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Four dead in light plane crash near Paris

Investigators collect evidence at the site where a Robin DR400 aircraft crashed in a field near Saint-Pathus, some 20 kilometres (13 miles) from France's biggest airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle.

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EU reviews J&J COVID-19 vaccine for blood clots

Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday it was looking into Johnson Johnson's shot over reports of rare blood clots.Four serious cases of rare blood clots with low platelets, one of which was fatal,

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George Floyd died from 'low level of oxygen': doctor

On another session of Derek Chauvin's trial, a respiratory doctor said Thursday that George Floyd died from lack of oxygen and that the police officer's knee was on his neck almost all the time he wa

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Japan's Nomura flags $2 billion loss at U.S. unit, cancels bond issue

An electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, September 17, 2020. /CFP Japan's Nomura Holdings on Monday flagged a potential $2 billion loss at a U.S. subsidiary arising

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Tajik Olympic hammer throw champion Nazarov gets two-year doping ban

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Hammer Throw at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 20, 2016. /CFP Olympic hammer thro

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Tajik Olympic hammer throw champion Nazarov gets two-year doping ban

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Hammer Throw at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 20, 2016. /CFP Olympic hammer thro

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COVID19 in Kenya: 337 infections reported on Tuesday

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday reported that 337 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease, out of a sample size of 2,924 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive

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Africa's COVID-19 cases hit 3,914,044: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) inside a South Africa Health Department mobile coronavirus testing unit at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Sout

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Bitcoin hits fresh high as boost from wider acceptance continues

Bitcoin hit a new high of $58,354 during trading on February 21, 2021. /CFP The world's most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, hits a new high of $58,354 during trading on Sunday, extending a t

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.76 mln: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: Citizens walk past a sign pointing towards a coronavirus testing unit outside Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. /VCG The number of confir

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases top 3.75 mln

FILE PHOTO: Citizens walk past a sign pointing towards a coronavirus testing unit outside Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. /VCG The number of confir

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Disney results beat expectations as streaming offsets park struggles

Disney App on an iPhone, Berlin, Germany. /CFP Walt Disney swung to a surprise profit as "The Mandalorian" and "Soul" helped the company top Wall Street expectations, offsetting the hit to the

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Peru kicks off COVID-19 inoculation campaign with Sinopharm vaccine

Peru launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday with newly arrived doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine, according to local authorities.Health officials kicked off the program in the intensi

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Twenty-four killed in northern Morocco by flood

At least 24 textile workers have been killed at a textile clandestine unit in Moroccan northern city of Tangier on Monday after rain flooded their unit, official news agency MAP reported.A total of 1

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HSBC sets up private banking business in Thailand, second in Southeast Asia

HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday it had set up a new private banking business in Thailand, the Asia-focused lender’s second onshore expansion in Southeast Asia, as it s

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Chile hospital fire forces evacuation of hundreds

A fire broke out at the San Borja Hospital in Santiago, Chile Saturday morning, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of patients, some with COVID-19. No injuries have been reported. Emergency crews

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China's Hualong One reactor starts commercial operation

01:09 China's first nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically-designed third-generation nuclear reactor, has entered commercial operation, said the China Nat