China's economic growth slows to 7% in Q1, six-year low Posted: 14 Apr 2015 11:07 PM PDT | China's economic growth gets off to a slow start in 2015. The country's economy grew by seven percent in the first quarter, and representatives from the National Bureau of Statistics stated... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:30 | More in News & Politics |
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U.S. to remove Cuba from sponsors of terrorism list Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:30 PM PDT | The White House announced that U.S. President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of “state sponsors of terrorism,” a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:45 | More in News & Politics |
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China draws for 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:32 PM PDT | The group draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers was revealed in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Forty teams in Asia have been drawn into eight groups of five teams each. China... | Views: 1 0 ratings | Time: 01:33 | More in News & Politics |
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Obama pledges US$200 million aid to Iraq in ISIL fight Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:28 PM PDT | U.S. President Barack Obama met visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Tuesday. Obama pledged Abadi, who is on his first visit to the U.S., financial support to... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:48 | More in News & Politics |
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SpaceX delivers espresso to space Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:14 PM PDT | SpaceX launched a shipment of groceries to the International Space Station on Tuesday, including the first espresso maker bound for orbit. Within minutes of liftoff, the California-based company... | Views: 5 1 ratings | Time: 00:28 | More in News & Politics |
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U.S.-led forces strike ISIL militants in Iraq and Syria Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:17 PM PDT | The U.S. Central Command has released aerial video footage that appears to show coalition air strikes on areas controlled by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. This round of airstrikes... | Views: 7 3 ratings | Time: 00:37 | More in News & Politics |
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Hungary, Australia deploy troops to Iraq Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:10 PM PDT | Hungary's parliament has voted to send a maximum of 150 soldiers to a training center in Erbil, northern Iraq, to help train combat forces fighting ISIL. The Hungarian troops would remain in... | Views: 17 2 ratings | Time: 00:53 | More in News & Politics |
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President Xi Jinping receives nine letters of credence Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:27 PM PDT | President Xi Jinping has received Credentials from the new ambassadors of nine countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Credentials confirm an ambassador's authorization from the... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:08 | More in News & Politics |
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Japan says it will further justify its whaling plan Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:25 PM PDT | A panel of experts from the International Whaling Commission questioned Japan's new Antarctic whaling plan, asking for more information for how the country can justify the killing of the... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:53 | More in News & Politics |
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Modi, Merkel express support for FTA talks Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:24 PM PDT | German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Berlin, where both leaders expressed their support for restarting talks about a free trade agreement between the... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:03 | More in News & Politics |
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Kids in Sierra Leone finally go back to school after Ebola crisis Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:16 PM PDT | Sierra Leone's 1.8 million children are gradually returning to school, more than eight months after classes were shut down due to the deadly Ebola virus. The reopening of the schools had been... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:49 | More in News & Politics |
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Nigeria Chibok girls' kidnapping remembrance: Schoolgirls still missing Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:14 PM PDT | It's been a year since more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Nigerian militant group Boko Haram. The incident sparked an international outcry, and the Chibok girls have still not been... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:51 | More in News & Politics |
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Kenya constructs security wall along Somali border Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:05 PM PDT | The Kenyan government has begun constructing a security wall along its border with Somalia to help curb cross-border incursions by the Somali militant group, Al-Shabaab. The wall will run from... | Views: 1 0 ratings | Time: 00:39 | More in News & Politics |
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Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen enter third week Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:03 PM PDT | Saudi Arabia and its allies have continued to bomb Houthi rebels for over two weeks, hoping to drive them away from the southern port city of Aden, the last major stronghold of President Abd-Rabbu... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:43 | More in News & Politics |
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China discussion: Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:17 AM PDT | Many suspected, but now it's confirmed: Hillary Clinton is running for President. But after personality politics failed her last time around, will policy prove to be her path to the White... | Views: 3 0 ratings | Time: 09:21 | More in News & Politics |
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Pole dancers from 14 countries gather in Beijing Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:49 AM PDT | Erotic performance or serious sport? Pole dancers from 14 countries gather in Beijing for the annual World Pole Dance Championships. Subscribe us on Youtube: ... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 02:27 | More in News & Politics |
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Myanmar and Thailand hold giant water fights Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:50 AM PDT | April is the hottest month of the year in much of Southeast Asia, so what better way to celebrate the New Year than a giant water fight festival? In Thailand there's the Songkran Festival,... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:44 | More in News & Politics |
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Is this hidden mountain the most beautiful in China? Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:49 AM PDT | The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the Chinese Himalayas is regarded by many as the deepest canyon in the world. But centered within is a mountain that is said to be the most beautiful in... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 01:37 | More in News & Politics |
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CCTV brings the Spring Festival Gala to Cannes Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:14 AM PDT | A documentary about China Central Television's renowned annual Spring Festival Gala has been shown at an MipTV conference in Cannes. Watch to see how conference attendees from around the... | Views: 5 1 ratings | Time: 01:52 | More in News & Politics |
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Chinese President Xi receives nine letters of credence Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:05 AM PDT | Chinese President Xi Jinping has received credentials from the new ambassadors of nine countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Credentials confirm an ambassador's authorization... | Views: 24 1 ratings | Time: 01:06 | More in News & Politics |
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Latin American writer Eduardo Galeano dies Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:06 AM PDT | Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano died on Monday at age 74, after battling lung cancer. Galeano's writings stretched half a century, but one of his best-known was 'The Open... | Views: 21 2 ratings | Time: 01:45 | More in News & Politics |
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The Economist on China’s economy: GDP at 7% Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:07 AM PDT | Analysts from The Economist told CCTV News that it forecasts China's economy to have expanded by 7 percent year-on-year or lower in the first quarter of the year, mainly due to the sluggish... | Views: 14 1 ratings | Time: 00:26 | More in News & Politics |
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Abuse cases lead to Hong Kong maid shortage Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:49 AM PDT | A looming shortage of maids in Hong Kong threatens to make it more difficult for the city's residents to hire experienced maids. The spate of abuses against maids has discouraged many to... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 02:37 | More in News & Politics |
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UNSC to vote on arms embargo against Houthi rebels Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:22 AM PDT | UN diplomats say the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution that would impose an arms embargo on leaders of Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels and their key supporters, ex-president Ali... | Views: 25 1 ratings | Time: 00:38 | More in News & Politics |
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Edward Snowden documentary: “Terminal F” premieres in Russia Posted: 14 Apr 2015 03:00 AM PDT | A documentary on former NSA contract employee Edward Snowden, who fled the U.S. to seek asylum in Russia, has premiered in Moscow. Called “Terminal F”, the documentary takes its name from... | Views: 0 0 ratings | Time: 00:53 | More in News & Politics |
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