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DPRK won't participate in Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19: Yonhap

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics to protect athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Economist Robert Mundell passes away at 88

Robert Mundell, a 1999 Nobel Laureate known as the "father of the euro," died of disease at his home at the age of 88 on Sunday, reported China News Service citing sources close to his son.

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Former Lao president among possible casualties after Yacht capsizes

A yacht capsized on Sunday morning in Nam Ngum Lake near the Lao capital Vientiane, with casualties feared including former Lao President Choummaly Sayasone, local media reported.

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Seven AstraZeneca recipients died in UK after developing blood clots

The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who developed blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine by March 24, seven have died, local media reported, citing the Me

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Russian court fines Twitter over failure to remove 'illegal data'

A Russian court on Friday fined Twitter for failing to remove "illegal data," Sputnik reported on Friday.

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Captain's 'clumsy maneuvers' caused Ever Given to stuck in Suez Canal

The "clumsy maneuvers" from the captain of the mega-ship Ever Given caused it to swerve radically before running aground in Suez Canal, Italian media Nova Agency reported on Friday, citing two offici

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Seoul sends proposal to co-host 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang

Seoul's metropolitan government on Thursday said it has sent the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a proposal to co-host 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic

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Dutch PM Rutte survives no-confidence vote

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived a no-confidence vote early Friday over claims he lied about coalition talks, local media reported.

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Seoul sends proposal to co-host 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang

Seoul's metropolitan government on Thursday said it has sent the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a proposal to co-host 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic

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At least 4 killed in shooting in S. California

A shooting occurred Wednesday evening local time in the city of Orange, 55 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles downtown, leaving at least four people dead and two others injured, local NBC news chann

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Armenia's prime minister to resign in April

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is to resign in April, Russian state news agency Sputnik reported on Sunday.

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At least 10 dead in fire at COVID hospital in India's Mumbai

At least 10 people died in a fire that broke in a shopping mall housing a private hospital treating coronavirus patients in India's financial capital of Mumbai, local media reported citing officials.

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Multiple injured after two trains collide in Egypt: report

A least 50 people were injured after two trains collided in Tahta, Egypt on Friday, local media reported citing health authorities.

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UK RAF jet crashes in England after crew eject

Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) jet crashed on Thursday in Cornwall, UK, local media reported.It is understood that there were no casualties as two crew members were ejected.

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Germany pulls strict Easter virus shutdown amid backlash

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday reversed a planned strict Easter shutdown, AFP reported, citing the chief of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, amid massive criticism of the gov

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Gas plant blasts in northern Venezuela, denounced as terrorist attack

A huge blast occurred at a gas plant in northern Venezuela and no casualties were reported, according to local media Saturday.Venezuelan authorities denounced the explosion as a terrorist attack late

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators: report

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Saturday that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, NHK reported.