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SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
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SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time

In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk’s SpaceX defied expectations — and on Wednesday hopes to make history…
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
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China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’

China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in…
Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
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Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise

Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite…
Netanyahu’s ‘unprecedented’ corruption trial to open
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Netanyahu’s ‘unprecedented’ corruption trial to open

A new page in Israeli history opens Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting premier to face…
N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing ‘nuclear war deterrence’: KCNA
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N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing ‘nuclear war deterrence’: KCNA

North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its “nuclear war deterrence” during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim…
Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal
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Hong Kong hit by fresh protest after China security proposal

Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday in opposition to…
‘Last option’ – no Olympic postponement beyond 2021, says Bach
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‘Last option’ – no Olympic postponement beyond 2021, says Bach

Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the “last option” for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing…
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
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Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first

Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world…
Huawei’s ambitions unbowed despite US pressure
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Huawei’s ambitions unbowed despite US pressure

Construction cranes at Huawei’s headquarters busily expand an already massive faux-European campus that Walt Disney would envy, as well as…
Twenty-two killed as ‘super cyclone’ ravages Bangladesh, India
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Twenty-two killed as ‘super cyclone’ ravages Bangladesh, India

At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent…
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