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North Korea on alert over ‘first suspected coronavirus case’
North Korea has reported what it describes as the country's first suspected case of coronavirus. State news agency KCNA said...
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Turkey’s Hagia Sophia holds first Friday prayers since conversion back to mosque
Istanbul's historic Hagia Sophia has reopened for Friday prayers for the first time since a decision was made to turn...
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Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in...
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US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, the latest in a tit-for-tat...
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UK Urges States to Protect Immunisation Programmes, Search for Covid-19 Vaccine
The UK has urged UN members to protect vital immunisation programmes across the world, while remaining focused on supporting the...
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China launches mission to Mars in search for signs of life
Tianwen-1, which means "quest for heavenly truth", will search for underground water and evidence of possible ancient life forms. China...
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UN ‘horrified’ by killing of five aid workers in Nigeria
It follows the release of a video showing the killing of the humanitarian workers after their abduction in Borno state....
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Thé Bizarre Fall of Jide Zeitlin, CEO of Coach and Kate Spade.
One of only five Black chiefs of a Fortune 500 company abruptly resigned after strange allegations — involving a hidden...
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Bolivia police recover 400 bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients
The dead believed to have succumbed to coronavirus recovered from streets and homes in Bolivia's biggest cities. Police in Bolivia...
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‘Papers burnt in bins’ after US orders Chinese consulate in Houston to close
Police say smoke was seen in the courtyard after the consulate was reportedly given a Friday deadline to shut. 'Papers...
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