will be sworn into office in December. Among the various issues he’ll face, his administration offers work opportunity for migrants in the caravan.
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A Chinese researcher claimed to have created the first genetically-edited babies, but his claims have been refuted by fellow colleagues and has also raised ethical questions.
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The U.S. called Russia’s actions “an outrageous violation”, and France urged Moscow to release the Ukrainian sailors and vessels it seized, when ambassadors met at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.
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Mexico pledged to shore up security near its border with the United States and local authorities said that 39 migrants were arrested after a peaceful march devolved into chaos when U.S. agents fired tear gas into Mexico to stop some migrants who tried to breach the border.
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Syria and Russia have accused rebel groups of launching a gas attack on Aleppo. Officials say more than 100 were wounded, but Syrian rebels have denied responsibility for the attack.
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Tensions at the U.S. border with Mexico have escalated, with some Central American migrants trying to breach the crossing between Tijuana and California. Observers say it’s a bid to pressure the U.S. to hear their asylum claims.
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A medical journal has published a report saying a Chinese-designed and produced medical stent is just as a good as any.
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The EU and the UK finally have a Brexit deal after two years of negotiation but UK PM Theresa May now has the tough task of telling her MPs that it is the best possible deal.
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British PM returns to the United Kingdom after securing withdrawal agreement with the European Union. Mixed reaction in the UK, with various MPs vowing to vote down the deal in December.
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Hundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries.
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A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring over 170 people and sending fearful residents running into the street, authorities said.
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The European Union and Britain have reached a deal over Gibraltar. Spain will have a say in the future of that disputed British territory, and Madrid will no longer oppose the Brexit withdrawal agreement. But why was Gibraltar a sticking point in Brexit negotiations?
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Clashes in France as thousands protest over a raising fuel tax and the demonstrations show no sign of stopping after eight days as protesters say they will keep going until French President Emmanuel Macron listens.
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