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Ethiopia resumes land and air transport services to Djibouti

Ethiopia on Friday announced the resumption of land and air transport services to neighboring Djibouti. /Social Media Ethiopia on Friday announced the resumption of land and air transport serv

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Trump national security adviser says U.S. opposes foreign interventions in Libya

U.S. President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Tuesday said that the United States was "deeply troubled" by the conflict in Libya, urging agains

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New NASA research projects probe COVID-19 impacts

NASA has initiated new research projects focused on how the human response to COVID-19 has affected the environment, like how air quality has improved in the wake of r

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Hong Kong official slams trade barriers amid COVID-19 pandemic

An official of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government condemned discriminatory trade policies and called for joint efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic at an internat

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Russian cargo spaceship successfully docks with ISS

The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-15 has successfully docked with the Pirs module of the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian state space corporation

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Interview: Official says Chinese health supplies vital to Argentina's battle against COVID-19

A staff member unloads medical supplies from a charter plane at the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 20, 2020. (Transportation Ministry of

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Dialogue needed over issue of Lebanon's 'neutrality' in region: PM Diab

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Saturday dialogue was needed over the country’s stance on regional conflicts, after meeting with a top Christian cleric who

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Injury nightmare haunts Leicester City's Champions League hopes

Leicester City has been hit by a bad run of luck as they will be without a few first-team players for the remainder of the season amid their Champions League push for a top-four finish. With jus

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U.S. approves possible sale of F-35B fighter to Japan

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Thursday submitted the notification to the Congress of the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Japan, which includes 42

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UN chief underscores need for reconciliation 25 years after Srebrenica genocide

Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains fragile 25 years after the Srebrenica genocide, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. In a video message marking the anniversar

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Scientists solve mystery as to why Alpine glacier is turning pink

Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, which is more commonly found in Greenland, absorbs the heat and causes the ice to melt more quickly.

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Egypt reopens pyramids to tourists after COVID closure

Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public on Wednesday after a three-month closure, seeking to restart a vital tourism industry battered by the novel coronavirus.Dozens of excited tourists

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The Agenda explainer: What is prejudice?

02:02 What is prejudice? Where does it stem from? And how can we end centuries-old patterns of thought to make the world a fairer place? The Agenda with Stephen Cole asks these vital q

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Nine people missing due to flooding in southwestern Japan

Nine people were missing and 15 others showed no vital signs due to massive flooding triggered by torrential rain in the southwestern Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, local media repor

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Spain to create 10-bln-euro fund for firms in trouble

Street view of Madrid, Spain, at dawn. /VCG Spain's government said Friday it would create a 10-billion-euro (11.2 billion U.S. dollars) rescue fund for firms hardest hit by the coronavirus cr

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Vice premier stresses protecting arable land

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a teleconfere

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Location data startup Bluedot raises $9.1M

Bluedot, a geofencing and location data startup used by companies like Dunkin’, KFC and McDonald’s, is announcing that it has raised $9.1 million in Series B funding.The San Francisco-headquartered co