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Italy's Giorgia Meloni forms new government

Giorgia Meloni was on Friday named as Italy's first woman prime minister and chose her cabinet team.Meloni, head of the nationalist Brothers of Italy, swept to victory

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U.S. Capitol riot panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt

A U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously on Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congres

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IOC approves adding "together" into Olympic motto

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved adding "together" into the Olympic motto.The decision to add "together" into the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger" was unanimously app

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HK to make due contributions to rejuvenation of Chinese nation after electoral system amendment: top legislator

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu on Tuesday stressed the principle of “patriots governing Hong Kong” so as to ensure the city’s enduring peace, prosperity and stabilit

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U.S. Senate confirms William Burns as CIA director

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed William Burns as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, installing an experienced career diplomat to head the spy agency.Burns, 64, who has

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Israel bans travelers from South Africa, Denmark and U.K.

VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri

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Security Council renews mandate of UN Interim Security Force for Abyei

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until Nov. 15, 2020. Abyei is a border

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Club Bruges to be named champions as Belgian Pro League cancelled

The Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus.Club Bruges will be declared champions with the current l

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Club Bruges to be named champions as Belgian Pro League cancelled

The Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus.Club Bruges will be declared champions with the current l

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Bank of England cuts main interest rate to 0.25 pct

The Bank of England cut its main interest rate from 0.75 percent to 0.25 percent on Wednesday as part of a package of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19. At a special meeting which ended on T

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U.S. city bans big companies' "political influence" in local elections

The city of Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington on Monday passed a bill to ban big companies such as Amazon from influencing local elections by making huge "political donations." Seattle City Cou

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Abkhazian Parliament Approves President Khajimba's Resignation Request

Abkhazia's parliament granted the resignation request of President Raul Khajimba, speaker Valery Kvarchia said on Monday."The resignation of Raul Khajimba was approved

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DPRK rejects U.N. sanctions, warns U.S. of “greatest pain” ever

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)onTuesdayrejectedaU.N.SecurityCouncilresolutionimposingtoughersanctionsandsaidtheUnitedStateswouldsoonfacethe“greatest