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Italy travel linked to 1 in 4 first coronavirus cases outside China
AFP People who had visited Italy accounted for more than a quarter of the first report…
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Tokyo Olympic Stadium to host athletics event in 23 August
AFP Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium will host its first track and field meeting on 23 …
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Russia Resident Putin signs bill allowing multiple-day elections into law
TASS President Vladimir Putin signed a bill that amends Russian electoral legislation,…
Health
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has ‘mold’ in lungs following bout with coronavirus
AP Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro, recuperating from the coronavirus, said Thursd…
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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says sanctions failed, no talks with Trump
AFP Iran will not open talks with the United States that will only benefit Donald Trum…
Health
'Enormous tragedy': Fiji records first coronavirus death
AFP Fiji announced its first coronavirus death Friday, but health officials assured pe…
Health
Vietnam records first coronavirus death as pandemic rebounds
AFP Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday as the pandemic rebounds in…
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Economies slump as coronavirus pandemic cases reach 17 million globally
REUTERS The scale of economic devastation from the pandemic was laid bare on Thursday …
Technology
The WHO urges countries to support 'COVAX' vaccine scheme
REUTERS The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on Thursday that any coun…
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns of UN sanctions if Iran arms ban ends
AFP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday gave his clearest indication yet that t…
Economy
USA economy shrinks record 33% in second quarter due to Covid-19 crisis
AFP The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter …
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Brazil opens air borders to foreign visitors, as death toll surpasses 90,000
AFP Brazil has opened its doors to foreign visitors, hoping to revive its tourism econ…
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USA economy shrinks record 33% in second quarter due to coronavirus crisis
AFP The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter …
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Russia awaits clarification over Russians taken into custody in Belarus
TASS Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told reporters that Moscow does not yet have …
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Beijing recently conducted "high-intensity" naval exercises in the South China Sea
AFP Beijing recently conducted "high-intensity" naval exercises in the South…
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1 in 3 children poisoned by lead from water and air pollution : UN said
AFP Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water …
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No country for face masks: Nordics brush off mouth covers
AFP As most of the world either orders or recommends the use of face masks, with even …
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USA to withdraw 11,900 troops from Germany, about half to be redeployed in Europe
The US military said on Wednesday it would move its headquarters out of Stuttgart, Ger…
Health
Half of COVID-19 patients given ventilation died: German study
AFP One in five patients hospitalised in Germany over the coronavirus succumbed to the…
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The NASA is building balloon big as a football stadium
Sending an observatory into space is typically handled by a rocket. You cram the space…
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Harvard researchers figure out why COVID19 causes loss of smell
Alamy Stock One of COVID-19’s many mysteries may finally be solved. Researchers at Har…
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Tahir Ahmad Naseem shot dead for 'blasphemy' in Pakistan courtroom
AP A man accused of blasphemy for claiming that he was a prophet has been shot dead in…
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