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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf passes away in Dubai at 79

wingtook former president and army chief General Pervez Musharraf passed away in a hospital in Dubai after a prolonged illness on Sunday Pakistans military confirmed.

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Lula takes office for third term as Brazil's president

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office Sunday for a third term as president of Brazil.He defeated far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro in October elections.Lula, 77, who prev

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Natasa Pirc Musar becomes Slovenia's first female president

Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, took the oath of office during a ceremonial session of Slovenia's National Assembly on Thursday. She is the country's fifth, and first female, pr

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PLA's YU-20 aerial tanker makes its debut at Changchun Airshow

The PLA Air Force Open Day is being held in Jilin Province, northeast China. The event showcased the latest equipment used by the PLA Air Force. The high-profile J-20 s

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Acting Sri Lankan president declares state of emergency

Acting Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of public emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administrati

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Pakistani PM Sharif's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan's new cabinet took their oaths in a ceremony on Tuesday, state television reported.The new cabinet, made up of allied political parties, was sworn in over a we

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Thousands protest racism, police brutality in French cities

Thousands of people in several French cities marched Saturday to protest racism and police brutality.In Paris, protesters paraded through the city center behind a banne

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Beijing 2022: Team China win first gold in short-track speed skating

China claimed its first gold at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games from the 2,000m mixed relay of short-track speed skating on Saturday.China, consisting of Fan Kexi

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BizBeat Ep. 301: Just a year of Brexit thumps UK's economy

01:51 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on December 30, 2020, calling it the moment when Britain took back control of its destiny. Ho

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China takes nearly 50% of global new ships orders in 2021, data shows

China took nearly 50 percent of the global new orders for ships in 2021 as the biggest shipbuilder, CCTV reported Monday.According to CCTV, the country's new ships came to 22.8 million compensated gr

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Chinese dad turns frozen household yard into hockey rink for son

00:29 A dad in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, turned his frozen-over backyard into an ice rink for his son to play hockey in for four consecutive years. At first, the fat

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Haiti PM survives assassination attempt near Gonaives church

A failed attempt to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry took place on Sunday at a church in the city of Gonaives during a mass dedicated to the 218th anniversary of the country's independe

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5 killed, 21 injured in Moscow's bus accident

Five people were killed and 21 were injured in a bus accident south of Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, AFP reported citing Russian authorities.Russia's Federal Road Traffic Inspection agency sai

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15 killed after coalition mistakenly hits Yemen's pro-govt forces

An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly hit a camp of allied Yemeni pro-government forces, killing at least 15 people, according to local media reports on Friday.Dozens were reportedly

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2021 Year in Review: The Olympics, Tokyo, and Beijing

03:40 After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally went ahead in 2021, although the games took place in largely empty arenas. The focus now turns to Bei

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Biden delivers remarks on 10th anniversary of MLK memorial dedication

U.S. President Biden, Vice President Harris and House Speaker Pelosi delivered remarks at the the 10th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication

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Russian fighter escorts U.S. bomber above Sea of Japan

A Russian fighter jet on Sunday escorted a U.S. strategic bomber over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, said the Russian Defense Ministry.Russian radars detected