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Nigerian army chief dies in air force plane crash

Nigeria's army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, th

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12 Hong Kong district councilors disqualified

Twelve district councilors were disqualified in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday, according to a statement from the HKSAR government.

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Hong Kong, Singapore delay travel bubble for second time

The travel bubble between China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Singapore has been postponed again amid a spike of COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian city-state, the HKSAR sa

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Netanyahu says 'will take time' before Gaza fighting ends

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that an end to seven days of hostilities with Gaza militants was not imminent, despite diplomatic moves to restore calm."Our campaign against

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Italy's antitrust authority fines Google 102 million euros

Italy's competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google 102 million euros for abuse of dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and its app store Google Play.In a statem

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'Not to contain China?' The U.S. should stop being hypocritical

02:45 At this year's G7 foreign ministers meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. was not seeking to "contain and hold down" China but simply to maintain inte

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Section of Colonial Pipeline resumes operations temporarily: company

U.S. main fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline said on Monday that a section of the system from North Carolina to Maryland has been reopened at least temporarily after all pipeline operations wer

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IOC head Bach's Japan visit set for May postponed

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020. /Reuters A visit by Inte

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Nepal refutes claims of COVID-19 cases at Mount Qomolangma

Nepal's tourism authorities have refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, and other mountain base camps.Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civi

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Vietnam reports 1st death in patient who received AstraZeneca vaccine

Vietnam's health ministry on Friday reported its first death in a patient who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.A 35-year-old female health worker in the southern province of An Giang died on F

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Activities under China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue suspended

China on Thursday said it has decided to indefinitely suspend all activities under the framework of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue jointly held by the Chinese National Development an

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Myanmar's national unity government says forming defense force

Myanmar's National Unity Government announced the formation of the people's defense forces, it said in a statement on Wednesday.According to the statement, the move was a precursor to establishing a

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South Korean President to visit White House on May 21

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit the White House on May 21 for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden. "President Biden looks forward to working with President Moon to further strengthen ou

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At least 20 critically injured in accident at Israel holy site

Dozens of people were injured, 20 of them critically, after a grandstand collapsed at a Jewish pilgrimage site in northern Israel, local rescue services said early Friday. Emergency services and ambu

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Russia fines Apple $12.1m for 'abuse of market dominance'

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service on Tuesday imposed a $12.1 million fine on Apple Inc. for abusing its dominant position on the iOS application distribution market.The anti-monopoly watchdog

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Ukraine to expel Russian consul in Odessa

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has declared Russia's consul in the city of Odessa "persona non grata" in response to Moscow's earlier expulsion of a Ukrainian diplomat, according to a statement on Tu

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Romania to expel Russian diplomat in solidarity with Prague

Romania's foreign ministry said Monday it will expel a Russian diplomat, the latest European country to do so in solidarity with the Czech Republic, which is involved in a spat with Moscow.Alexei Gri