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Iran's Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Nuclear Activity in Wake of Top Scientist's Murder, Reports Say

The Iranian parliament has passed a bill, dubbed "The strategic measure for the removal of sanctions," aimed at revitalizing the country's nuclear activities in the wak

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China will "never" be part of arms control talks with U.S. and Russia: Chinese envoy at UN

China's envoy to the UN Geng Shuang said on Monday that China will not join the so-called "trilateral arms control negotiation" with the U.S. and Russia as the U.S. int

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13 dead in botched police raid on illegal party at Lima nightclub

A botched police raid of a nightclub in Peru's capital Lima left at least 13 people dead and another six injured as panicked clients stampeded toward the exit, authori

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China says TikTok U.S. allegations are baseless

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday accused politicians in the U.S. of framing TikTok, a popular short video-sharing app, whose parent company ByteDance h

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Israel closes Gaza crossing after balloon attacks

Masked Palestinians prepare flammable objects before attaching them to balloons to be flown towards Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. /AFP Israel closed the Gaza Strip's main cargo

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Extra Crunch Partner Perk: Members save 20% on Canva Pro

We’re excited to announce an update to an existing Partner Perk from design platform Canva. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch can receive 20% off an annual plan for Can

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India to halt 101 military imports in push for self-reliance: Minister

Indian Minister of Defense Shri Rajnath Singh speaks to the media after the 2019 U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019. /Reuters In

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Police in Australia's Melbourne Arrest 2 Organizers of Anti-Mask Rally - Reports

Police in the city of Melbourne in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria have arrested two organizers of a rally against wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemi

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Extra Crunch members get 20% off an annual Canva Pro plan

Extra Crunch is excited to announce an update to our Partner Perk from design and publishing platform Canva. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch can receive 20% off an annual C

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Hostage-taking at bank in northern France ends peacefully

The police operation to tackle the hostage-taking at a bank office in the northern French port city of Le Havre ended without casualties, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced. "The hostage-

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The bezel is back for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3

The rotating bezel has always felt like Samsung’s secret weapon in the smartwatch battle. It is, without question, the best input device. No one, not even Apple’s crown, comes close. For that reason,

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U.S. court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court o

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CDC director: U.S. slow in recognizing coronavirus threat from Europe

The U.S. was slow in recognizing coronavirus treats from Europe, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), admitted for the first time in an interview

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2 injured after army helicopter makes hard landing in S. Afghanistan

Two Afghan army personnel were wounded after a military helicopter made a hard landing in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Monday, a provincial source confirmed. "The incident occurred i

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UK blasts Russian space test that had 'characteristics of a weapon'

The man in charge of Britain's space programs has publicly criticised Russia for a satellite test launch "with the characteristics of a weapon".In an unusual intervention, Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smy

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Experts say Belt and Road Initiative promotes regional connectivity

Experts from eight countries at a video conference on Wednesday said that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is based on principles of equality, recipro

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Chinese envoy asks Security Council to push for global cease-fire

A Chinese envoy on Thursday asked the Security Council to push for positive responses to the UN secretary-general's appeal for a global cease-fire amid the COVID-19 pan