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FILE PHOTO: A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna

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U.S. pushes ahead with bid to extend Iran arms embargo though support unclear

Posted on August 5, 2020

Smoke rises after an explosion was heard in Beirut

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Large blast in Beirut port area rocks Lebanon’s capital, at least 10 dead

Posted on August 4, 2020

Business

Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store: research firm

Posted on August 1, 2020

Turkish Lira and Dollar banknotes are seen in this picture illustration

Business

Take Five: It’s August, what could go wrong?

Posted on August 1, 2020

General view of the Stonehenge stone circle, near Amesbury

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Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge megaliths

Posted on July 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: G20 leaders summit in Osaka

Politics

Trump says he never confronted Putin about Russia bounty reports: Axios

Posted on July 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street in London

Health

Citing his own weight battle, PM urges Britain to get fit

Posted on July 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cats sleep in the village of Krompach near the town of Cvikov

Cat tests positive for coronavirus in England

Posted on July 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu

U.S. accuses Chinese nationals of hacking spree for COVID-19 data, defense secrets

Posted on July 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19

Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection

Posted on July 19, 2020

Fire at the Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul in Nantes

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Fire destroys organ, shatters stained glass at Nantes cathedral in France

Posted on July 18, 2020

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center

Business

Billionaire Musk’s net worth zooms past Warren Buffett’s, Bloomberg reports

Posted on July 11, 2020

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the IOC in Lausanne

With one year to go, experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic

Posted on July 11, 2020

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai

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U.S. warns citizens of heightened detention risks in China

Posted on July 11, 2020

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates attends the 10th World Health Summit 2018 event in Berlin

Bill Gates calls for COVID-19 meds to go to people who need them, not ‘highest bidder’

Posted on July 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a sitting of the COVID committee in Ottawa

Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than United States, PM Trudeau says

Posted on July 8, 2020

Business

Tech companies suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests

Posted on July 7, 2020

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is seen during its visit to Hong Kong

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U.S. sends carriers to South China Sea during Chinese drills

Posted on July 5, 2020

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un visits Vietnam

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North Korea says no need to sit down with U.S. for talks they call a ‘political tool’

Posted on July 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a military uniform, reviews scout ranger troops upon his arrival during the 67th founding anniversary of the First Scout Ranger regiment in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, north of Manila

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Anti-terror bill sparks fears of Philippines descending into Duterte dictatorship

Posted on July 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: UK government daily briefing on coronavirus updates

England puts United States on ‘red-list’, will quarantine arrivals

Posted on July 3, 2020

Joe Biden campaigns in Wilmington, Delaware

Politics

Biden says new China national security law a ‘death blow,’ weighs sanctions

Posted on July 1, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an unannounced visit to U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Politics

White House briefs Dems, denies reports about Russia bounties on U.S. troops

Posted on June 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Local animal husbandry workers inject a pig to collect blood sample at a pig farm in Zhangye, Gansu

China study warns of possible new ‘pandemic virus’ from pigs

Posted on June 30, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an unannounced visit to U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Nation

Biden slams Trump for inaction over reported Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers

Posted on June 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. troops assess the damage to an armored vehicle of NATO-led military coalition after a suicide attack in Kandahar province

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Russia offered Afghan militants bounties to kill U.S. troops: NY Times

Posted on June 27, 2020

U.S. President Trump and Poland’s President Duda participate in a joint signing ceremony at the White House in Washington

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Poland and U.S. deny that ‘Fort Trump’ proposal is bogged down

Posted on June 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration

Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands sign contract with AstraZeneca for COVID vaccine

Posted on June 13, 2020

Journalists wearing yellow vests are seen during an anti-government protest to mock Chief Executive Carrie Lam at Mong Kok, in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong’s free media fears being silenced by China’s national security law

Posted on June 5, 2020

Protest against the death of George Floyd, in Amsterdam

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Protests over Floyd’s death expose raw race relations worldwide

Posted on June 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy demonstrator raises his hand up as a symbol of the “Five demands, not one less” during a protest against Beijing’s plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong

Politics

China media, Hong Kong government bristle at Trump’s pledge of curbs, sanctions

Posted on May 31, 2020

Pope Francis leads the Regina Coeli prayer at the Vatican

People more important than the economy, pope says about COVID-19 crisis

Posted on May 31, 2020

New York Stock Exchange opens during COVID-19

Business

S&P 500, Dow dip on jitters over Trump’s China response

Posted on May 29, 2020

Quarantine workers spray disinfectants at night spots of Itaewon neighborhood, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seoul

South Korea reports single digit domestic coronavirus cases; plans to reopen schools

Posted on May 17, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a swearing in ceremony of his new unity government at Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem

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Israel’s Netanyahu presents new unity government to parliament

Posted on May 17, 2020

U.S. President Trump departs for Camp David at the White House in Washington

Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made

Posted on May 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin

Germany eased social restrictions last week – and COVID-19 cases are growing there again

Posted on May 10, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York

Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million amid underreporting fears

Posted on May 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leaves after leading a Mass and the Regina Coeli prayer in Rome’s Santo Spirito in Sassia church, in Rome

Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide

Posted on May 3, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion of a fertiliser plant north of Pyongyang

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North Korea’s Kim did not have surgery, South says, as shots fired at DMZ

Posted on May 3, 2020

South Korean people watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Seoul

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Heir unapparent: If North Korea faces succession, who might replace Kim?

Posted on April 26, 2020

British PM Johnson gives daily address to nation on coronavirus in London

British PM Johnson will be back at work on Monday, office says

Posted on April 26, 2020

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea

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China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim

Posted on April 25, 2020

The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the holy city of Mecca

Islam’s holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins

Posted on April 25, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization and other world leaders about the coronavirus outbreak during a video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris

World leaders launch plan to speed COVID-19 drugs, vaccine; U.S. stays away

Posted on April 25, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London

UK’s Johnson making ‘very good progress’ in COVID-19 recovery

Posted on April 11, 2020

Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Basilica without public participation due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican

World

Pope opens Holy Week amid pandemic; says now is the time to serve

Posted on April 5, 2020

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard at a check point near the Bagram Airbase north of Kabul, Afghanistan

Nation

Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds

Posted on April 5, 2020

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