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IOC: 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be canceled amid coronavirus outbreak

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are likely to be canceled if the coronavirus outbreak is not controlled by late May, according to International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.

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Bullied kids are more likely to bring weapons to school, study says

Victimsofbullyingappeartobemuchmorelikelytobringaweapontoschool,accordingtoanewstudypublishedtodayinthejournalPediatrics.AuthorsofthestudyusedCentersforDiseaseC

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How the UK's terror threat levels work

Threatlevelsaredesignedtogiveabroadindicationofthelikelihoodofaterroristattack.ThethreatlevelfrominternationalterrorismissetbyJTAC-theJointTerrorismAnalysisCent

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5 Indian ministers resign ahead of expected Cabinet reshuffle

FiveIndianministersresignedlateThursdayevening,fuellingspeculationthatPrimeMinisterNarendraModiwillreshufflehisCabinetthisweekend.ThosewhohaveresignedareWaterRe

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5 Ministers Resign Ahead Of Expected Cabinet Reshuffle

FiveIndianministersresignedlateThursdayevening,fuellingspeculationthatPrimeMinisterNarendraModiwillreshufflehisCabinetthisweekend.ThosewhohaveresignedareWaterRe

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Facebook will produce own TV shows, executives reveal

Facebookwillsoonbegintoproduceitsowntelevisionshowsandseries,aseniorexecutivehasconfirmed.ThesocialmediagiantisreportedlyintalkswithHollywoodstudiosandcouldbesh

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Poll: 77% of Americans believe Manchester-like attack could hit US

Apollhasfoundthat77percentofAmericanadultsbelieveit'satleastsomewhatlikelyaterroristattackcouldhittheUnitedStatesinthenextyear–liketheoneearlierthisweekinManche

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Britain long way from being land of opportunity for all: report

Poor white boys in Britain do worse in schools, but black and Asian Muslim young people, girls especially, do worse for jobs, new research revealed Wednesday.

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Euro falls as Italian leader quits after losing reform vote

The euro fell against the dollar and investors braced for a bumpy ride on Monday as Italy appeared headed for a period of political and financial turmoil.

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Abe's core team to keep jobs in Japanese cabinet reshuffle: sources

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga would likely to retain their positions during the country's cabinet reshuffle to be held next month, local media reported Saturday.

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Australia well placed to manage Brexit: treasurer

While Britain's exit from the European Union will have negative economic consequences, Australia is likely in the clear from the fallout, unless others follow suit, a government report released Thursday shows.

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Business Insider Google’s 'Chirp' set to take on Amazon's Echo

Google is reportedly working on a competitor to Amazon's sleeper hit, the smart speaker Echo, and the project is adorably dubbed Chirp internally.

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Youngest child most likely to miss out on breastfeeding: research

​A woman's education level and the number of children affect breastfeeding, according to research results from Australia's University of Queensland (UQ) released on Tuesday.

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Australians believe large scale terror attack likely on home soil: poll

An overwhelming majority of Australians believe a large-scale terror attack is likely on home soil, while one in four say it is inevitable.

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U.S. Fed policy bigger risk than Europe's QE for China: European experts

​China may face more challenges from changes in monetary policy at the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) than the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing (QE) program that began on Monday, an European expert has said.

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Birds reveal cost of climate change

The cost of saving Australia's birds from climate change is estimated at 18.7 million U.S. dollars a year, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Australian regulator to grant conditional authorization to Qantas,Emirates

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Wednesday it has decided to grant conditional authorization to an alliance between Qantas Airways Limited and Dubai's state-owned air carrier Emirates.