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Natural disasters cost $210bn in 2020, the world's joint-hottest year

Damage from global natural disasters brought on by climate change cost hundreds of billions of dollars last year. /Denis Lovrovic/AFP Financial losses caused by natural disasters worldwide las

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Europa League: Real Sociedad and Young Boys squeeze into last 32

Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius (C) thumbs up to celebrate after scoring the team's first goal against Royal Antwerp during the Europa League group match in London, England,

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Spurs scrape through in Europa League

Son Heung-min of Tottenham scores the second goal of his team against Alexander Schlager and James Holland of LASK at the goal to 1:2 during the UEFA Europa League group J match between LASK and

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COVID-19 ravages Chelsea, Lazio, Dinamo with multiple players positive

Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard during their Champions League clash with Rennes at Stamford Bridge, London, England, November 4, 2020. /CFP Chelsea manager Frank Lampard could finally breathe a

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Nations League roundup: England beat Belgium as Portugal, Italy hold top spots

Portugal and Italy kept hold of first place in their UEFA Nations League groups on Sunday with goalless draws against France and Poland respectively on a night of littl

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Nations League roundup: England beat Belgium as Portugal, Italy hold top spots

Portugal and Italy kept hold of first place in their UEFA Nations League groups on Sunday with goalless draws against France and Poland respectively on a night of littl

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Russia cases rise by 5,195, UK plan tax cuts: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- France had 8,550 confirmed cases on Saturday down just over 400 from the new record high of daily additional infections reported on Friday.- Seven more departments covering major citie

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Worldwide cases hit 25 million, 300 arrested: COVID-19 daily bulletin

Protestors against coronavirus restrictions gather around the Victory column in Berlin, Germany. /John MacDougall/AFP TOP HEADLINES- More than 25 million people around the world have been inf

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Xinhua Headlines: Stronger coordination needed as COVID-19 pandemic tops 20 mln cases

-Global solidarity is needed to combat the common enemy of humankind as COVID-19 cases top 20 million with more than 730,000 deaths worldwide. -Some countries in Asia and Europe have seen a second wa

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In Pics: A look at chess on World Chess Day

A cured coronavirus patient (1st R) plays chess with Ma Zhenhua (2nd L), a medical worker from Qinghai medical team, before leaving Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province,

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In Pics: A look at chess on World Chess Day

A cured coronavirus patient (1st R) plays chess with Ma Zhenhua (2nd L), a medical worker from Qinghai medical team, before leaving Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province,

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 11)

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. A father holding a bouquet of flowers takes photos for his son after the national col

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 6)

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Aerial photo taken on June 30, 2020 shows the newly built road and a relocation site i

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (June 13)

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.The statue of Thomas Guy is seen boarded up at Guy's Hospital in London, Britain, on Ju

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EU voices support for Western Balkan in fighting COVID-19

The European Union (EU) said that it stood by the Western Balkan partners and remained committed to supporting their efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and its

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Zagreb summit turns EU-Balkan battleground over Moscow, Beijing aid

Leaders pose for a group photo before the EU-Western Balkans informal meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a form

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Global Political Calendar: EU-Western Balkans summit, Poland election

A summit meeting of EU member states and six Western Balkan countries will be held online on May 6, Poland would hold the presidential election on May 10 via a postal vote.EU-Western Balkans summi