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U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpass 250,000: Johns Hopkins University

U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpassed 250,000 on Wednesday, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University.Over 11.4 million infections have been reported in the country.Two more House of Representa

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Romanian interim PM to enter quarantine after coronavirus contact

Romanian interim prime minister and Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban will quarantine himself after coming into contact with one of his party’s senators who was later

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Pakistan, China agree to enhance parliamentary exchanges

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.22(APD)-MembersofthePakistan-ChinaParliamentaryFriendshipGroupinthePakistaniSenateandChineseAmbassadortoPakistanYaoJingTh

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Senators want FEC to improve transparency for online political ads

It'snotjustcompanieslikeGoogleaskingtheFederalElectionCommissiontoimprovedisclosureforonlinepoliticalads.Agroupof15Democratsenators(ledbySens.ClaireMcCaskill,Am

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Trump says upcoming health vote is GOP’s chance to keep vow

A peeved President Donald Trump browbeat Republican opponents of his party’s reeling health care bill Monday, asserting that his predecessor’s signature overhaul has meant “death” and saying the Senate’s planned faceoff vote is their chance to keep their pledge to repeal it.

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Trump prods Republican senators to work harder on healthcare reform

President Donald Trump prodded Republican Senators on Friday to work harder to make good on their promise to repeal Obamacare after the latest Republican healthcare plan ran into significant opposition that threatened to doom the proposal.

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Trump says 'OK' Senate Republicans delaying healthcare bill vote

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidTuesdaythatifthehealthcarebilltorepealandreplaceObamacarefailstopassintheSenate,hewon'tlikeitbut"that'sOK."Hemadetheremarksshortlyafte

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Brazilian lawmakers to vote on Rousseff's impeachment after marathon debate

Brazilian senators were engaged in a marathon debate Tuesday night before the final vote on the impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff.

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Six U.S. senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit

Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.

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Thailand to convene extraordinary parliamentary session

The Thai caretaker cabinet on Monday approved a draft royal decree to convene an extraordinary session of parliament from May 2 to 10, deputy government spokeswoman Sunisa Lertpakawat said.