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Chinese scientists find atomic model of a highly complex virus capsid

Chinesescientistshavereconstructedtheatomicmodelofherpessimplexvirus,oneofthemostcomplexvirusesgeneticallyandstructurally,whichexpandstheunderstandingoftheassem

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6 killed, 17 injured as blast hits SW Pakistani city

Atleastsixpeoplewerekilledand17othersinjuredinablasttargetingapolicevehicleinQuetta,captialofPakistan'ssouthwesternBalochistanprovince,onTuesdayevening,localmed

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Zuma impeachment calls grow after court rules on home upgrade scandal

SouthAfrica’shighestcourthasruledthattheparliamentfailedtoholdPresidentJacobZumatoaccountinascandaloverstate-fundedupgradestohiscountryresidence,fuellingopposit

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Indonesia’s Pinisi traditional ship inscribed as UNESCO’s world heritage

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Dec.10(APD)—Indonesia’straditionalshipofPinisiwasofficiallyinscribedasaworld’sintangibleculturalheritageinaUnitedNationsEducational,S

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Japanese politicians force colleague with baby to leave chamber

WeeksafterIvankaTrumplaudedJapan’sprogressonwomen’sparticipationintheworkforce,afemalepoliticianwasforcedtoleavethechamberafterhercolleaguesobjectedtothepresenc

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No British judge on world court for first time in its 71-year history

TheUKwillnothaveajudgeonthebenchoftheinternationalcourtofjusticeforthefirsttimeinits71-yearhistoryaftertheBritishcandidatewithdrewfollowinganacrimoniouscompetit

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President Maduro strips Venezuela’s parliament of power

Venezuela’spoliticalcrisishasdeepenedafteranewpro-government“superbody”strippedtheopposition-heldparliamentofitslegislativepowersandthefugitiveattorneygeneralac

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Venezuela's constituent assembly assumes power to legislate

Venezuela'snewlegislativesuperbodyonFridaygaveitselfthepowertopasslaws,supersedingtheopposition-ledCongress.DelcyRodriguez,presidentoftheConstituentAssembly,ins

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Venezuela's Maduro affirms new legislative body as all powerful

VenezuelanPresidentNicolasMaduroonThursdayrecognizedtheNationalConstituentAssembly(ANC)asthecountry'smostpowerfulinstitution,vowingtoabidebyanydecisionsmadebyth

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Venezuelan fugitive mayor calls for resistance to Maduro

WashingtonimposedsanctionsoneightVenezuelanofficialsonWednesdayfortheirroleincreatinganall-powerfullegislativebodyloyaltoPresidentNicolasMaduro,whileamayor-turn

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Venezuela's new assembly creates 'truth commission'

Venezuela's controversial constituent assembly has passed a law creating a "truth commission".

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India's ruling BJP chief elected to upper house of parliament

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah and Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani have been elected to the upper house of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate of Gujarat.

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All-powerful Venezuelan assembly to open amid protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is heading toward a showdown with his political foes, promising to seat a new constituent assembly Friday that will rewrite the country’s constitution and hold powers that override all other government branches.

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Showdown set in Venezuela as new assembly prepares for power

Venezuela is nearing a showdown, with President Nicolas Maduro vowing to install a new constituent assembly that will trump every other branch of government and opposition leaders calling for a mass protest to ensure delegates know their arrival is unwelcome.

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Two Venezuela's opposition leaders taken to jail after overnight raids

TwoleadingoppositionfiguresarenowbehindbarsinVenezuela,afterovernightraidsontheirhomes.Thetwomen,bothformermayors,weretakenintocustodybymaskedagents,justdaysaft

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Hardliner elected as head of Iran's top clerical body

A powerful anti-Western cleric was chosen on Tuesday as the head of Iran's new Assembly of Experts, in a sign that hardliners are still in firm control of the body in charge of choosing the next supreme leader.

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U.S. sailor admits raping woman in Okinawa, prefectural assembly blasts lack of military discipline

​A U.S. Navy sailor arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman in a hotel in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, admitting to raping her, local media reported Wednesday.