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Around 30 people held hostage in Philippines; one person shot

Around 30 people are being held hostage in a mall in Greenhills Shopping Complex in San Juan City in Philippines, reports the police.The situation is ongoing and the mall has been cordoned off.

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China offers classes online, on air amid epidemic outbreak

Chinese students will be able to attend classes online or study via television as schools postpone the start of new semester due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, edu

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Women are the majority in study of forensic science

01:26 Women are dominating forensic science.78% of forensic science students in the U.S. were women as far back as 2008, according to a study done by West Virginia University.That stud

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Fianna Fail wins most parliamentary seats in Irish general election: official results

Ireland's main opposition party Fianna Fail replaced Fine Gael as the country's biggest party by winning the most number of parliamentary seats in the country's 2020 general election on Monday. Acco

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#IAmChina: German vlogger creates slogan to support China

05:18 Tobi, a German vlogger, calls on everyone to use "I am China" to fight against the coronavirus. "A new virus may arise anywhere, it's not the fault of Asians, Americans or Europe

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Vlogger compares outbreak control of China and the United States

05:33 Nathan Rich is an American vlogger currently living in Beijing. In his latest video, he compares the H1N1flu in the United States with the coronavirus in China, and brings up the

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The death rate of coronavirus drops nationally

According to CCTV (China Central Television), the national death rate from novel coronavirus infections has dropped to 2% since Feb. 6th. in China.In Hubei province (except Wuhan), the mortality rate

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Two pilots killed in military jet crash in Algeria

Two pilots were killed in a Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft crash on Monday night in Algeria's Oum El Bouaghi province, 450 km southeast of the capital Algiers, local media reported. The state run television s

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'The Thunberg Effect:' how did it happen?

01:54 In the space of just 16 months, Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has gone from a lone schoolgirl striking outside parliament to an international celebrity. She has inspired a

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Apple signs NBA star Durant to produce new TV series

NBAstarKevinDuranthasagreedtoco-produceabasketball-themeddramatelevisionseriesthatwillbepartofApple'soriginaltelevisionprogramming.Thescriptedseries,tobecalled"

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Disney to buy 21st Century Fox assets for $52.4 bn

WaltDisneyCo.onThursdayagreedtobuykeyfilmandtelevisionoperationsof21stCenturyFoxina52.4-billion-dollarstockdealthatcouldreshapethemedia-entertainmentworldandste

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George Clooney makes TV return with 'Catch-22,' two decades after ER

GeorgeClooneywillmakehisreturntotelevisioninaserializedadaptationof“Catch-22,”ParamountTelevisionsaidonThursday,nearly20yearsafterhelefthitshow“ER”tobecomeoneof

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Microsoft says it's still working on that Halo TV series

SpeculationaroundaTVspin-offforHalo,oneofthemosticonicgamingfranchisesofourtime,hasbeenswirlingforyears,butwe'venotheardmuchabouttheprojectlately.NowMicrosoftha

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Arab TV series showcases untold stories of IS women

Theyaremothers,daughters,wives--andsuicidebombers:anArabtelevisiondramatimedfortheMuslimholymonthofRamadantellstheuntoldstoriesofwomenandtheIslamicStategroup.In

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Militants launch multiple attacks in eastern Afghanistan

AgroupofarmedmilitantspenetratedintotheofficeofNangarharprovincialgovernor,apolicestationandatelevisionbuildinginJalalabadcityonWednesdaymorning,triggeringgunba

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Casting begins for Apple's ‘Planet of the Apps' reality show about wannabe app developers

Budding entrepreneurs have Shark Tank, cooks have Top Chef, and aspiring filmmakers have Project Greenlight. Soon, wannabe app developers will have their own competitive reality TV series.

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New app helps Aussies to use mobile phone as "live" TV

Australians will soon have the ability to live stream free-to-air (FTA) television, thanks to a "world first" app being developed by TV aggregator Freeview.