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President Jair Bolsonaro is facing increased pressure as coronavirus cases and deaths surge across Brazil. A demonstrator protests against Brazil’s…
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Medical aid organisation says ambulance was ‘attacked by an armed group’ east of El Salvador’s capital early on Sunday. The…
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Tom Moore raised more than $41m for the health service by walking laps of his garden during last year’s lockdown.…
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While one person was killed in a shooting incident in northeastern city of Hassakeh, 12 others died in two car…
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Hundreds of demonstrators in Moscow have been detained by police during unauthorised protests to demand the release of the jailed…
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The new coronavirus strain, different from the one in the UK, appears to be more infectious than the original virus…
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El Mundo says Lionel Messi’s deal is ‘largest in the history of sport’ and contributed to Catalan club’s financial woes.…
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Vehicle loaded with explosives crashes into entrance gate of Mogadishu’s Afrik hotel before fighters storm inside. Security officers secure the…
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Former President Donald Trump stands at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota on July 3, 2020 [File: AP…
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President Joe Biden made a robust response to the coronavirus central to his campaign [File: Matt Rourke/The Associated Press] Ten…
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Protesters angry with coronavirus restrictions have staged rallies in a number of European cities, days after the Netherlands was rocked…
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Messi has been linked with a move to Manchester City and Paris St-Germain Barcelona say they will take “appropriate legal…
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They and their parties will now face an early election in March – the fourth in two years. Ultra-Orthodox Israelis,…
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In unverified recording attributed to Debretsion Gebremichael, TPLF leader calls on supporters to ‘organise and fight’ against federal gov’t. Debretsion…
View More Removed leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray promises ‘resistance’: AudioGermany to send medical aid to Portugal: COVID latest
Germany says it will send medical staff and equipment to Portugal, where space in hospital intensive care units is running…
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View More The GameStop stock frenzy was not about class revengeIran’s Zarif calls for ‘inclusive government’ in Taliban talks
A Taliban delegation, led by chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, centre, leave after peace talks with Afghan politicians in…
View More Iran’s Zarif calls for ‘inclusive government’ in Taliban talksIsraeli forces kill Palestinian with ‘three-knife’ weapon
Israel has seen a series of shootings, stabbings and car-ramming attacks in recent years [Mussa Qawasma/Reuters] An Israeli soldier has…
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