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Renowned pianist Fou Ts'ong dies from COVID-19

World-renowned Chinese-born British pianist Fou Ts'ong died on Monday after hospitalization with COVID-19 in the U.K., according to various media reports and fellow musicians. He was 86.French pia

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Prince Harry May Visit UK Seeking to Secure 'Mextension', Report Says

Things seem to be getting brighter within the Royal Family, as Harry reportedly intends to have a few "friendly" Zoom calls with his relatives before heading to the UK

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse dies of COVID-19

Soumaila Cisse was runner-up in three presidential elections. He was defeated in 2013 and 2018 by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. /AFP Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has died of COVID-19 aged

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US' South Carolina Governor tests positive for COVID-19

The Governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina, Henry McMaster tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday evening, his office said in a statement on Tuesday.The statement said the 73-year-old is "exper

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Moderna vaccine shipments to arrive across the U.S. on Monday

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S., December 20, 2020. /Reuters Shipments of Modern

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China's drive to educate the elderly on digital technology

02:31 At Beilin Community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, an education drive is taking place to teach seniors how to use smartphones.Seventy-year-old Zhan

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Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine jab on Monday

Joe Biden and his wife Jill. /Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden will receive their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine publicly on Monday, according

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U.S. Vice President Pence, wife get vaccinated

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House on Friday, in an attempt to build confidence among the American people on the vaccine's saf

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U.S. Vice President Pence, wife get vaccinated live on television

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House on Friday, in an attempt to build confidence among the Ameri

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Swedish king says 'we have failed' over COVID-19, as deaths mount

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd R) and his wife Iriana (1st R) show a Bogor botanical garden to Swedish King Carl XVI Gustav (2nd L) and Queen Silvia during their visit in Bogor, West Java

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Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine next week, Pence to receive it Friday

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stands by in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 16, 2020. /Reuters U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will get the COV

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More details emerge on killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist

Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami speaks during a funeral ceremony for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, whose photo was shown in the banner at background, in Tehran, Iran, November 30, /AP The killing of I

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Iran says scientist was killed by a satellite-controlled gun

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was killed in a gun and car bomb attack on the outskirts of Tehran on Nov. 27. /Getty Images A satellite-controlled machine gun was used in last week's assassination of

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Trump raises more than $207 million since Election Day as he pushes baseless election fraud claims

President Donald Trump's political operation has raised more than $207 million since Election Day, as the President inundates his supporters with fundraising appeals an

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Angelinos see stay-at-home order as mixed bag amid re-surging COVID-19

Residents wait in line outside a Costco Warehouse in Los Angeles, the United States, on Nov. 20, 2020. /Xinhua "Everybody is struggling," co-owner of Rise-N-Shine Cafe, Melinda Ratz told Xinhu

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Gateball keeps 86-year-old Jia Benguo in sports world and on internet

Senior citizens attend a gateball game in Beijing, China, September 3, 2020. /CFPHow many old men can still do sports regularly in their 80s? Jia Benguo, 86, from Tangs

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Drive-ins, scattered huts: German Xmas markets find ways around virus

Workers hang lights on trees in Unter den Linden, a boulevard in the city center, near Brandenburg Gate, during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin, November 19, 2020. /Reuters