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Yael Braun-Pivet becomes first woman speaker of French parliament

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday agreed to pick an MP from President Emmanuel Macron's coalition as the first woman speaker, despite the ruling alliance lo

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Putin: It's vital to avoid 'spillover of radical Islamism'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday it is vital to "prevent the spillover of radical Islamism from Afghanistan into the territories of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's member

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U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on 110 countries, territories

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan, from its highest "Level 4" rating that had dis

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New COVID-19 wave hits Cuba

02:20 In Cuba, a COVID- 19 spike has dramatically triggered the numbers of cases and forced authorities to return Havana and other territories to strict control measures. CGTN’s Luis C

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Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during protest

Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops Friday throughout Palestinian territories. During a protest against what some say are illegal Israeli settlements, Israeli troo

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Japan protests against Russian missile deployment on disputed islands

Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of isla

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India's COVID-19 cases exceed 7 million: health ministry

India's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the seven million mark on Sunday, according to the latest data released by the health ministry on Sunday.India reported 74,383 new cases wit

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Survey: Tell us what you think of Extra Crunch

Since launching our membership product Extra Crunch 1.5 years ago, we’ve added a number of new features at the request of our community. This includes improvements to login stability, introducing the

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China not to sit idle if U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Asia Pacific: spokesperson

A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region, saying that China will never sit idle if s

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Update on global situation of COVID-19 outbreak -- March 10

Three new countries -- Bangladesh, Albania and Paraguay -- have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest situation report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the

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Third flight for Chinese nationals on Diamond Princess arrives in HK

The third charter flight for Chinese nationals aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship arrived in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday morning.The plane arrived at around 6:00 a.