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New Zealand mosque shooter dismisses lawyers, will represent himself a...
He faces life imprisonment, with the judge having some discretion in deciding how many years he must serve before becoming eligible for parole.
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U.K. launches campaign urging citizens, businesses to prepare for Brex...
Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31, three and a half years after a referendum, but a transition period has delayed any major change in the relationship.
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Iran’s report on downing plane ‘raises more questions,’ says advocate ...
The Jan. 8 crash killed 176 people, including 55 Canadian citizens, 30 permanent residents and dozens of others with connections to Canada.
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Coronavirus: Groups urge G20 to extend, expand debt freeze for poorer ...
The ICC, International Trade Union Confederation, and Global Citizen, a group pushing to end extreme poverty by 2030, also called on G20 finance ministers, who will meet online on July 18, to take additional steps to boost the participation...
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South Africa reinstates ban on alcohol sales as coronavirus hospitaliz...
Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, South Africa is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and made it mandatory for all residents to wear face masks when in public.
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Trump, Biden go toe-to-toe over tough talk on China
The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China's Xi Jinping, even though Trump did just that with Xi in Asia and hosted the Chinese leader at his Florida club.
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Naya Rivera: authorities still searching for ‘Glee’ star who went miss...
Authorities believe Rivera, 33, drowned in the lake. Her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat.
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At least 1 treated for smoke inhalation after fire aboard ship at Nava...
The cause of the fire was under investigation. Officials didn't know where on the 255-metre amphibious assault vessel the fire was sparked.
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Boat with 83 migrants heading for Europe intercepted by Libyan coast g...
Safa Mselhi, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, said the migrants were mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, and included one woman.
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Runoff voting begins in Poland’s tight presidential race
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda is backed by the ruling right-wing party and the government, as he seeks a second 5-year term.
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New York guards against another coronavirus spike as cases rage across...
While New York has been gradually reopening, it also has been quietly preparing to handle another surge if it comes.
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Florida sets new record, adds 15,000 coronavirus cases in one day
If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States, Brazil and India, according to a Reuters analysis.
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U.S. could consider Meng Wanzhou case as civil, not criminal: former A...
Kevin Rudd says Canadian actions will free the two Michaels as the ball is in the U.S. court.
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Philippines calls for Beijing to follow ruling on South China sea disp...
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. issued the call on the anniversary of the July 12, 2016, ruling by an international tribunal in The Hague.
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Lebanon’s economy spirals out of control amid coronavirus, calls for g...
Lebanon's crisis was not caused by the coronavirus, but it has made a very bad situation even worse, tipping the country's economy over the edge.
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Coronavirus: 2 regional elections held in Spain amid COVID-19
Over 4.4 million Spaniards in two northern regions are voting in regional elections Sunday amid tight security measures to avoid more outbreaks of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Surge in COVID-19 cases in Eastern Europe prompts new res...
Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines to be imposed by Hungary.
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More than 200,000 people vote in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city's pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll.
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Online funeral to be held for Seoul mayor amid COVID-19 pandemic
The official funeral for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee said Sunday.
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Iran says miscommunication, misaligned missile to blame for jet shootd...
Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people.
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China’s CanSino in talks for large-scale trial of potential coronaviru...
There are no approved vaccines yet for COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, which has killed more than half a million people globally.
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Mueller defends Russia probe, says Roger Stone ‘remains a convicted fe...
The op-ed in The Washington Post marked Mueller's first public statement on his investigation since his congressional appearance last July.
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Coronavirus: Trump wears face mask for first time during a public appe...
As he left the White House, he told reporters: "When you're in a hospital, especially ... I think it's expected to wear a mask."
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Historic 249-year-old California church devastated by fire
Fire alarms at the San Gabriel Mission rang around 4 a.m., and when firefighters responded to the historic structure they saw smoke rising from the wooden rooftop.
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Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s handling of coronavirus pand...
With economic stress deepening in recent weeks, many Israelis think the government has not done enough to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers who lost their jobs as a result of restrictions and shutdowns.
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Trump sparing Roger Stone from prison draws ire from Democrats, some R...
Trump on Friday made the decision to commute the sentence of 67-year-old Stone, who was convicted of lying to help the president.
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UN votes on Syrian resolution letting aid pass through rebel-held area...
Russia, Syria's most important ally, has argued that aid should be delivered from within the country across conflict lines and just one crossing point is needed.
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Coronavirus lockdowns in Iran could spark protests, president warns
Many experts blame an increase in virus-related deaths over the past week on wedding and funeral ceremonies with large crowds.
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Police search home of St. Louis couple who pointed guns at George Floy...
The police arrived on Friday evening with a search warrant and seized a semi-automatic .223 caliber rifle, police said, apparently the same weapon wielded by Mark McCloskey during the June 28 incident.
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‘Historic corruption’: Mitt Romney blasts Trump after Roger Stone’s co...
'An American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president,' Romney said in a tweet early Saturday.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s wife, daughters test negative for...
The president announced that he had tested positive on Tuesday, and said he was quarantining while also taking the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Disney World reopens despite coronavirus case surge in Florida
Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are reopening Saturday, while Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios will follow four days later.
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Dead cat gets U.S. voter registration application in the mail
If you're wondering how Cody would have voted if he could go to the polls. His owner said he was a DemoCAT.
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Hong Kong’s opposition starts primary elections amid Chinese security ...
The primaries come less than two weeks after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the Asian financial hub, stoking concerns that wide-ranging freedoms not seen in mainland China will be crushed.
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Trump trails Biden on hiring people of colour in senior roles, breakdo...
Twenty-five per cent of Trump's senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36 per cent of Biden's senior staff.
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Coronavirus drug approved for use in India on patients with moderate t...
Clinical studies involving the drug are being closely watched as nations look for treatments for the disease that has infected over 820,000 people and killed over 22,000 in India.
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Dozens of U.S. marines diagnosed with coronavirus while stationed in s...
The outbreaks occurred at Marine Corps. Air Station Futenma, which is at the centre of a relocation dispute, and Camp Hansen, Okinawan officials said.
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Reality check: A look at Trump’s claims on coronavirus, the U.S. econo...
A look at how rhetoric from the past week compares with the facts on various fronts.
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15-year-old surfer killed by shark in Australia: police
Several surfers came to the aid of the boy and helped him to shore for medical attention. Despite CPR efforts to revive him, he died at the scene.
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5 dead, more than 40 arrested after hostage situation at church in Sou...
Police in South Africa say five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg.
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Africa, India see spike in new COVID-19 cases as virus exposes inequal...
Globally more than 12 million people have been infected by the virus, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine.
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Fay weakens to post tropical cyclone over eastern New York
Fay had closed beaches and flooded shore town streets after it made landfall as a tropical storm Friday afternoon in New Jersey.
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Demonstrators attempt to storm Serbian parliament on 4th night of prot...
Friday's unrest came after a peaceful protest on Thursday — though there was also violence earlier this week.
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Trump issues order commuting Roger Stone’s sentence in Russia probe
The move, though short of a full pardon, is sure to alarm critics who have long railed against the president's repeated interventions in the nation's justice system.
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Coronavirus and use of wet wipes blocking sewers, leading to challenge...
In London, flushed material can cause damage to equipment, takes up labour and can lead to blockages throughout the entire sewer system.
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‘The cruelty is staggering:’ U.S. deports migrants using coronavirus p...
Many have been swept up by Customs and Border Protection using extraordinary power available during public health emergencies to expel Mexicans and many Central Americans
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Alicia Garza Is Bringing Black Power From The Streets To The Polls
Black Lives Matter co-founder speaks with MTV News about her mission to empower young, Black voters.
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Amazon bans workers from using TikTok on phones over ‘security risks’:...
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, among the fastest growing digital platforms in history, is facing heavy scrutiny outside China. India banned TikTok and other Chinese apps in June.
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Man cuts through fence to escape COVID-19 quarantine and buy alcohol
Three people in the past couple of weeks have escaped from their quarantine facilities.
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Turkey formally declares Hagia Sophia a mosque following court ruling
Turkey's high administrative court threw its weight behind a petition brought by a religious group and annulled the 1934 Cabinet decision that turned the site into a museum.
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