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Armenia says it prevented assassination attempt on prime minister

This frame from video published on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's official Facebook account shows Pashinian addressing the nation in Armenia, November 10, 2020. /AP Armenia prevente

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Oxford Brazil vaccine trial to go on after volunteer dies: university

Photo showing vials labelled as Coronavirus vaccine and a syringe. /Getty Images The Brazilian trial of a vaccine created by the University of Oxford will go on despite the death of a voluntee

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Jakarta Readies More Beds as Virus Overwhelms Health System

Indonesia’s capital is adding thousands of beds to house Covid-19 patients as its health system struggles with record increases in virus cases.The system is “already ov

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U.S. performs more than one million coronavirus tests in a day

Medical staff took blood for testing for the new coronavirus. /VCG Image The United States on Saturday carried out more than one million coronavirus diagnostic tests setting a one-day record f

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Ballet goes folk

The National Ballet of China will debut a piece that infuses such dimensions of Miao culture as traditional ethnic dances. Performers rehearse a new ballet piece, Like Flowers, which will premier

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Japan's 'flying car' gets off the ground with a person aboard

The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory.Japan's SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of "flying car" projects around the world

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Senegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 12,000 mark with 160 new infections

A volunteer shows the waste he collected along the sea-side avenue Corniche in Dakar, Senegal, on July 19. (Photo by Eddy Peters/Xinhua) Senegal's COVID-19 cases have surpassed the 12,000 mark. Sene

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Scuba divers helping to clean up Stockholm's canals

00:54 A group of volunteer scuba divers called "Clean Malaren" have been cleaning up Stockholm's canals for the past two years.They have found 12,000 kilograms of lead batteries, 320 s

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Trudeau to testify at parliament on granting contract to charity group

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify at the parliament on Thursday about his role in his government's decision to grant We Charity organization a contrac

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Trudeau to Testify Before Parliamentary Panel About Gov't. Contract to WE Charity Thursday

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to testify before a parliamentary committee on Thursday about his government's decision to award a sole-source contract to

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Volunteer lawyers to offer legal help in China's Tibet

The Ministry of Justice will send volunteer lawyers to southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to provide free legal services. Under a project launched by the minist

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Canadian Opposition Leader Calls on Trudeau, Morneau to Resign Over WE Scandal

Canada’s opposition leader Andrew Scheer on Friday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign amid the ongoing WE Charity scand

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Singapore-U.S. developed COVID-19 vaccine approved for clinical trials

A vaccine for COVID-19 jointly developed by Singapore and the United States was approved for clinical trials, local media reported Wednesday. Arcturus Therapeutics Hol

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China to strengthen measures to ensure safety of buses

China will roll out measures to enhance safe operation of public transport vehicles after a bus plunged into a lake in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the Ministry

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Logistics are key as NYC startup prepares to reopen office

The future of offices will require “hot desks,” contact tracing and a volunteer task force run by employees to make sure their colleagues are washing their damn hands.SquareFoot CEO Jonath

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Russia sees waning COVID-19 pandemic: Putin

The COVID-19 pandemic is retreating in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Friday at a meeting with the volunteer movement "We Are Together." "The volume of tasks for volunteers is starting to dec

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China strengthens personnel movement control in medium- and high-risk regions

A volunteer checks a resident's body temperature at the entrance of a community in Haidian District in Beijing, capital of China, June 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)BEIJIN