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Mexico to buy 35 million doses of China's CanSino COVID-19 vaccine

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the Health Ministry on Wednesday signed an agreement to buy 35 million doses of Chinese firm CanSino Biologics' COVID-19 vaccine.Ebrard, who made the anno

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France's Giscard died from complications linked to COVID-19: foundation

Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing died on Wednesday from complications linked to COVID-19, his foundation said.“In accordance with his wishes, his funera

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Afghan govt., Taliban announce breakthrough deal to press on with peace talks

Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks — their first written agreement in 19 y

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France's Giscard dies from complications linked to COVID-19

Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing died Wednesday aged 94 from complications linked to COVID-19, his foundation said."In accordance with his wishes, his funeral will take place in the s

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Afghan govt., Taliban reach deal to press on with peace talks

Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks — their first written agreement in 19 years of war.The agreement, whil

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At least two killed after car hit pedestrians in Germany

At least two people were killed on Tuesday after a car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, according to police."We have arrested one person, one vehicle has been se

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Explosions reported in Eritrea's capital Asmara: U.S. State Department

Six explosions were reported in Eritrea's capital city Asmara on Saturday night, according to the U.S. State Department."At 10:13 p.m. on November 28, there were six explosions in Asmara. Continue to

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Police deploy tear gas as Indian farmers march to New Delhi

Thousands of Indian farmers from the country's northern states of Punjab and Haryana are marching to the capital city New Delhi, in protest against the recently passed farm laws, according to loca

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See how many Trump tweets got flagged

00:38 Twitter is labeling many of the U.S. president's tweets as 'disputed' facts. Here's all of them in just the last day.Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter.Subscri

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Social media companies grilled on Capitol Hill over 2020 election

02:42 Social media companies continue to face scrutiny from the U.S. Congress.This time,theCEO’s from Facebook and Twitter came under fire over how they handled thepresidentialelection

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3 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli air strikes

CFP file photo An Israeli air strike over the Golan Heights killed three Syrian military personnel early on Wednesday, Syria's state news agency SANA said.Israeli military spokesman Avichay A

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COVID-19: NYC schools will remain open Monday

High school students listen to questions posed by their principal in Brooklyn, New York, on October 29. /AP New York City schools will remain open Monday, as the city's seven-day test positivi

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Boris Johnson congratulates Joe Biden for projected win

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /VCG Image U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held a telephone conversation with Joe Biden to congratulate him for his projected win of the U.S. President

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Merkel says fight against 'Islamist terrorism' is common struggle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock at the attacks across central Vienna and said Germany stood in solidarity with neighbouring Austria in the fight aga

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Watch Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s CEOs defend the law that created social media to Congress

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday in big tech’s latest showdown with Congress.The Senate hearing will have a narrower, more

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Dubai announces $136 million extra stimulus package

KAZAN, RUSSIA MAY 10, 2018: Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum at the 10th International Economic Summit "Russia - Islamic World: KazanSummit 2018". Yegor Aleyev/TASS (Ph

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Suspected Islamists free 1,300 prisoners from east DR Congo jail

People gather at the entrance of Kangbay prison in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, Oct. 20. 2020./AP Armed men freed more than 1,300 prisoners from a jail in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in