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Kim calls U.S. ‘biggest enemy,’ vows to continue nuclear development
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls U.S. “biggest enemy” of his country, threatens to continue advancing its nuclear capabilities.
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Australia on high alert after overseas travellers bring new COVID-19 strains
Australia on high alert after cases of highly transmissible new variants of coronavirus, discovered in Britain and South Africa, made it into the country.
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10 newborn babies die in Indian hospital fire
Ten newborn babies die in fire at state-run Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra in western India, officials say.
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Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader
Russia and China oppose candidate from Fiji seen as staunch human rights defender to lead top U.N. rights body, diplomats and observers say.
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London declares emergency over ‘out of control’ coronavirus
London declares emergency on coronavirus, as its hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed by highly transmissible variant of the virus racing “out of control” across the UK.
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UN appoints Dieye of Senegal as special coordinator for development in Sahel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, appointed Abdoulaye Dieye of Senegal as the Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel. Dieye is a macroeconomist…
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EU to purchase additional 300m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine – Von der Leyen
The European Commission has renewed a contract with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase an additional 300 million doses of their vaccine against…
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Centenarian Berlin Candy Bomber beats back coronavirus infection
Gail Halvorsen, the U.S. pilot who was known and loved by German children in the late 1940s as the Candy Bomber, has mostly recovered…
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Pompeo, Mnuchin discuss Trump impeachment – Reports
U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment of the U.S. constitution to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump, CNBC reported, citing sources.
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UN secretary-general appoints German diplomat Perthes envoy for Sudan
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed German diplomat Volker Perthes as his special representative for Sudan, the UN press service said in…