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U.S. welcomes Egyptian initiative for political settlement in Libya

The U.S. Embassy to Libya on Saturday welcomed the Egyptian initiative for a political settlement between Libya's UN-backed government and the eastern-based army. "The

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Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England as UK COVID-19 deaths hit 39,904

Face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in England from June 15 to help contain the transmission of the novel coronavirus, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Thursday. Cha

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Spotlight: Military escalation in Libya overshadows political dialogue: analysts

Armed conflicts in western Libya between the UN-backed government and the eastern-based army has been escalating with the possibility of spreading to eastern and southern Libya, overshadowing t

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Beijing to stage online freestyle youth basketball challenge event

Beijing will host a freestyle basketball challenge event for teenagers and kids online in the coming week, announced the Beijing Basketball Association on Tuesday. The

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UK testing data 'far from complete and comprehensible,' says watchdog

00:39 The head of the UK's statistics regulator has strongly criticized the government's COVID-19 testing data, saying they were "far from complete and comprehensible."The UK governmen

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UK government authorises return of sport after COVID-19 crisis

The UK government has said the English Premier League could restart from 1 June. /Reuters The British government has approved the return of domestic competitive sport behind closed doors from

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Central gov't liaison office supports HKSAR chief executive, gov't in safeguarding national security

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Friday that it firmly supports the HKSAR Chief Execut

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UN rights chief urges U.S. to take "serious action" to stop police killings of African Americans

U.S. authorities must take "serious action" to halt police killings of unarmed African Americans, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet sa

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Carrie Lam welcomes adoption of decision to introduce national security legislation

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Thursday welcomed the adoption of the decision on establishing and improving t

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NASA, SpaceX postpone historic astronauts launch for weather reason

NASA and SpaceX postponed historic launch of two astronauts to space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday due to bad weather. "Due to the weather c

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NASA, SpaceX make final preparations for historic launch

Two NASA astronauts will fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, the first launch of American astronauts on an Am

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Afghan govt frees first 100 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire

Some 100 Taliban prisoners were released from a military prison in Afghanistan Monday as part of the government's response to a ceasefire offered by the militants to ma

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Afghans' ceasefire remains intact as President Ghani vows to release 2,000 more Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed the three-day ceasefire announced by the Taliban outfit on Saturday and vowed to set free 2,000 more Taliban detainees to expedite the

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Chinese medical experts arrive in Tajikistan to assist anti-epidemic efforts

A group of Chinese medical experts arrived in the capital of Tajikistan early Sunday to help the country fight its COVID-19 epidemic. Invited by the Tajik government,

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Afghanistan marks Eid al-Fitr festival in peace as Taliban

A shopkeeper arranges clothes ahead of Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah) Afghans marked Eid al

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IMF: China's experience in combating COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mon

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In a First, Indian President Accepts Diplomatic Credentials Digitally Amid Pandemic

India has entered the fourth phase of lockdown which is supposed to last until 31 May. Digital platforms have emerged as an alternative for carrying out indispensable h