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France will ban chokehold method of detaining suspects

FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner speaks during a joint news conference with Ivory Coast Security Minister Sidiki Diakite in Abidjan, Ivory Coast May 20, 2019. /REUTERS

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Chile early Wednesday morning, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake struck at a depth of 145 kilometers (90 miles), GFZ added

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France COVID-19 update: Confirmed cases continue to decline

France's coronavirus case numbers are continuing to decline, health officials said on Saturday, with 14,380 patients currently in hospital, down from 14,695 a day earlier. /REUTERS France's co

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Military helicopter makes hard landing in Russia's anadyr with casualties -- media

A Mi-8 military helicopter made an emergency landing at Anadyr airport in Russia's Far East with casualties, Russian media outlet Sputnik cited local authority to report on Tuesday. Earlier, Sputn

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Identifying virus source must be professional, impartial, constructive: FM

China is open to joint efforts by the international science community to identify the source of the virus, and the process must be professional, impartial and construc

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U.S. extends temporary general license for Huawei

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday announced that it was extending the Temporary General License that allows certain transactions with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for another 90 days. The licen

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Chinese mainland unveils measures supporting Taiwan-funded businesses

The Taipei 101 skyscraper, China's Taiwan region. /VCG The Chinese mainland on Friday issued a circular (link in Chinese) requiring coordinated efforts to support the development of Taiwan-fun

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Italy's COVID-19 infections top 30,000

Italy now has a total of 217,185 COVID-19 infections. Italy's COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 30,000, making it the second highest fatality figure in Europe.The country reported 243 new fata

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Saudi Arabia announces 9 deaths from COVID-19

Health workers conducting coronavirus tests in the lab. /W.H.O Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday nine deaths from COVID-19 and 1,687 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Wednesday.Of the

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Weather information for selected Chinese tourist cities, sites -- May 1

Weather information for selected Chinese tourist destinations on May 1 (temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Sanya 25 33 clear/cloudy Jiuzhaigou 11 28 overcas

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Russian Covid-19 plane aid to US

A Russian Il-76 transport military aircraft is loaded with medical aid to be sent to Italy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. /Photo: Russian Defence Ministry A cargo plane loaded with medical suppli

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IOC, Japan agree to kick off Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021: NHK

Japan's Olympic Games, which were intended to begin on July 24, 2020, will instead start on July 23, 2021, reported NHK citing source.The Games were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Seychelles confirms two coronavirus cases: health commissioner

The Seychelles confirmed two coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country's health commissioner said.Two Italian citizens visiting the country tested positive, Jude Gedeon said. Source(s): Reuters

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Abdelmounaïm Bah appointed CAF Acting General Secretary

Abdelmounaïm Bah is expected to assume office immediately, and will hold the position until the next meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. /Getty Images Abdelmounaïm Bah has been appointed t

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Syrian military plane down by Turkish forces -- military source

Turkish forces shot down a Syrian military plane by air-to-air missile and the plane fell near the city of Maarat al-Numan in the northwestern province of Idlib, accor

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Cholera outbreak kills 76 people in Ethiopia

The cholera outbreak has killed at least 76 people in Ethiopia, according to the country's Public Health Institute on February 15.The latest cholera outbreak is particularly severe in the Somali, Sou