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Irish parties plan to sign coalition deal on Monday

Irish political parties Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens will sign a deal on Monday on the formation of a new coalition government, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said after talks on Sunday a

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Five U.S. states hold primary elections on June 9

Federal, state and local offices are on ballots in primary elections taking place Tuesday in five U.S. states: Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia. Elections had bee

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Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint

Twitter has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint.The clip, which is a collation of photos and videos of prote

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Hong Kong legislature passes national anthem bill

The Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) approved the national anthem bill at the third reading debate on Thursday af

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Polish Senate passes election bill, setting stage for June vote

People discuss politics in a street in Warsaw, May 10, 2020. /AP Poland's upper house of parliament, the Senate, approved legislation late on Monday allowing a presidential election to be held

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Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

On the heels of a furor over his tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder, Twitter has quietly begun to fact-check the president.A new warning label encouraging Twitter users to “Ge

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Norwegian Air gets bondholder deal on $1.2 bln debt-for-equity swap

Norwegian Air said it had secured support from enough bondholders for a $1.2 billion debt-for-equity swap, a vital step in helping it survive the coronavirus crisis. /Reuters Norwegian Air sai

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Italy postpones local, regional elections amid coronavirus outbreak

Local and regional elections originally scheduled for next month have been postponed until at least September. This is the latest change in Italy's political and cultural landscape due to the co

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Bradley Tusk on starting a company and seed investing in the coronavirus era

Bradley Tusk has carved a unique path in the VC investment landscape: A longtime political and communications operative, he has built a track record for Tusk Ventures by going after highly regulated i

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Trump administration mulls 90-day tariffs deferral due to epidemic hit

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly debating if it should defer payments of duties on imported goods from around the world for three months.The potential move comes aga

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2020 U.S. presidential primary race moves to U.S. states of Arizona, Florida, Illinois

The primary race of the 2020 U.S. presidential election moved to the U.S. states of Arizona, Florida, and Illinois on Tuesday, amid a greater concern over the COVID-19

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France holds local elections amid COVID-19 outbreak

02:41 Is it a wise decision?France has decided to go on with local elections despite a major sanitary crisis due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayors and local leaders will be select

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Macron Says France to Overcome Coronavirus Disease Outbreak by Being Responsible

France is one of the worst-hit European countries. It had 4,499 confirmed patients suffering from the COVID-19 viral disease as of Saturday afternoon. Ninety-one people

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Woods to be inducted into 2021 Hall of Fame

Tiger Woods looks on during the third round of The Genesis Genesis Invitational golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, U.S., February 15, 2020. /VCG Tige

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Biden leads Sanders in battleground state Michigan: poll

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is coming into battleground state Michigan's Democratic presidential primary with a 24-point lead over Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, according to a new poll

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Death toll hits 25 from Tennessee tornado

01:03 At least 25 people are dead after at least one powerful tornado tore through Tennessee in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning. Tens of thousands have been left without power and

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China attaches great importance to humanitarian situation in Syria: envoy

A Chinese envoy on Thursday said China attaches great importance to the humanitarian situation in Syria. Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, China has been commit