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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service over deleted texts

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced that it has issued a subpoena for records from the United States Secret Service over

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A whopping 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November

FILE: Americans in a supermarket in the U.S. /Xinhua Statistics from Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 4.5 million Americans voluntarily quit employment in November, pushing the quits rate

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U.S. approves departure of non-emergency government workers from India

The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it had approved the voluntary departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees from India because of a surge in COVID-19

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Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a

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Russian Defense Minister injected with COVID-19 trial vaccine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday received a shot of the country's 'Sputnik V' vaccine on the day a study said the COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to prompt antibody response with no s

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South Africa's President urges his party members to end corruption

South African and African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote a letter on Sunday to his party members calling for an immediate end to corruption in the party's ranks. /Reuters

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WHO in contact with Russia on new COVID-19 vaccine: spokesman

The World Health Organization (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are in close co

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Apple and Google block dozens of Chinese apps in India

Two days after India blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms, Google and Apple have started to comply with New Delhi’s order and are preventing users in the world’s second largest inter

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Cruise lines extend COVID-19 pause on sailing from the U.S.

A view of docked cruise during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, May 11, 2020. /AP The Cruise Lines International Association announced Friday that ships will not be sailing from U.S.

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Ireland to make 14-day quarantine for travellers compulsory

A man wearing a protective face mask passes The Norseman pub, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Su

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Intelsat files for bankruptcy protection

Global satellite operator Intelsat has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced late on Wednesday. Intelsat has attempted to position this as a positive moment th

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Hackers find data security issues in German COVID-19 data donation app

The app (application) called "Corona-Datenspende" (Corona Data Donation) that was launched by Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) raises data security concerns, according to an analysis conducted

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Mexican town uses drone to enforce lockdown protocol

02:38 Like all other countries in Latin America, Mexico has recently been advancing social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. In the town of Jojulta, part of Morelos s

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China takes measures for nuclear safety amid COVID-19 pandemic

02:18 Beijing says its nuclear energy and radiation facilities nationwide have been running in good condition and have been well-monitored during the COVID-19 pandemic."Our 47 operatin

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German academy proposes conditioned easing of COVID-19 restrictions

Public life in Germany may gradually return to normal on the prerequisite that certain conditions are met, according to recommendations presented on Monday by Germany's National Academy of Sciences

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Football: Liverpool legend Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish before a Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, March 20, 2011. /VCG Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for the cor

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South Sudan uses radio to communicate COVID-19 information

Stella Loki, on air at Advance Youth Radio Station /CGTN Radio stations in South Sudan have become a major player in disseminating information on the coronavirus.The country is in a partial lo