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Protestors in Brazil remember 500,000 COVID deaths

02:41 Sixteen months after Brazil recorded its first COVID-19 case, the country ​has surpassed the morbid milestone of half a million deaths. Brazil added 2,301 deaths to its tally ​on

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COVID-19: 400 body bags line Copacabana beach to mark 400K dead

02:03 In Brazil, people are feeling anguish and anger at the news that the country's coronavirus death toll has topped 400,000. Activists critical of the government's handling of the pa

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators: report

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Saturday that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, NHK reported.

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Protesters take to the streets in Myanmar's Yangon

A large scale protest is being staged in Myanmar's Yangon on Saturday following the detention of senior officials including Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint by the

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German activists call for insect protection

Environmental activists staged a protest in Berlin on Wednesday to call for more insect protection. /CFP Activists from the environmental campaign group Campact laid out about 200 overs

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Peking opera shows go online amid epidemic

Dozens of Peking opera performances are being held online this summer amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.Eighteen Peking opera troupes across the country, including the National Peking Opera Company,

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Online events set for intl chorus festival, conference

The 15th China International Chorus Festival and International Federation for Choral Music World Choral Education Conference will be held from September to October this year.Amid the novel coronavirus

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Dazzling drones light show at world AI conference in Shanghai

A spectacular drones light show was staged during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC).The WAIC 2020 online summit was hosted by Shanghai.The light show was presented above the Huangpu

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Online concert marks International Museum Day

The chorus of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) performs at a special concert marking International Museum Day at the NCPA in Beijing, May 18, 2020. [Photo courtesy of the NCPA]

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Black Hawk helicopters used in Australian G20 military exercises

​The Australian military staged another G20 exercise in Brisbane early Monday morning featuring speed boats, Black Hawk helicopters and personnel firing blanks from semi-automatic weapons.