December 17 2020, 08:00
China's extensive surveillance of the Uyghur population does not stop at the Chinese border. In Sweden, Uyghur Nyrola Elima says her Twitter account is being tracked by the Chinese authorities back home as she campaigns for her cousin Mayila Yakufu to be released from the Xinjiang detention center. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
A small, unassuming boat washed up on a remote island in the Pacific last week carrying no passengers -- but loaded with around 1,430 pounds (649 kg) of cocaine.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
Chinese prosecutors have officially indicted 10 of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China, months after they were arrested for attempting to flee to Taiwan by boat.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
Fiji's government ordered a nationwide curfew on Thursday, including a ban on public transportation, with a potentially devastating cyclone expected to unleash powerful winds and flooding on the island nation within a day.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
China's luxury market has proved "unstoppable" this year even as the coronavirus pandemic hammered global demand for expensive goods.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
Bitcoin has blown past the $20,000 mark and continues to hit record highs as investors flock to the cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
Last month marked 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station (ISS). Scientific research to improve life aboard the ISS has led to countless developments in space technology, but it has also brought benefits to people on Earth.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport now boasts of being a "place of romance" on its official Twitter account after President-elect Joe Biden's transportation secretary nominee, Pete Buttigieg, recalled his proposal there.
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December 17 2020, 08:00
A former police captain who was part of a private citizens group investigating still unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.
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