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166 killed in Ethiopia riots over singer's death: police

Demonstrators from Minnesota's Oromo community march down University Avenue during a protest after the death of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa in St Paul, Minnesota July 1, 2020. /AFP

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Bolivia digs mass graves as cemeteries fill with coronavirus victims

Employees of a funeral home and relatives carry a coffin wrapped in the Bolivian flag at the General Cemetery during the coronavirus pandemic, in La Paz, Bolivia, July 3, 2020. /Reuters Local

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U.S. job growth edged up in June yet with great uncertainty ahead

The U.S. economy created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars resumed operations, though a surge in cases of the coronavirus threatens the fledgling recovery.Nonfarm payrolls in

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AR 1.0 is dead: Here’s what it got wrong

The first wave of AR startups offering smart glasses is now over, with a few exceptions.Google acquired North this week for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian company had raised nearly $200 million, but

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IMF revises down 2020 Asian economy forecast to 1.6 pct contraction

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised down its forecast for the Asian economy amid the mounting COVID-19 fallout, projecting a 1.6 percent contraction in 2020.The latest project

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Canada extends ban on most foreign travellers to July 31

Canada has extended the current ban on international travellers until July 31, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Tuesday. "The Government of Can

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ASEAN, Australia vow to work with WHO to enhance collective response to COVID-19

File Photo: Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (C) attends the 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit via video conference in Phnom Penh

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New swine flu found in pigs in China with 'human pandemic potential'

Scientists in China say they have found a new virus that is similar to the swine flu that caused a pandemic in 2009.

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Spike in Australia's COVID-19 cases "not a second wave": health authority

Australian authorities have denied that the nation is in the midst of a "second wave" of COVID-19 despite an outbreak of pandemic in the state of Victoria. The Australian government's Chief Nurs

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ASEAN leaders committed to COVID-19 recovery plan

Leaders from the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to alleviating the adverse impacts of COVID-19 t

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UK COVID-19 deaths top 43,000 as another 154 patients die

Another 154 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 43,081, the British Department of Health and Social Car

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Beware the second coronavirus wave, British medics warn

VCG Top British medics have warned political parties that local flare-ups of the novel coronavirus are likely and a second wave is a real risk."While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK

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Astronomers find mystery astronomical object in "mass gap"

An international research collaboration has detected a mystery object inside the puzzling area known as the "mass gap" -- the range that lies between the heaviest known neutron star and the lightest

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Oil dips as demand worries outweigh tighter supply

An oil pump is seen just after sunset outside Saint-Fiacre, near Paris, France, September 17, 2019. /Reuters Oil prices slid on Monday as concern grew that a record rise in coronavirus infecti

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Number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Israel doubles since early June

The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Israel has doubled since early June, according to figures released by Israeli Ministry of Health on Sunday. It said 209

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Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record highs for 7 days

The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in the U.S. state of Texas hit record highs for seven consecutive days, local media reported Thursday. According to fig

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JD.com starts trading in Hong Kong

JD.com started trading on the Hong Kong market Thursday as the third U.S.-listed Chinese mainland company that completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong. Shares of th