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'Collective panic' causes 44 injuries in Cannes after false gun alert

Dozens of people were treated in hospital for minor injuries overnight after false rumors circulated of a shooting along the main promenade of the French Riviera town Cannes, officials and rescuers s

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Turkey re-sends seismic vessel to east Med

ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Monday issued a new Navigation Telex (NAVTEX) for seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean to be conducted by its vessel Oruc Reis, a move escalating tension wi

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Hostage-taking at bank in northern France ends peacefully

The police operation to tackle the hostage-taking at a bank office in the northern French port city of Le Havre ended without casualties, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced. "The hostage-

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India's home minister tests positive for COVID-19

India's senior leader and Home (Internal Security) Minister Amit Shah tested positive for COVID-19, he himself confirmed through a tweet on Sunday. He appealed to all

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EU's von der Leyen tweets "time to move towards a constructive compromise"

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted after midnight: "After 4 days of intensive negotiations, it's time to move towards a constructive compromise

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Netizens satirize Pompeo's defense on 'common enemy of mankind' label

Screenshot from Twitter The Hill on Sunday tweeted a clip from a recent speech by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa.The video footage high

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Kazakh president stresses transparency of COVID-19, pneumonia stats

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted on Friday that COVID-19 and other pneumonia data must be made more transparent to the public. "In addition to coronaviru

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More Spanish regions make masks compulsory

In May, Spain made mask use compulsory nationwide if social distancing wasn't possible. Everyone aged over five had to don a face covering if they couldn't stay more th

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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son test positive for COVID-19

Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 together with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan, they said late on Saturday."I have tested COVID positive ... s

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U.S. Atlanta mayor tests positive for coronavirus

"COVID-19 has literally hit home," Bottoms tweeted. "I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," she said on Twitter. Bottoms, 50, is reportedly in the running to become the running mate to pre

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Kazakh first president Nazarbayev recovers from COVID-19

First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has recovered from COVID-19, the press secretary of the first president Aidos Ukibay tweeted Thursday. The latest te

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Kremlin denies report on Russian bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan

The Kremlin on Monday denied a New York Times report alleging that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. "Once again, we can only express r

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Three killed, two critically injured in stabbing incident in southern England: police

At least three people were killed and two critically injured in a serious stabbing incident late Saturday in central Reading, southern England, local police confirmed. Sky News quoted sources as sayi

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Explosion hits Turkey-Russia joint patrol in Syria's Idlib, no injuries

An explosion hit the 17th Turkey-Russia joint patrol in Syria's Idlib, causing no casualties, Turkey's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. "The 17th joint land patrol was conducted in Idlib province on T

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British PM Johnson condemns violence as protesters clash

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned clashes between anti-racist protesters, far-right demonstrators and police on Saturday, saying rallies had been subverted

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Turkey reports 987 new COVID-19 cases, 157,814 in total

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey reached to 157,814 on Monday, with 987 new daily cases, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. The death toll surged

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French Aviation Safety Authority Sends Team to Probe Pakistani Plane Crash

France's Bureau of Inquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety sent an investigative team to Pakistan on Monday to probe the crash of an Airbus jetliner with 99 peop