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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
African countries call for racism debate at UN rights council
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African countries call for racism debate at UN rights council

African countries called Friday on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police brutality amid the unrest…
Lebanon to inject dollars as currency plunge revives protests
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Lebanon to inject dollars as currency plunge revives protests

Hundreds protested for a second night over the Lebanese authorities’ handling of a deepening economic crisis, despite the government pledging…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
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Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says

Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases
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Brazil now second in virus deaths, as US states see rising cases

Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll worldwide behind the United States, where…
Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network
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Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network

Twitter said Friday it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong…
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam
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Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam

In a sunny temple courtyard in Vietnam, Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and…
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
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Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths

More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing…
‘Gone with the Wind’ removed from HBO Max after racism protests
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‘Gone with the Wind’ removed from HBO Max after racism protests

“Gone with the Wind” was removed from the HBO Max streaming platform Tuesday, as mass protests against racism and police…
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel
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Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel

UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to…
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