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Biden and Trump go on the offensive as U.S. campaign enters final stretch

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden took rhetorical swipes at each other on Monday as the presidential campaign entered its traditional homestretch on

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Makerere ranked 5th best African university

Makerere University is Africa's fifth-best university and the best in East Africa, according to the latest World University rankings by Times Higher Education. /AFP Makerere University is Afri

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Afghanistan frees nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to push peace talks

Afghanistan has freed nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to spur long-delayed peace talks, as a team of negotiators readies to fly this week to Qatar's capital, Afghan offici

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Macron Says Lebanon Ready to Form New Government in 15 Days

Lebanon's political forces on Tuesday affirmed their readiness to announce the composition of the new government no later than in 15 days, French President Emanuel Macr

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Not just an urban legend: Heart of Belgian mayor dug out of fountain

For more than a century, a spine-chilling story has circulated through the residents of the Belgian town of Verviers – that inside Fountaine David, was buried the heart of Pierre David, the city's fi

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Fabletics’ Don Ressler and Kevin Hart to talk D2C at Disrupt 2020

The world of retail has been absolutely rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. Stores closed across the country, and at the same time, online sales went through the roof. Direct-to-consumer brands, many

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Chess Olympiad ends with joint winners after internet outage

The biennial Chess Olympiad was held online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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China eyes COVID-19 drug and vaccine cooperation with France

China and France should orderly resume cooperation in various fields against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strengthen medical cooperation to defeat the pan

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Belarus will shut transit routes if sanctions imposed, Lukashenko says

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, facing a nearly three-week popular uprising since a disputed election, threatened on Friday to cut off European transit routes a

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Facebook tests linking your FB account to your news subscriptions

Facebook is testing out a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social network.The idea is that when Facebook identifies a subscriber fro

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EU mulls Belarus sanctions as opposition calls for Merkel's aid

European Union foreign ministers on Thursday sought sanctions against Belarus to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko to hold new elections as the country’s oppositi

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A faster, easier, cheaper way of going public

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is the fourth episode of the week, pushing our p

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UK health advisors say missing school is greater risk than COVID-19

01:43 The UK's chief medical officers have urged schools to reopen after the summer holidays, warning that the risks of not going is more likely to damage pupils than the COVID-19 pand

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U.S. troops withdraw from Iraq following Kadhimi's visit to Washington 

United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq's Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses, and t

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U.S. troops withdraw from Iraq following Kadhimi's visit to Washington

U.S. soldiers gather at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, January 4, 2017. /Reuters United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq's Taji military base on Sunday and h

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Pakistan sanctions Taliban to avoid global finance blacklist

Pakistan issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the militant group is in the midst of U.S.-led peace process in the neighboring coun

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59 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

The National Health Commission said Saturday that 59 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday. There were 454 pat