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3 dead, over 10,000 evacuated over floods in SW China's Guizhou

Three people were killed on Monday when heavy rain triggered flash floods in southwest China's Guizhou Province, with over 10,000 residents evacuated, authorities said

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Nineteen police officers injured after drug check sparks riots in Stuttgart

Twenty-four people were arrested and 19 police officers injured after a police drug check triggered riots in the German city of Stuttgart late Saturday and early Sunday, local police said on Sunday

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China renews alerts for rainstorms, floods

Rainstorms and floods will continue to hit parts of China for the next 24 hours, according to the meteorological forecasts Wednesday. From Wednesday night to Thursday night, heavy rain and rainstorms

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Independent autopsy finds Floyd death was 'homicide'

Two doctors who carried out an independent autopsy of George Floyd, the African American man whose death in Minneapolis police custody last week triggered nationwide protests, said on Monday that the

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Marco Rubio tapped as acting chair for U.S. Senate intel panel

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Monday that he's tapping Senator Marco Rubio as acting chairman of the chamber's intelligence panel. McConnell

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Portugal stops waste imports to protect landfill space amid COVID-19

Portugal attracts huge quantities of foreign rubbish due to its low waste management fees. /VCG Photo Portugal has halted the importing of foreign trash until the end of the year to protect do

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Germany's industrial production suffers record decline in March

Industrial production in Germany dropped by a record 9.2 percent in March compared with the previous month, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Thursday, pinning the blame on the

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U.S. personal spending plunged 7.5 pct in March amid COVID-19 shutdowns

U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) plunged 7.5 percent in March month-on-month amid widespread shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Commerce

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U.S. personal spending plunged 7.5 pct in March amid COVID-19

U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) plunged 7.5 percent in March month-on-month amid widespread shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Thursda

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India's Central Bank extends curtailed timing for trading to April 30 due to COVID-19

India's Central Bank has extended its curtailed timing for trading of call money, foreign exchange, bonds to April 30 following the extension of the nationwide lockdown

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Trump fires inspector general who handled Ukraine complaint

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who handled the Ukraine whistleblower complaint that triggered the president's impeachment.

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Fresh rockets fired from Gaza at southern Israel: military spokesperson

A new round of rockets was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Sunday night, the Israeli military said, amid an abrupt escalation in the region. A military

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Japanese economy shrinks annualized 6.3 pct in October-December quarter: report

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 6.3 percent in the October-December quarter, the government said in a report on Monday. The Cabinet Office said the contraction in inflation-adjusted gross

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Syrian air defenses intercept missiles from Israel: state media

The Syrian air defenses intercepted a number of missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that targeted areas around Damascus on Thursday night, state TV report

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Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil

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Alert of Canada's nuclear plant sent in error: authorities

An emergency alert of an unspecified incident at the Pickering nuclear generating station east of Toronto Sunday morning was sent "in error," according to Canada's Ontario Power Generation. The alert

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India citizenship law extremely 'discriminatory' says Michael Kugelman

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