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Biden says he had 'zero' advance notice of FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he had "zero" advance notice before federal agents' search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate earlier

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Cuban FM rejects politicization of COVID-19 origin tracing

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday said he rejected attempts to politicize, single out and stigmatizes studies of the origin of COVID-19. On Twitter, Rodriguez recognized China's respo

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Health Ministry: Germany to offer COVID booster jabs from September

Germany will start offering coronavirus booster jabs to the elderly and at-risk starting next month, this is according to the health ministry which cited concerns over "a reduced or rapidly decli

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China replaces Germany as UK's biggest import market: ONS

China has replaced Germany as the UK's biggest single import market for the first time on record, partly fueled by demand for Chinese textiles used for face masks and PPE, according to the Office for

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India posts highest daily rise of 412,262 COVID-19 cases, 3,980 deaths

India witnessed a record rise in COVID-19 cases as well as related deaths in a single day, registering 412,262 new cases and 3,980 casualties, said the country's health ministry on Thursday.

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UK company turns discarded PPE into chairs, toolboxes

00:49 The pandemic has dented efforts in cutting back on plastic pollution, thanks to the rise in use of single-use face masks, gowns and other forms of PPE. But this company in Cardif

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India overtakes Brazil as world's second worst-hit country by COVID-19

India reported 168,912 new COVID-19 cases and 904 deaths in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Monday, marking the biggest single day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic

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New container line linking E China and Russian Far East opens

A container line run by China Shipowners' Association (CSA) between Taicang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province and Russia's Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok conducted its maiden voyage on Satu

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Brazil's pandemic: A photo gallery

Brazil just reported its deadliest 24-hours since the pandemic began, while its leader says he is not “genocidal” in his opposition to restrictions or lockdowns. 4,195 peop

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China's drug regulator accepts CanSinoBIO COVID-19 vaccine application

CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) said China's drug regulator, the National Medical Products Administration, accepted its COVID-19 vaccine application on Wednesday.The single-dose vaccine, developed

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Boris Johnson says Brexit gives him 'confidence about 2021'

01:04 London's Big Ben chimed on Thursday to mark the UK's separation from the European Union (EU). It has been more than four years since the country voted for Brexit. Now the UK has

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Hospitals in California face challenges as COVID-19 cases surge

02:35 Every four seconds, another California resident gets infected by COVID19. That's according to the latest infection rate released on Friday, with a record number of more than 35,0

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PLA fighter jet completes 10-hour patrol mission to South China Sea

00:42 A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force fighter jet recently completed a 10-hour armed patrol mission to the South China Sea. It broke the PLA Air Forc

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Russia registers new single-day record of 10,633 new COVID-19 cases

Russia on Sunday reported a new single-day record with 10,633 new COVID-19 casesconfirmed over the last 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 134,687, its coronavirus response center

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Philippines reports highest single-day death toll from coronavirus

The Philippines recorded 50 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, its highest in a single day, taking the toll to 297.In a bulletin, the health ministry said 220 new infections

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CDC recommends cloth face coverings

01:42 Another sad milestone in the U.S.The largest number of deaths in a single day - over a thousand American lives.That brings the total number above seven-thousand.The White House r

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Hong Kong reports 48 new COVID-19 cases, biggest increase for single day

Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus. Out of the 48 new cases, 36