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Kim Jong Un receives commemorative medal from Putin

DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon (R) receives the commemorative medal from Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Alexandr Matsegora at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang, DPRK, May 5, 2020. /AP

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Man shot dead after mall stabbing rampage in Australia

A man was shot dead by the police after reportedly stabbing five people at a shopping center in the Australian state of Western Australia on Friday. At around 10:00 a.m. local time, police responded

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Trump's war on public health

Editor's note: Anne O. Krueger is a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, senior research professor of International Econo

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Like World War I, the war against COVID-19 upends established order

Workers make reusable protective suits at a workshop of BW Techtextile in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Andy Mok is a research fellow at Center for China an

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Two men charged with murdering 70-year-old cleaner in Hong Kong

Two men had been charged with murder in the death of a 70-year-old cleaner during the months-long social unrest last year, Hong Kong police said at a press conference

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Most Americans support stay-at-home orders despite White House push to reopen economy

An overwhelming majority of Americans are in favor of the current stay-at-home orders to stem the spread of COVID-19, despite the White House persistent push to ease s

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Virtual vigil to be held as police seek motive for Canada gun rampage

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the gunman killed at least 18./REUTERS. A national virtual vigil will be held this week to honor nearly 20 victims of Canada's deadliest shooting as

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Death toll rises to 18 in Canada's worst mass shooting

The death toll has risen to 18 in the wake of mass shooting in the Canadian province Nova Scotia, the worst of its kind in the country's history, according the Royal Ca

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At least 17 people killed in Canada shooting spree

00:53 A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed at least 17 people, including a policewoman, during a 12-hour weekend rampage, police said. The shooting spree is the wors

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COVID-19 Timeline: Dates don't deceive

07:40 Wuhan's lockdown has been lifted. Businesses across China are reopening. And life is gradually returning to normal. But as China adapts to its "new normal," the U.S. is in the th

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Portrait: Neither fire nor COVID-19 could wipe out the charm of Notre-Dame

The fire left it with wounds. The #COVID19 epidemic left it lonely. But neither of them could wipe out the charm of Notre-Dame de Paris. We wait for the time-weathered beauty to fully restore its gla

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The world after COVID-19: What the ravens tell me

Editor's note: As 2020 began, few imagined a virus would rise up that modern medicine couldn't quickly cure. With the coronavirus pandemic now engulfing over 200 countries and regions, threatening

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Stocks gain despite 6.6M new US unemployment claims

Domestic stocks rose today in the United States, with all major indices opening higher.TechCrunch has slowed its daily coverage of the US stock market as volatility has receded. We try to avoid cover

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Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

The stage is set for November.Barring unforeseen disaster, Joe Biden will represent the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump this fall, the former vice presi

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Kissinger says U.S. should plan for post-coronavirus order

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger issued a dire warning that the world will never be the same after the coronavirus pandemic and the failure to resolve the crisis could "set the world on

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Phoenix officer killed, 2 others wounded; gunman killed

Authorities say a 22-year-old man fatally shot a Phoenix police commander and wounded two other officers as they tried to remove him from a home after his roommates com

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Rail repair underway after train derails in central China

Railway repair is well underway after a train derailed in the city of Chenzhou in central China's Hunan Province Monday that killed one and injured 127. The accident h