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Low turnout at French polls as crisis measures hit voting

Electoral workers wore masks and gloves to count votes at a polling station in Strasbourg. /Frederick Florin/AFP A record low number of voters turned out for French municipal elections on Sund

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S. African president warns against coronavirus-related bigotry

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday warned against coronavirus-related bigotry, calling it a social "virus." South Africans must not give in to the expressions of bigotry that has been

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Israel postpones Netanyahu graft trial by 2 months over virus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has been postponed until May 24 due to concerns about coronavirus, Jerusalem's District Court said Sunday.N

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Fossil of 43-million-year-old penguin skin found in Argentina

Penguins at the Falklands Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. /VCG Argentine researchers have announced the discovery of fossilized skin on the remains of the wing of a 43-million-year-old pe

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Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News can confirm.The positive diagnosis comes just days after the right-wing Bolsonaro met wi

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DHL will deploy 1,000 robots from Locus Robotics for delivery fulfillment

Robotics have found a lot of success in the shipping and warehouse fulfillment categories for their ability to give logistics companies an edge in timing. Amazon is probably the best and most prominen

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Six dead in COVID-19 prison riots as Italy bans family visits

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NBA highlights on Mar. 5: Stephen Curry returns after 58 games

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UN chief calls for "immediate, lasting" end to Syria fighting as Russia, Turkey agree on ceasefire

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed the hope that the latest ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey to end fighting across Syria's stricken Idlib region would lead to

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Judge rejects Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘free speech’ lawsuit against Google

Last July, Hawaii representative and longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of violating her First Amendment rights to free speech

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Israeli NGO Petitions to Block Netanyahu From Forming Government Amid Corruption Trial

The Movement for Quality Government has petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice, arguing that Israeli Prime Minister should be barred from forming a government as he

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Earth used to be a 'waterworld' covered in a global ocean

New research suggests that there were no continents 3.2 billion years ago, much like Kevin Costner's film Waterworld.

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Avalanche win season-high 7th straight, 2-1 over Red Wings

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Michael Hutchinson stops a Detroit Red Wings right wing Anthony Mantha shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, U.S., March 2, 2020. /VCG Gabri

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Netanyahu secures solid victory in third Israeli elections in one year: exit polls

by Keren Setton Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a solid victory in the parliamentary elections held on Monday. "Thank you," he tweeted minutes after the exit polls were published.

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Israel election redux: Will there be a round 3 knockout?

01:53 "This is horrible. Horrible. We deserve better than this," said a Tel Aviv resident.Israel goes to the polls - again - on Monday in the country's third general election in 12 mon

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The COVID-19 outbreak is a major test for EU leadership

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Three days before Israeli election: polls and coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a situation assessment meeting regarding the novel coronavirus at the Health Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 23, 2020. /Reuters According