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Asia
450 schools shut as pollution chokes Thai capital
Authorities in the Thai capital ordered nearly 450 schools to close on Wednesday as pollution levels reached dangerously unhealthy levels.…
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China
New coronavirus cases rise to 571 in the Chinese mainland
Cases of the new coronavirus pneumonia disease rose to 571 on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday, including 95 in…
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World Court orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya
The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and…
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Judge halts all federal executions in US
A US federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to the scheduled executions next month of four inmates, saying that…
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Australia
New bushfires spread across Australia
Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government…
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Economics
World markets slip as trade war fears resurge
Stock markets slid on Thursday after US lawmakers passed a bill supporting civil rights in embattled Hong Kong, possibly jeopardising…
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Diplomacy
Trump bought into Ukraine ‘fictional narrative’: witness
A former top White House Russia expert testified on Thursday that the “fictional narrative” embraced by President Donald Trump that…
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Netanyahu indicated in graft cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges on Thursday, heightening uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a…
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Defense
UN nuclear body calls on Iran to explain undeclared uranium
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as…
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Diplomacy
Football diplomacy with Qatar hints at Saudi ‘peace’ effort
A Saudi-led bloc’s decision to play a football tournament in rival Qatar could herald a rapprochement after a two-year stand-off,…
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