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Europe's elusive big cat is back from the brink of extinction

The Eurasian lynx, one of Europe's largest predators, was pushed to near extinction around the time of WWII. But it has since bounced back. That's thanks to both conservation efforts across Europe, a

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Why does coronavirus flare up again in Australia?

01:28 Editor's note: This is the 90th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone. Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, went back into lockdown at midn

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Decoding the U.S.' move to strip HK of special status

03:45 When China signaled it would adopt a national security legislation for Hong Kong, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to revoke HK's "preferential treatment as a separate cust

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( June 20 - June 26 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Donald Trump: Crowds

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China joins Russia's V-Day parade to honor WWII victory

Russia on Wednesday staged its Victory Day military parade in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the former Soviet Union's victory in World War

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Will Russia's postponed V-Day parade bring victory again?

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2019. /Reuters Photo Two months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin p

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Lukashenko Praises 'Kind' Talks With Putin, Says There Are No Issues in Relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, have discussed a number of issues in a phone conversation, including a COVID-19 m

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Japan's WWII memorial ceremony to be vastly scaled down due to coronavirus

Japan's annual World War II memorial ceremony will be vastly scaled down this August in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Japan's health minister said Fr

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Putin: Russia is 'Absolutely Reliably Defended' Against Any Foreign Intervention

Russia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, in which the country participated as a part of the Soviet Union. The USSR, whi

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'Captain Tom' inspires campaign by 97-year-old Russian WW2 veteran

02:36 Inspired by 100-year-old Briton Tom Moore's multi-million pound charity walk, a Russian fellow World War II veteran has launched her own effort to gather contributions for the fa

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European countries mark 75th anniversary of WWII victory, call for unity in COVID-19 fight

As Friday marked the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), a number of European leaders and heads of international organizations commemorated the anniversary and called for unity in th

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Xi, Putin talk over phone on 75th V-Day anniversary

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Great

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Lockdown extends Britain's longest run without coal since 1882

None of the nation's power has been supplied by coal generators for almost a month due to good weather and the pandemic.

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S.Korea expresses deep regret over Abe's offering to war-linked shrine

South Korea expressed deep regret on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of J

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COVID-19 pandemic takes toll on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to postpone the annual Victory Day parade amid the pandemic. /AP World War II ended in Europe on May 9, 1945. The Nazis' last stand in Berlin had alrea

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Japan's Abe sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday. The "masakaki" tree offering by Abe comes on the first

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( April 11 - April 17 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | EU blasts Trump’s WH