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Zambia's former President Kaunda hospitalized

Zambia's founding father and former President Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to a Lusaka hospital, his office said Monday.It said in a statement that Kaunda, 97, "has been unwell and was admitted i

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Japan court decides prohibition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional

A court in Japan ruled on Wednesday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, Kyodo News reported.The lawsuit at the Sapporo District Court filed by three couples in Hokkaido was among five

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LRA commander Dominic Ongwen guilty of war crimes: ICC

Dominic Ongwen, an alleged commander in Uganda's shadowy Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursda

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutors can get Trump's financial records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 7-2 decision that Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. Meanwhile, the court blocke

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutors can get Trump's financial records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 7-2 decision that Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Donald Trump's financial records, including his tax returns. Meanwhile, the court blocke

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Romanian top court rules PM nomination unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled on Monday that there is a legal conflict between the president and the parliament regarding the nomination of Liberal leader Ludovic Orban, also the outgoing

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Coronavirus latent period up to 3 weeks, 'super spreader' possible

Sceenshot from medRxiv website. The incubation period of the novel coronavirus can be as long as 24 days and the existence of super spreaders is not ruled out, according to a study led by Zhon

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Chongqing Bombing survivors lose lawsuit against Japanese gov’t

TheTokyoHighCourtonThursdaymorningruledagainstagroupofChongqingBombingsurvivorswhosuedtheJapanesegovernmentandaskedforanapologyandcompensation.Thecourtacknowled

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White House asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow full travel ban

TheWhiteHouseaskedtheU.S.SupremeCourtonMondaytoallowPresidentDonaldTrump’slatesttravelbantotakefulleffectafteranappealscourtinCaliforniaruledlastweekthatonlypar

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Chinese court orders US footwear firm New Balance to pay fine over trademark breach

A Chinese appeal court has ruled against US sportswear firm New Balance for trademark infringements and ordered it to pay five million yuan (HK$5.9 million) in compensation to a Chinese company, an amount far lower than previously ruled.

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Samsung loses patent lawsuit in S. Korea against Apple

Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smartphone maker, lost the patent lawsuit in South Korea with its archrival Apple after a Seoul court ruled that the iPhone maker did not violate Samsung's patents.