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China says political virus of violent protests must be removed in Hong Kong Protesters use a slingshot to hurl bricks at police, in the market town of Tsuen Wan, located in Hong Kong, China, on August 25, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
China says violent protests in Hong Kong are a "political virus" that must be removed in order to restore calm to the territory.
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Trump: Democrats want us to fail so they can win election President Donald Trump points as he watches workers on the assembly line manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak during a tour of a Honeywell manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, US, May 5, 2020. (Reuters photo)
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Global COVID-19 cases near 3.7mn mark, with over 257K deaths People have dinner in so-called quarantine greenhouses in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Coronavirus cases worldwide have reached 3,663,824, and 257,277 people have so far died, with the United States and Western Europe continuing to lead the rest of the world by far both... |
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Kushners inexperienced volunteers kept VIP list of leads for medical supplies Jared Kushner at a White House briefing on the response to the COVID-19 crisis on 2 April, 2020 (AFP photo)
Volunteers who helped supervise the Trump administrations supply-chain task force for the coronavirus were told to prioritize tips from political allies and associates of President Donald Trump,... |
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Kenya urges Somalia to speedily investigate fatal plane crash The wreckage of a private cargo plane that belonged to African Express Airways is seen at the crash site in the town of Bardale, in the southern Bay region, Somalia, on May 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Kenya has called for an urgent investigation into the fatal crash of a private cargo plane in Somalia... |
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Trump denies US role in mercenary incursion attempt into Venezuela US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs on travel to Phoenix, Arizona, from the south lawn of the White House, in Washington, the US, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
US President Donald Trump has denied any US government involvement in a recent marine incursion attempt into Venezuela.
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US, UK launch trade talks, pledge quick deal as virus ravages global economy Britains International Trade Secretary Liz Truss talks remotely from the Foreign Office to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to begin negotiations for a trade agreement, in London,on May 5, 2020. (Reuters photo)
The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade... |
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Iran dismisses US claim about mistreatment of Afghan migrants as bitter joke A file photo of Afghan school students at a classroom in Iran
Tehran has dismissed as a "bitter joke" US claim of Iranian border guards involvement in the tragic deaths of a number of Afghan migrants near the border, saying a "war criminal" and "state sponsor of terror" is in no position to level such... |
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Coronavirus killing more blacks in US than any other group: Study Theres new evidence more African Americans may be dying from coronavirus in the United States than whites or other ethnic groups, according to a new study.
A new study in the United States has provided more evidence that the coronavirus is killing more African Americans than whites or other ethnic... |
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Russias Putin awards WWII medal to North Koreas Kim This picture, taken on May 1, 2020 and released by North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd-L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. (AFP photo/KCNA via KNS)
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Massive fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported A residential tower is seen burning in flames in Sharjah, UAE, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjahs government media office said.
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UN warns of rapid virus spread in American continents prisons In this AFP file photo, a prisoner shines a torch from the main detention center in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2019.
The United Nations has expressed concern about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus in overcrowded prisons in the United States and the rest of the American continent.
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Covid19 slipping 70 Million Pakistanis below poverty line Workers distribute food to people in need under the governmental Ehsaas programme during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Karachi on May 2, 2020.
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Millions of people are estimated to have lost their jobs in Pakistan amid... |
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Mnuchin sued for denying "citizen children" their stimulus money US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is facing a lawsuit over the Trump administrations decision to exclude some children from federal stimulus checks because one or both of their parents are immigrants.
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Israel threatens to continue aggression across region, endangers lives A picture taken on February 24, 2020, shows an explosion following an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. (Photo by AFP)
The Israeli regime continues with its airstrikes in the region and has threatened to keep up aggressive attacks, posing grave threat to the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.
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Fears over spiraling youth unemployment in EU EU jobs ministers hold a video-conference amid forecasts that unemployment in the 27-nation bloc could double due to COVID-19 pandemic. Young adults are particularly vulnerable in this regard, according to economists.
Even before the coronavirus arrived youth unemployment was out of control in several... |
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Contact tracing apps threaten democracy in Europe Healthcare systems across the globe have been brought to their knees by the Covid-19 pandemic. And as people mourn the death of over 250,000 people killed by the virus, new weapons are being deployed to fight it -- but what are these weapons? Some say they could be more dangerous than the virus itself.
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Top US general: We dont know if coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, covid-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
A top US general says it is still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from... |
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Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia A general view shows unidentified security personnel at the crash site of a private cargo plane belonging to African Express Airways in the town of Bardale, southern Bay region, Somalia May 4, 2020.
A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday... |
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Kashmir sees no end to deadly violence amid pandemic Kashmiri students clash with Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Syed Ali SafviPress TV, Kashmir
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, guns are blazing in Indian administered Kashmir. Scores of pro-independence fighters have been killed as New... |
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Afghanistan Coronavirus updates: 168 new cases, total 3,392 Wahid Majroh, deputy minister of public health, on Wednesday said that in the past 24 hours 168 positive cases have been recorded across the country, and the country total is 3,392.
The 168 new coronavirus cases were reported in Kabul (67), Herat (32), Kandahar (14), Balkh (4), Paktia (4), Nangarhar... |
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Taliban, Afghan Govt Not Fulfilling Terms: Esper The US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban was not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, Reuters reported.
The Taliban and Washington signed an agreement in February for reduced violence and a move toward talks with the Afghan government, but... |
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Afghan Forces Raid Daesh Hideout North of Kabul least five members of Daesh were killed in an operation by special units of the Afghan National Police and the National Directorate of Security in Shakardara district, Kabul province, 25 kilometers to the north of the capital city, sources confirmed.
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Libyan government forces launch offensive to liberate key airbase from Haftar rebels Libyan government forces are seen in Tripoli, Libya, on March 27, 2020, in this photo taken from Turkeys Anadolu news agency.
Forces with Libyas internationally-recognized government have reportedly launched an offensive to liberate a key airbase southwest of the capital Tripoli from the clutches... |
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Virgin Atlantic to cut over 3,000 jobs, move flights to Heathrow as COVID-19 bites In this AFP file photo taken on April 02, 2020, tailfins of parked Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft are pictured on the apron at Heathrow Airport, west of London.
British airline Virgin Atlantic said on Tuesday it planned to cut 3,150 jobs and would move its flying program from London Gatwick to Heathrow... |
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US Embassy in London refuses to meet Dunn family Harry Dunns (R) death at the hands of former CIA officer Anne Sacoolas (L) has complicated UK-US diplomatic relations
Only a day after Harry Dunns twin brother, Niall, wrote to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to personally intervene to deliver justice for his brother, the US Embassy in London... |
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Iran sends first batch of COVID-19 test kits to Germany Iran sends 40,000 consignments of coronavirus testing kits to Germany.
An Iranian biomedicine company has supplied a large batch of coronavirus test kits to Germany amid reported surge in the production of the diagnostic tool in the country.
A report by the IRIB News said that some 40,000 consignments... |
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Federal government making more people sick in US This image taken in November 2019 shows a cuffed refugee at ICEs Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. being transported to a medical center for diagnosis and treatment. (Photo by AP)
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasing the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic by transferring... |
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US must remove sanctions if it truly seeks to help Iran in virus fight: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on December 20, 2019 (Photo by president.ir)
President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation at a time when the country is fighting a deadly... |
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Afghan government releases over 100 Taliban prisoners In this handout photo taken and released on April 11, 2020, by Afghanistans National Security Council, Taliban prisoners stand before being released from the Bagram prison next to the US military base in Bagram, some 50 km north of Kabul. (Photo via AFP)
The Afghan government has released 102 more... |
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