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US court sets $1-$1.25 million bail for Derek Chauvin

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the killing of George Floyd. /REUTERS A judge has set a $1-$1.25 million ba

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Beijing to resume municipal sports after emergency response lowered

Beijing will resume municipal sports from Saturday after it has lowered its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third level. Beijing Municipal Bureau of

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Beijing further lowers COVID-19 emergency response

Beijing will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third one starting Saturday, a local official announced Friday

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U.S. economy contracts 5.0 pct in Q1 in revised estimate

U.S. economic activity in the first quarter contracted at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in second estimate, 0.2 percentage point lower than advance estimate, the U.S.

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China's national legislature starts 2nd plenary meeting of annual session

The third session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, started its second plenary meeting Monday. Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders

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China to formulate 14th Five-Year Plan

China will formulate the 14th Five-Year Plan, drawing the blueprint for the country to embark on a new journey toward its second centenary goal, according to a governm

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Avianca airlines file for bankruptcy

02:12 Latin America's second-largest airline, Avianca Holdings filedforbankruptcy in a U.S.court this month.With world travel crippled by the pandemic, the Colombian airline is looking

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Japan's economy shrinks annualized 3.4 pct in January-March period

Japan's economy shrank for a second straight quarter in the January-March period, as a result of the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said i

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5 people killed, 150 evacuated after fire hits St. Petersburg hospital

Five people lost their lives and 150 are being evacuated on Tuesday due to a fire in a hospital in the Vyborgsky district of St. Petersburg, Russia's second biggest city, according to local emergenci

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Lockdown extended in India by 2 weeks to fight COVID-19

The Indian government on Friday extended the ongoing lockdown beyond May 3 by two weeks, said an official statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Internal Security)

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Beijing city lowers COVID-19 emergency response level

The Chinese capital will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the top level to the second level starting April 30, a local official anno

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IMF says baseline assumption is for "partial recovery" in 2021

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday that if the COVID-19 pandemic fades in the second half of the year, the multilateral lender's baseline assumption

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Russia reports record daily rise in new coronavirus cases, infections up to 8,672

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the second day running, taking the total to 8,672, the crisis response centre said on Wednesday.Th

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Central China's Hunan reports its first imported COVID-19 case

Central China's Hunan Province, neighboring the former coronavirus epicenter of Hubei Province, reported its first imported case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVI

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Mauritius confirms first COVID-19 death

Mauritius has confirmed its first death related to COVID-19, the country's health minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Saturday. According to the minister, the patient was a male with Mauritian-Belgian cit

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The root of Chilean unrest

01:59 Chile is expecting major protests onWednesday, the second anniversary of Sebastian Piñera's presidency.The protest began with the rising cost of the subway in Santiago but it has

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Urgent: Nigeria announces 2nd case of COVID-19

Nigeria's Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire on Monday announced a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the West African nation. The victim had contacted an Italian national who brought coronavirus to