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Cargo on board China's manned spaceship prototype revealed

Return capsule. China reveals the cargo on board its new manned spaceship prototype, which was launched into orbit in early May, and later returned.The return module was opened with witnesses

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90 attacks on UK phone masts after COVID-19 conspiracy theories

The incidents are believed to be motivated by conspiracy theories linking COVID-19 to the deployment of 5G masts.

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Italian police downgrade migrant influx to Sicily from 400 to 70: ANSA

Italian police check small boat found abandoned near Agrigento, Sicily after migrants landed, Italy, May 24, 2020. /AFP Italian police on Sunday corrected a report that a record 400 migrants h

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Coronavirus: Tory MPs urge Dominic Cummings to resign

Several Conservative MPs have called for the PM's chief adviser Dominic Cummings to quit, amid claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules.The aide is facing allegations

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Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi

A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on F

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Cyclone kills 17 in India's West Bengal, Odisha states

At least 17 people were killed after severe cyclonic storm Amphan crossed India, local media reported Thursday. While 12 people were killed in West Bengal, five were r

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DR Congo police crackdown on sect, kills 55 in "bloodbath”

FILE PHOTO: Kinshasa, DR CONGO, Police officers block the road as they take security measures. /Getty Images. Democratic Republic of Congo police killed at least 55 people in a crackdown on a

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U.S. gun violence and COVID-19

Although U.S. COVID-19 restrictions have kept many people at home and dropped the number of mass shootings in the country, gun violence persists.In April 2020, U.S. mass shootings drop

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Fauci to attend remote Senate committee hearing on Tuesday

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci is among witnesses who are set to participate in a remote Senate committee hearing on the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the panel's chairman Lamar Ale

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Afghan peace: now or never

Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (C) attends his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Mian Abrar is Resident Editor of Pakistan Tod

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India's air pollution plummets in battle against coronavirus

A nationwide lockdown enforced to control the coronavirus transmission in India has plummeted air pollution levels to a historic low, according to data released by NASA Earth Observatory.During ea

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Video shows thief stole van Gogh painting with sledgehammer

All it took was a few sturdy swings with a sledgehammer and a prized painting by Vincent van Gogh was gone.A Dutch crime-busting television show has aired security came

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Feature: Love prevails as couples in Greece tie the knot during COVID-19 lockdown

'Love prevails' is the message conveyed by two determined couples who were undeterred by the lockdown gloom and got married at the Athens City Hall on Wednesday. With confirmed infections now to

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Roundup: U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 10,000 as total cases rise to above 360,000

The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States surpassed 10,000 on Monday afternoon U.S. Eastern Time, as total cases topped 360,000, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins Universi

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Many electrocuted after power line downed in heavy rain in Republic of Congo

Many people were electrocuted on Wednesday after a high-voltage power line came down in heavy rain in Kintele, 30 km north of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials and witnesse

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New Zealand mosque killer pleaded guilty

Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque shooting spree in 2019, is seen in the dock during his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand, March 16, 2019. /R

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At least 10 dead during Guinea referendum

Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris burns on the streets of Conakry.PHOTO/Martha Nangalama Twitter Officials count vote