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Trains stopped temporarily in Tokyo following magnitude 5.9 earthquake

Following the magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, members of the Tokyo Fire Department were working to fix broken water

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As evacuations continue from Kabul, some residents are seen shopping

Click arrows to view gallery As the U.S. and other countries continue to evacuate people from the Kabul airport this week, Afghans appear to be adjusting to

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U.S. Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure bill

U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to proceed a bipartisan infrastructure deal that was struck earlier in the day, clearing the first hurdle toward adopting a long-waited and hotly debated spending packa

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You can share tweets directly to Instagram Stories now

It’s a little thing, but one worth savoring.If you’re tired of your Instagram feed mostly being a chaotic mashup of screencapped tweets and reshared TikToks, well, those things probably ar

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The ship blocking the Suez Canal is finally on the move

01:12 The ship which blocked theSuezCanal for nearly a week was freed Monday. Ever Given was refloated as more than 400 ships waited to pass along the waterway.Billions

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Loyal dog waits for hospitalized owner

01:00 See how one loyal dog patiently waited for her owner outside a hospital for nearly a week as he recovered inside from a brain embolism. Check out The China Report, our new weekly

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Trump sent a scathing email to Republican members of Congress taking credit for Mitch McConnell's Senate win

President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday night and sent Republican lawmakers a slide admonishing McConnell for his disloyalty

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Azerbaijan leader demands Armenian withdrawal, apology before ceasefire

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday set out conditions which must be fulfilled before any ceasefire between itself and Armenia takes effect.Aliyev demanded th

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Azerbaijan leader demands Armenia withdrawal, apology before ceasefire

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. /VCG Image Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday set out conditions which must be fulfilled before any ceasefire between itself and Armenia takes

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U.S. sets record with over 1 million coronavirus tests in a day

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, testing shortages have hampered efforts to curb the spread of the virus. /AFP The United States set a record of carrying out over 1 million tests in a day,

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Six French tourists among eight killed by gunmen in Niger: governor

VCG Image At least eight people, including six French tourists, were killed on Sunday in southwestern Niger by gunmen riding motorcycles, officials confirmed."There are eight dead: two Nigerie

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Moscow's Dream Island amusement park reopens from coronavirus lockdown

00:55 A popular amusement park known as Dream Island reopened its doors in Moscow Saturday for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown was enforced across the country in March.Hu

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US plans to rollback special status may erode Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem

For two months, the people of Hong Kong waited in suspense after China’s legislature approved a new national security law. The legislation’s details were finally made public yesterday and almost immed

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Indonesia capital conditionally eases some coronavirus restrictions

A security guard in a face shield and mask reacts at Sudirman train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, May 28, 2020. /Reuters The governor of Indonesia's capital said o

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'Rapid' coronavirus test 'can show results in 45 minutes'

Screening and diagnosing patients with suspected coronavirus takes several hours, while some have waited days for results.

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London ambulance service rating downgraded over lack of 999 call handlers

London Ambulance Service (LAS) was warned Friday that it failed to answer 999 calls quickly enough due to a lack of call handlers, but praised for its response to terror attacks, according to a repo