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Three killed, two critically injured in stabbing incident in southern England: police

At least three people were killed and two critically injured in a serious stabbing incident late Saturday in central Reading, southern England, local police confirmed. Sky News quoted sources as sayi

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UK lowers COVID-19 alert level after steady decrease in cases

The coronavirus alert level across Britain has been lowered from four to three after a steady decrease in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health and Social Care said Friday. Britain

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IBM Cloud suffers prolonged outage

The IBM Cloud is currently suffering a major outage, and with that, multiple services that are hosted on the platform are also down, including everybody’s favorite tech news aggregator, Techmeme

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Chicago Mayor lifts curfew after peaceful protests

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on twitter on Sunday to lift the 9 pm to 6 am curfew imposed on the city of Chicago last weekend following property damage and l

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French Defense Minister Says Head of North Africa al-Qaeda Killed in Mali

French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced on Friday that Abdelmalek Droukdel, the commander of al-Qaeda North Africa, had been killed by French forces in norther

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Former Afghan president supports China's efforts to safeguard national security

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his support for China's efforts to safeguard national unity and security in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Afghani

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Smart home company Savant set to acquire GE Lighting

Massachusetts-based smart home company Savant Systems this morning announced a deal to require GE Lighting. The division has existed as part of General Electric since 1911, with its origins reaching b

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Indian PM Modi expresses condolences on Pakistan plane crash

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences at the loss of human lives in the plane crash in Pakistan on Friday. "Deeply saddened by the loss of

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Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County over Fremont factory reopening

Tesla has officially dismissed a lawsuit filed earlier this month against Alameda County that sought to force the reopening of its factory in Fremont, California.The dismissal, which was granted Wedne

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EU backs WHO, rejects Trump's pull-out threat

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to permanently cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and to eventually

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EU rejects Trump's pull-out threat, backs WHO

People wearing face masks are seen in front of the European Commission headquarters building in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2020. /Xinhua. The European Union (EU) on Tuesday criticized U.S. Pre

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Urgent: Afghan President Ghani, rival Abdullah ink deal to end political deadlock

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah who also claimed victory in the presidential election, inked an agreement on Sunday to end a political deadlock, Presiden

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Urgent: About 10 firefighters injured after explosion in Downtown Los Angeles

Multiple firefighters were injured by an explosion in downtown Los Angeles Saturday evening, leaving several buildings on fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The department said on Twitter th

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Netanyahu Notifies Israeli President of Formation of Government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notified President Reuven Rivlin that he had formed a government, the presidential office said on Wednesday."A letter from Ben

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French minister says border controls with Germany to stay in place until June 15

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Wednesday that controls will stay in place on French borders with Germany until June 15. "France and Germany made progress in a coordinated wa

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Cuba denounces U.S. silence after attack on its embassy in Washington

The U.S. administration's silence after an armed attack on the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is suspicious, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez said d

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Israel reopens some businesses as it begins easing COVID-19 lockdown

Medics work at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site of the Israeli Magen David Adom emergency medical service at a Palestinian neighborhood in the Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, April 2, 2020. /Xi