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China launches satellite for UN Sustainable Development Goals

China launched a scientific satellite that will help meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A Long March-6 carrier rocket sent it to orbit from the Taiyuan S

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China launches satellite for UN Sustainable Development Goals

ChinalaunchedascientificsatellitethatwillhelpmeettheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).ALongMarch-6carrierrocketsentittoorbitfromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCente

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5.6-magnitude quake hits western Indian-Antarctic Ridge -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 09:08:24 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determ

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Two police officers killed in bomb blast in Somali capital

A huge blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two police officers and injured one other early Wednesday. The blast targeted a police vehicle that was on a routine patrol, police spokesman Dh

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutors can get Trump's financial records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 7-2 decision that Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. Meanwhile, the court blocke

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Voting begins in Singapore general election

Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the country's general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m.

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21 dead, 16 injured after bus plunges into lake in southwest China

Twenty-one people were killed and 16 others injured after a bus fell into a lake in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday, local authorities said. At around noontime

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Bus falls into lake in southwest China, casualties unknown

A bus fell into a lake at Hongshan reservoir in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday, local authorities said. Rescue is underway and the number of casualties is unknown, a

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Bus falls into lake in southwest China, casualties unknown

A bus fell into a lake at Hongshan reservoir in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday, local authorities said. Rescue is underway and the number of casualties is unknown, a

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Harvard, MIT sue U.S. gov't over rule trying to ban int'l students from online-only universities

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday filed a federal suit to prevent the U.S. government from enforcing a rule that would imperil international students if

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Mayor of S.Korean capital Seoul found dead

Park Won-soon, mayor of South Korea's capital Seoul, was found dead around midnight, hours after his daughter filed a missing report to police Thursday evening, multiple local media said citing t

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Woman reportedly armed with knife shot by UK police in Liverpool

A woman was undergoing emergency treatment in hospital in Liverpool Thursday after she was shot and wounded by armed cops. In a statement, Merseyside Police confirmed they were dealing with an incide

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6 injured in SW China fireworks factory blast

A fire-triggered explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in Nanfeng Town in the city of Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Xi) CHENGDU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Six

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Voting begins in Singapore general election

Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the country's general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m.

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Mayor of S.Korean capital Seoul found dead

Park Won-soon, mayor of South Korea's capital Seoul, was found dead around midnight, hours after his daughter filed a missing report to police Thursday evening, multiple local media said citing t

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Woman reportedly armed with knife shot by UK police in Liverpool

A woman was undergoing emergency treatment in hospital in Liverpool Thursday after she was shot and wounded by armed cops. In a statement, Merseyside Police confirmed they were dealing with an incide

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutors can get Trump's financial records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 7-2 decision that Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. Meanwhile, the court blocke