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France's Macron takes drubbing in local elections, Greens surge

France President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party received a drubbing in municipal elections on Sunday, as the Greens celebrated victories in several big cities after a surge in support.Macron had ho

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China adjusts administrative regulations on Hainan FTZ

China announced on Sunday that it will temporarily adjust the implementation of five administrative regulations in the pilot free trade zone (FTZ) of the southernmost province of Hainan to support

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France holds delayed municipal elections, Macron's party faces challenge

As COVID-19 epidemic indicators keep improving in France, some 16.5 million voters are called to cast ballots on Sunday in the second round of municipal elections under strict health protocol. Of

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EU narrows down border list, US unlikely to make the cut

European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next week, EU diplomats confi

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Hainan FTP transforms tourist island into int'l retail heaven

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism and retail sectors, as much of the world stayed home and airplanes sat idly for months. But in south China's Hainan Fre

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Coronavirus: Tensions flare over virus-hit 'ghetto' in southern Italy

All visitors to Italy will be allowed in, with no obligation to self-isolate, from June 3, 2020. /AFP Italy sent fresh riot police reinforcements on Friday to secure a council estate in its so

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ROK hails 'positive sign' from DPRK as Korean War anniversary marked

Anti-war activists shout slogans during a press conference to demand the peace on the Korean Peninsula on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Seoul, ROK, June 24,

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Ukraine flooding 'critical' with three dead and hundreds evacuated

Emergency workers evacuate residents stranded by the flooding. /Emergency Situation Ministry/AP Flooding in Ukraine has killed three and forced hundreds to flee their homes, with prime ministe

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S.Korea sees DPRK's halt of military action plans as positive sign

South Korea's Unification Ministry saw the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s halt of military action plans as a positive sign for peace on the Korean Penin

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IMF predicts deeper global recession due to coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is causing wider and deeper damage to economic activity than first thought, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, prompting the in

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EU travel recommendations may impede Americans and Russians

The European Union (EU) hopes to reopen borders for outsiders from July, but will review individual nations’ COVID-19 situation fortnightly, according to diplomats and

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IMF projects global economy to contract by 4.9 pct in 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it now expects global gross domestic product to shrink 4.9 percent this year, significantly more than the three percent drop predicted in April

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Twitter puts another warning on Trump's tweet threatening protesters

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks to the Marine One helicopter while heading out on a day trip to Arizona and a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, departing from the South

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Twitter hides Trump tweet threatening protesters with ‘serious force’

Twitter took its latest action on content from President Trump Tuesday, again hiding a threat of state violence behind a warning label and appending it with a notice.Trump’s latest offending tw

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Xinhua Headlines: China launches last BDS satellite to complete global navigation constellation

-- China launched the last BDS satellite on Tuesday, marking the completion of the deployment of its own global navigation system.-- The three GEO satellites, including

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After splurging on coronavirus, EU seeks state aid compromise with Britain

The European Union could soften demands in trade talks that Britain follow its state aid rules, diplomats and officials have said, just as the bloc’s own splurge to cus

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Shooting in U.S. Seattle leaves one dead, one injured

The U.S. Seattle Police Department said that a Saturday morning shooting in the Capitol Hill protest zone left one person dead and another in critical condition. Accor