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How the Irish election results may affect Brexit process

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) meets Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss cooperation and power-sharing. (Credit: HO/Irish Government/AFP) Editor's Note:Thom Brooks is the dean of

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APD | Pakistanis continue to contribute in fight against coronavirus

By APD writer Muhammad SohailISLAMABAD, Feb. 9 (APD) -- Pakistani people are continuously contributing and playing their role in China’s fight against novel coronavirus

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Chinese reigning champs fall short, giving hope to Peng/Jin duo

It was the day when Sui Wenjing and Han Cong faced the cold fact that no figure skating competition is as unrelenting as the Four Continents, which assembles top-notch skaters from Asia, Africa, O

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Commentary: Respond to coronavirus with facts, not fear

A touching video has gone viral on social media in recent days, delivering the powerful message that care and support, instead of fear and prejudice, are needed when s

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Strikes over coronavirus doesn't help Hong Kong residents

02:48 Hong Kong had been on a reprieve from protests – until the coronavirus strikes in the city.On February 3, the Hospital Authority Employee Alliance launched a strike with the inte

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Revealed: LeBron, Giannis choose their teams for the All-Star Game

Anthony Davis is LeBron James' teammate in Los Angeles, and they'll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well.James took his fellow Lakers All-Star with the No. 1 overall pick of the Fe

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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton to step down

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton would be leaving the multilateral lender at the end of February, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announce

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SCO youths praise China's resilience in fighting coronavirus

01:42 The unprecedented scale and pace of China's efforts in fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak has been increasingly appreciated by the international community. M

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Hungary reopens protest-hit border crossing with Serbia

Migrant children demonstrating with placards near the border fence at the Serbian Kelebija border village in Subotica (Credit: Istvan Huszti/ AFP) Hungarian police reopened a border crossing w

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Croatia's depopulation: 'I left my family behind. It wasn't easy'

Like many countries in eastern Europe, Croatia is experiencing an unprecedented level of emigration.Hundreds of thousands of its citizens have left for more prosperous western EU countries. For a nat

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What can these NFL teams buy with their money?

The 2020 NFL season will begin on September 10. Before that happens, many of the league's teams will need to invest in improving their franchise. Unlike the NBA, the NFL applies a hard salary cap,

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Taiwan mask export ban fuels hysteria on the island

00:45 While the Chinese Mainland government and people are going all out to fight the coronavirus, the authorities in Taiwan have been rather reserved, to put it mildly. The island has

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Carta debuts fund to invest in startups that tap into its platform

This morning Carta, a startup that helps private companies manage equity, announced it has created an investing vehicle called Carta Ventures. The well-funded unicorn wants to invest in young startup

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NBA trade roundup: Miami Heat land Andre Iguodala via trade

Andrew Iguodala is traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Miami Heat. /VCG Photo Andre Iguodala, one of the most valuable targets on the NBA trade market, has found his destiny. The Memphis Gr

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Photos of 'king tides' globally show risks of climate change

Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shorelines from the United States to New Zealand, and by doing so they a

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Forescout to be acquired by a pair of private equity firms for $1.9B

Forescout, the network security company that has been publicly traded since 2017, announced today it was going private again. Private equity firms Advent International and Crosspoint Capital are acqui

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Japan's Hanyu eyes first Four Continents' championship

Yuzuru Hanyu in action during the senior men free Program of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix final at Palavela in Turin, Italy, December 7, 2019. /VCG Photo Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru