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    Hindus Offer Prayers For Harris In Her Grandfather's Village In Southeast India

    Jan 20, 2021
    Kamala Harris is the first woman and the first person of color to become U.S. vice president. People in India celebrated Harris as the first person of South Asian descent to hold that office.
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    Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured at the White House in December, was among the 28 Trump administration officials sanctioned by China.
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    China Slaps Sanctions On 28 Trump Administration Officials, Including Mike Pompeo

    Jan 20, 2021
    In a statement released just minutes after President Biden took office, China's foreign ministry said it was sanctioning those "who have seriously violated China's sovereignty."
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    Inauguration Day: Live Updates
    The inauguration kolam project is "not just a welcoming of a new administration. It's this idea that so many people came together with all of their stories," says Sowmya Somnath, one of the organizers.
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    In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris

    Jan 20, 2021
    With 1,800 pieces submitted by the public, volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome.
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    Goats and Soda
    An official has a blood pressure test before receiving the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, developed in China, at a hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on January 15.
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    China's Sinovac Vaccine Is Rolling Out Around The World. Will It Work?

    Jan 19, 2021
    Research suggests the vaccine prevents disease only 50% of the time. But it could still have a big impact. And many countries are betting on it.
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    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks last week at the National Press Club in Washington. He said on Tuesday that China has committed genocide against its Muslim Uighur population.
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    Pompeo Accuses China Of Genocide Against Muslim Uighurs In Xinjiang

    Jan 19, 2021
    "I believe this genocide is ongoing," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a forceful statement issued on his last full day representing the U.S. to the world.
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    About 80% Of Japanese Think Olympic Games Should Be Canceled Or Postponed, Poll Shows

    Jan 18, 2021
    With much of Japan in a state of emergency due to the pandemic, public opinion is turning against holding the Tokyo Olympics. But organizers insist that there is no question of canceling the games.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    People walk in Wuhan on Jan. 10, the eve of the first anniversary of China confirming its first COVID-19 death. Chinese officials said on Monday that its economy managed to grow 2.3% in 2020.
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    China Says Its Economy, Recovering From The Pandemic, Grew 2.3% Last Year

    Jan 18, 2021
    China's is likely the only major economy to have expanded in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world.
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    Data Challenges Efficacy Of Vaccine Made By Chinese Company

    Jan 18, 2021
    Many nations are betting on a vaccine made in China to immunize their populations. Clinical trial data from Brazil shows it's only 50% effective — less than the 78% previously reported.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A medical worker inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.
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    India Kicks Off A Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

    Jan 16, 2021
    Cheers erupted in hospital wards across the country as a first group of nurses and sanitation workers rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated. India aims to inoculate 300 million by July.
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    Televisions show a news broadcast of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. The Trump administration removed decades-old restrictions on interactions with Taiwanese officials just days before President-elect Joe Biden's inaugu
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    As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden

    Jan 15, 2021
    The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama administration official.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A bus carrying members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic leaves Wuhan's airport following their arrival at a cordoned-off section in the international arrivals area on Thursday.
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    COVID-19 Origin Study: WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate

    Jan 14, 2021
    Their arrival comes more than a week after an unexpected delay prevented the scientists from entering China.
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    A person passes by a bouquet of Workers Party flags along a main street of the Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, last week.
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    North Korea's Kim Talks Of New Weapons, But Leaves Door Open For Biden

    Jan 13, 2021
    Kim Jong Un calls for beefing up his country's nuclear and military capabilities, but appears to be leaving open the possibility for negotiation with the incoming Biden administration.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A box for COVID-19 vaccine storage in Aishbagh, an area in Lucknow, India, on Tuesday. India, a country of 1.4 billion people, is preparing to launch what will likely be the world's largest immunization drive to combat the coronavirus.
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    India Prepares For Massive Vaccine Drive, But Some Fear It's Moving Too Quickly

    Jan 13, 2021
    Scientists, public health experts and opposition politicians have raised questions about one of the two vaccines the country of 1.4 billion people has authorized for emergency use against COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    People queue up for nucleic acid testing at Hanzheng Street wholesale market on Tuesday, in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.
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    Province In China On Lockdown After Biggest Coronavirus Spike In Months

    Jan 12, 2021
    Hebei province, with a population of 11 million people, has reported more than 600 new coronavirus cases, since early January.
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    Indonesian Divers Search For Flight Recorders Amid Plane Crash Debris

    Jan 12, 2021
    Investigators in Indonesia are trying to determine what caused a Boeing 737 airplane to crash into the Java Sea over the weekend, killing 62 people. The plane was a Boeing 737-500.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah's suspended the national parliament and state legislatures for an unspecified period of time under the nation's new virus restrictions.
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    Malaysia's Coronavirus Lockdown Is Not A Coup, Prime Minister Says

    Jan 12, 2021
    In his declaration, Malaysia's king suspends the national parliament and state legislatures, delaying the country's general election.
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    Asia
    Indonesian navy forces were able to recover a "black box" from the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet on Tuesday.
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    Indonesian Navy Divers Recover 'Black Box' From Wreckage Of Jetliner

    Jan 12, 2021
    Divers recovered the device from Java Sea after Saturday's crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.
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    Asia
    Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight 182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday.
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    'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

    Jan 10, 2021
    Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take swabs from residents in Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province on Jan. 6. Authorities have announced new restrictions to contain the coronavirus.
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    Millions In China Under New Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Spike Near Beijing

    Jan 09, 2021
    Among the measures are a weeklong stay-at-home order for the cities of Shijiazhuang and Xingtai. A spate of outbreaks in the Hebei province has raised concern for the nearby capital of Beijing.
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    This radar image shows the flight path of Indonesian Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 before it dropped off radar on Saturday.
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    Indonesian Passenger Plane With 62 On Board Goes Missing Minutes After Takeoff

    Jan 09, 2021
    A search and rescue operation was underway for Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, according to transportation officials.
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    Asia
    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Pyongyang General Hospital on March 17, 2020.
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    Kim Jong Un Calls U.S. North Korea's 'Biggest Enemy,' Vows To Advance Nuclear Arsenal

    Jan 09, 2021
    Kim's comments come just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Biden has promised "principled diplomacy" with North Korea, implying a break with Trump's high-stakes summits.
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    Goats and Soda
    The question of what to call the "developing world" is a developing debate.
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    Memo To People Of Earth: 'Third World' Is An Offensive Term!

    Jan 08, 2021
    TV correspondents and pundits spoke it, Twitter users typed it. They said the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was what happens in "Third World" countries. There's a problem with that.
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    Asia
    Hundreds of people gather for a rally to mark the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women on August 14, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean court recently ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 women forced into sexual slavery by the Japa
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    South Korean Court Orders Japan To Compensate 12 WWII Sex Slaves

    Jan 08, 2021
    The Japanese government rejected the ruling, increasing tensions between the two countries.
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    Business
    Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, hasn't been seen in public in months after criticizing government regulators.
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    Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Has Fallen Off The Radar. Here Are Some Clues Why

    Jan 08, 2021
    The billionaire founder of the Chinese Internet giant hasn't been seen in public in months after criticizing government regulators.
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    How India Plans To Provide COVID-19 Vaccines To Its Population

    Jan 07, 2021
    India, the world's biggest vaccine-maker, plans to vaccinate 300 million people in the first half of 2021. People in India are expected to start getting their shots as early as next week.
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