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New York Governor declares gun violence a 'disaster emergency'

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued new emergency measures to fight gun violence on Tuesday, as he made it easier for shooting victims to sue gun manufacturers.Cuomo declared gun violence a "disast

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At least 150 killed in U.S. shootings during July 4th weekend: report

At least 150 people were killed in gun violence in more than 400 incidents across the U.S. during the Fourth of July weekend, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive.The Gun Violence A

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UN chief expresses deep concern over situation in Tigray

A girl, who fled the violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region, smiles during a food distribution organized by the local NGO Relief Society of Tigray in Mekele, Ethiopia, June 19, 2021. /CFP United

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Mexico decriminalizes recreational use of cannabis

Mexico's Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening.The decisive 8-3 ruling comes after advocates pushed for d

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Israel launches more strikes in Gaza Strip over incendiary balloons

For a second time this week, Israel's military struck what it said were Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for "arson balloons" sent into Israeli territory.Th

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N.Ireland parties agree on new First Minister

Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Edwin Poots (R) and Paul Givan arrive at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, June 3, 2021. /Reuters Northern Ireland's biggest parties agreed on Th

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China ready to cooperate with ASEAN on Myanmar issues: Wang Yi

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations in Chongqing Municipal

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Mexicans vote on Sunday in largest elections ever

02:02 Mexicans head to the pollsthis weekend, ​for elections historic in size with thousands of positions on the line. But they're historic, too, for the violence that's accompanied the

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Mass shootings surge in the U.S.

01:34 This weekend,demonstrators plan to create a sea of orange across the U.S. to lobby for an end to gun violence.They have the backing of President Joe Biden, the latest president to

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Decade of Syria war killed nearly 500,000 people: new tally

A decade of war in Syria has left nearly half a million people dead, a war monitor said Tuesday, in a new toll that includes 100,000 recently confirmed deaths.The Brita

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Tulsa Race Massacre remembered 100 years after the terror

03:06 100 years ago, the arrest of a Black man for allegedly assaulting a White woman sparked perhaps the worst episode of racial violence in U.S. history.Hundreds of Blacks were killed

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Two dead, more than 20 injured in Florida shooting

Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami in Florida, police said early on Sund

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Biden signs executive order to combat anti-Asian racism

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to combat the rise of anti-Asian racism and violence in the country.The order is aimed to advance "equity, justice, and opportunity" for A

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China stresses UNSC's call for 'comprehensive peace' in Gaza

China, which holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for May, on Saturday highlighted the UNSC members' call for urgent and complete restoration of calm in Gaza.Zh

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Trump sued by Chinese American civil rights group over 'China virus'

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been sued by a civil rights group for calling COVID-19 the "China virus."The complaint, filed in a federal court in New York by the Chinese Americans Civil Righ

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Tourism industry hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia

02:39 Colombia's tourism sector has been hit hard because of the coronavirus pandemic.Now comes the difficult task of promoting the country as a tourism destination.Colombia has lived t

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18-year-old Korean American speaks out after hate crime assault

03:02 Jenna Dupuy, an 18-year-old Korean American, was a victim of a hate crime, after being assaulted at a skate park near her home in Tustin, California, around 30 miles south of Los