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France's Euro 84-winning coach Michel Hidalgo dies aged 87

France coach Michel Hidalgo (L) celebrates with Michel Platini after winning the European Championship against Spain in Paris, France, June 27, 1984. /VCG Michel Hidalgo, the coach of the Fran

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Nadal, Gasol launch fundraiser to help Spain amid COVID-19 outbreak

Rafel Nadal (L) and Pau Gasol. Spanish sports stars Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol launched a fund-raising drive on Thursday explaining they wanted to give something back to the coronavirus-hit na

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UN chief asks for wartime plan for COVID-19

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked the Group of 20 (G20) largest economies of the world for a "wartime plan" to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. "We a

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Dow rallies over 1,300 points despite record-breaking U.S. jobless claims

U.S. stocks finished Thursday's session significantly higher, despite a record surge in the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Dow Jones Industri

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Over 200 cinemas to reopen in Shanghai

Shanghai announced Thursday that the first batch of cinemas in the city will resume businesses on Saturday, a new sign that life is returning to normal in China as the coronavirus outbreak is subs

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UN launches COVID-19 global humanitarian response plan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday launched a 2-billion-U.S.-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world's most vuln

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Trump tackles COVID-19 as clock ticks toward elections

by Matthew Rusling U.S. President Donald Trump is taking massive action to tackle the COVID-19 crisis as the clock is ticking toward November, and experts say the elections will be a referendum on

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Esports boom as global sporting events at a halt

Chinese players during the FIFA eNations Cup in Kent, Britain, April 14, 2019. /VCG Sports fans flock to the digital world as the "real world" sporting events have been almost entirely shut do

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Xi says China firmly supports Poland's fight against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday night that China firmly supports the Polish government and people in combating the COVID-19 epidemic. He made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Po

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Woody Allen memoir released amid controversy

An independent publisher released a memoir by movie director Woody Allen on Monday after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decades-old allegati

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Top political advisor warns against formalism, bureaucracy in poverty relief

China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday warned against formalism and bureaucracy in poverty alleviation to ensure the decisions and plans of the Communist P

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Harvey Weinstein reportedly contracts COVID-19

Harvey Weinstein, the defamed Oscar-winning movie producer recently convicted of sexual harassment and currently serving prison time, tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. media reported Sunday. T

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European football in limbo as sport halts for COVID-19

It was just nine months ago when 100,000 Liverpool fans descended on Madrid to watch their team win the UEFA Champions league for the sixth time.However with the spread of coronavirus in Europe, it's

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Lebanon's PM imposes stricter measures as COVID-19 cases rise to 230

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Saturday urged the Lebanese to stay at home amid a remarkable increase in COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours by 29 percen

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Former Real Madrid president Sanz dies from COVID-19

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday at the age of 76 due to COVID-19, the club has confirmed. The Spainish media reported that Sanz was hospitalized in Madrid on Tuesday aft

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Major U.S. airlines, unions insist on cash grants from Congress

VCG Chief executives of major U.S. airlines were reaching out to key members of Congress on Saturday in a last-ditch uphill effort to try to win cash grants to weather the coronavirus crisis,

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Scottish chef pivots to delivery to beat isolation

Edinburgh chef Campbell Mickel is used to winning Michelin awards and having customers from around the city come to him.But as the UK and much of Europe face weeks of social isolation, he has turned