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Russian police launch initial 'check' into Navalny caseWorld NewsAug 27, 2020MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian police announced on Thursday they had begun a preliminary examination of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's illness after the Kremlin dismissed German doctors' findings that h... -
China cosies up to EU as US tensions highWorld NewsAug 26, 2020ROME (AFP) -- China's foreign minister on Tuesday kicked off a tour of a Europe still reeling from coronavirus, as he seeks to shore up economic and diplomatic relations in light of tensions with the... -
LG Electronics shuts Indonesia factory after virus outbreakBusinessAug 25, 2020JAKARTA (AFP) -- South Korea's LG Electronics has temporarily shut a factory near Indonesia's capital after some 200 employees contracted coronavirus, the company and a local official said Tuesday. ... -
Ryanair cuts Sept, Oct flights as virus hits demandWorld NewsAug 17, 2020DUBLIN (AFP) -- Ryanair will cut its September and October timetable by "20 percent" on weaker-than-expected demand following renewed virus-linked travel restrictions in some European countries, the ... -
Amazon France withdraws ads for child-like sex dollsWorld NewsAug 17, 2020PARIS (AFP) -- Amazon France has withdrawn advertisements for child-like sex dolls from its website after an online outcry, the French government said Monday. The French AIVI anti-paedophilia moveme... -
S. Korea's Kim nearly makes two aces in grabbing PGA leadGolfAug 16, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- South Korea's Kim Si-woo aced one hole and lipped out on another hole-in-one bid Saturday on his way to grabbing a two-stroke lead at the US PGA Wyndham Championship. Sparkling o... -
WHO sees hope despite looming 750,000 virus death tollWorld NewsAug 10, 2020GENEVA -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday there was still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the pain and suffering behind the looming 750,000 death toll and 20 million... -
Chinese hackers targeted vaccine research: USWorld NewsJul 22, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, including defense contra... -
Masks spark political, legal battles in US as virus cases soarWorld NewsJul 18, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States' COVID-19 virus case load is soaring at an explosive rate, even as leaders of some of the worst-hit states resist mandatory mask measures to stem the spread. He... -
India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsensWorld NewsJul 17, 2020NEW DELHI (AFP) -- India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. The... -
Beijing 2022 Games 'pressing ahead' despite coronavirus threatWorld NewsJul 17, 2020BEIJING (AFP) -- Beijing 2022 organisers were "pressing ahead" with preparations for the Winter Olympics Friday after a senior IOC official warned the coronavirus could force the Games to be postpone... -
Putin orders massive snap military drillsWorld NewsJul 17, 2020MOSCOW (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin has ordered snap military drills involving 150,000 personnel and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels to ensure "security in Russia's southwest," the defenc... -
Beijing says US officials have 'lost their minds' over ChinaWorld NewsJul 17, 2020BEIJING (AFP) -- US officials have "lost their minds and gone mad" in their dealings with Beijing, China's foreign ministry said Friday, in the latest verbal salvo between the two superpowers. Tensi... -
S. Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 yearsPoliticsJul 10, 2020A Seoul court on Friday slashed disgraced former president Park Geun-hye's prison terms by 10 years, in what should be the final ruling over the corruption scandal that brought her down. The country... -
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[Newsmaker] US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stayWorld NewsJul 7, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States said Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. ...
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