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2026 numbers for the New Year's Eve ball drop arrive in Times Square02:07

2026 numbers for the New Year's Eve ball drop arrive in Times Square

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China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' | BBC News04:23

China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' | BBC News

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Talking about your year ?️?❤️ Real Easy English05:42

Talking about your year ?️?❤️ Real Easy English

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Voting gets underway in Myanmar's first election in five years01:29

Voting gets underway in Myanmar's first election in five years

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Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the News07:54

Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the News

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100-year-old toymaker still making toys by hand02:41

100-year-old toymaker still making toys by hand

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6G Technology Explained in 3 Minutes - 6G vs 5G ⚡03:05

6G Technology Explained in 3 Minutes - 6G vs 5G ⚡

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What can we expect from the Epstein files release? | BBC News06:53

What can we expect from the Epstein files release? | BBC News

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Huntr/x from 'KPop Demon Hunters' perform "Golden" live at “A Year in TIME”02:57

Huntr/x from 'KPop Demon Hunters' perform "Golden" live at “A Year in TIME”

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2025 — Year in Search03:43

2025 — Year in Search

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Architects of AI Named Time’s 2025 Person of the Year04:35

Architects of AI Named Time’s 2025 Person of the Year

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What Is Hanukkah?04:47

What Is Hanukkah?

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Officials: father & son kill 15 in Australia mass shooting02:35

Officials: father & son kill 15 in Australia mass shooting

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Lionel Messi event in India descends into chaos | BBC News02:46

Lionel Messi event in India descends into chaos | BBC News

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Half a million displaced as Thailand-Cambodia clashes continue | BBC News03:51

Half a million displaced as Thailand-Cambodia clashes continue | BBC News

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Australia's social media ban for children has left big tech scrambling | BBC News04:38

Australia's social media ban for children has left big tech scrambling | BBC News

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Trump’s Asia Strategy Confronts China Directly, Puts Taiwan at Center Stage13:24

Trump’s Asia Strategy Confronts China Directly, Puts Taiwan at Center Stage

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Netflix set to buy Warner Bros. in deal valued at $83 billion03:00

Netflix set to buy Warner Bros. in deal valued at $83 billion

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Inside the 2025 Gold Boom: How a NYC Gold Exchange Works | WSJ04:40

Inside the 2025 Gold Boom: How a NYC Gold Exchange Works | WSJ

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Indonesia’s Jakarta takes over No. 1 spot as largest city in the world02:15

Indonesia’s Jakarta takes over No. 1 spot as largest city in the world

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Terminal 3 at Taoyuan International Airport partially opens｜Taiwan News02:12

Terminal 3 at Taoyuan International Airport partially opens｜Taiwan News

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Will a fishing boat spark a crisis between China and Japan? | About That09:00

Will a fishing boat spark a crisis between China and Japan? | About That

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Villages underwater, and lives destroyed as floods kill hundreds across Southeast Asia02:48

Villages underwater, and lives destroyed as floods kill hundreds across Southeast Asia

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Airbus flights disrupted for urgent software update | BBC News06:00

Airbus flights disrupted for urgent software update | BBC News

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Nano Banana Pro Just Broke the INTERNET (The Only Guide You Need)07:36

Nano Banana Pro Just Broke the INTERNET (The Only Guide You Need)

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At least 36 killed in Hong Kong fire with 279 still missing, authorities say | BBC News03:31

At least 36 killed in Hong Kong fire with 279 still missing, authorities say | BBC News

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Floods across Southeast Asia cause billions in damage01:52

Floods across Southeast Asia cause billions in damage

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Man prepares to finish walk around the world that took 27 years04:13

Man prepares to finish walk around the world that took 27 years

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Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the News06:40

Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the News

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Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi's life's work reaches new heights05:31

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi's life's work reaches new heights

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U.S. issues travel warning for Japan as country deals with spike in bear attacks03:43

U.S. issues travel warning for Japan as country deals with spike in bear attacks

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What is Cloudflare?01:15

What is Cloudflare?

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Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured | BBC News02:10

Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured | BBC News

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China summons Japan ambassador as war of words over Taiwan drags on | BBC News02:55

China summons Japan ambassador as war of words over Taiwan drags on | BBC News

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Warning issued as criminals finding new ways to steal checks04:16

Warning issued as criminals finding new ways to steal checks

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Typhoon Fung Wong Heads for Taiwan After Slamming Philippines｜TaiwanPlus News02:28

Typhoon Fung Wong Heads for Taiwan After Slamming Philippines｜TaiwanPlus News

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Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves thousands homeless in Vietnam | DW News05:15

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves thousands homeless in Vietnam | DW News

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Who is Zohran Mamdani, and what are his plans for NYC? | BBC News04:00

Who is Zohran Mamdani, and what are his plans for NYC? | BBC News

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Michael - Official Teaser Trailer (2026) Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Miles Teller01:13

Michael - Official Teaser Trailer (2026) Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Miles Teller

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Malaysian singer and director Namewee remanded over death of Taiwanese influencer02:44

Malaysian singer and director Namewee remanded over death of Taiwanese influencer

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At least 90 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines | BBC News01:57

At least 90 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines | BBC News

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Boyu Seeks $1.4 Billion for Starbucks China Takeover02:32

Boyu Seeks $1.4 Billion for Starbucks China Takeover

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Video shows KY plane crash, massive fireball that killed at least 702:28

Video shows KY plane crash, massive fireball that killed at least 7

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OpenAI signs $38 billion deal to use Amazon's cloud platform | REUTERS01:20

OpenAI signs $38 billion deal to use Amazon's cloud platform | REUTERS

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Delivers Speech In English To Dodger Stadium Crowd At World Series Celebration!01:22

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Delivers Speech In English To Dodger Stadium Crowd At World Series Celebration!

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Air India crash sole survivor 'luckiest man' alive, but also suffering | BBC News05:07

Air India crash sole survivor 'luckiest man' alive, but also suffering | BBC News

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