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UCCA: what is the role of art during a time of crisis?

01:49 After four months of silence, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts (UCCA) located in 798 Art Zone in Beijing ended its longest closure with a meditation on art

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EU border app helps tourists plan in age of virus

Visitors sit in bars in an area known as Little Venice on the Greek island of Mykonos. /AP Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans

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Feature: Argentine hospital battles COVID-19 with supplies from China

A public hospital in the Argentine town of Ezeiza, located in southern Greater Buenos Aires, has been battling the novel coronavirus pandemic from the frontlines, arme

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France's catering service back to life earlier than schedule with mix of relief, uncertainty

Vibrant streets, busy cafes and restaurants, Cergy, a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, was back to life on Monday after being deserted in the past three months. As one of the worst-hit

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Zambia’s Patson Daka scores again as RB Salzburg extend winning run

Red Bull Salzburg striker Patson Daka celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal during their league match against LASK Linz. /Social Media Another weekend of football action saw Spain

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Russia tops 7,000 deaths, WHO warns England: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Russia's COVID-19 death toll has passed 7,000, with 143 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the country's coronavirus crisis response center.•Greece reopened its main ai

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Experts say Turkish-Russian differences surface in Libyan conflict

Russian top officials postponed a visit to Turkey at the last minute on Sunday, highlighting their differences on the Libyan conflict, where the two countries have taken a lead in efforts to fin

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36 alien civilisations could be communicating in our galaxy - study

Astrophysicists have calculated how likely it is for intelligent alien life to exist throughout the Milky Way.

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Russell takes fourth win in a row at virtual F1

George Russell of Great Britain and Williams ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Australia in Melbourne, Australia, March 12, 2020. /VCG Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive vir

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Kim Yo Jong says DPRK to 'soon take a next action' against 'enemy' ROK

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will "soon take a next action" against the Republic of Korea (ROK), DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong warned on Saturday, labeling the ROK

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In The Spotlight: Beyond the name – who was George Floyd?

Like millions of African Americans in the United States, 46-year-old George Floyd was struggling to survive the economic and emotional jolts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Floyd, who had moved to Minne

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France unveils plan to reopen non-Schengen borders

France will gradually reopen its borders to countries outside the Schengen zone from July 1, the interior and foreign ministers said in a joint statement on Friday.The borders were shut in mid-Mar

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Prosecutors question Italy's Conte over slow virus lockdowns

Prosecutors went to question Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday about the lack of a coronavirus lockdown on two towns in northern Italy’s Lombardy region that bec

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Africa free trade zone could launch by January 1

African Continental Free Trade Area logo. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on January 1 next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic made its original launch da

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Taiwan firms toss hat into ring for Hainan free trade zone

Ling Kaijun, is a 34-year-old native of Taipei, Taiwan. In 2015, she got wind of Hainan's immense potential and came to invest in the construction of the province's first wholly Taiwan-funded hospita

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In response to Trump threat, U.S. mayor calls protests "patriotism"

The mayor of the U.S. city of Seattle said in a news conference Thursday that President Donald Trump's descriptions of the protests in the city were inaccurate, and an

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EU to draw up safe countries list as borders open to travellers

The European Union should gradually reopen its borders to non-EU travellers from July and draw up a list of countries outside the bloc for which restrictions can be rem