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Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan
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Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan

China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, in an inauguration…
Russian PM recovers from virus as infection rates slow
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Russian PM recovers from virus as infection rates slow

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is returning to his duties after fighting off the coronavirus. His reinstatement came after health…
Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide
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Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling…
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
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Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own…
Young Tunisians eat in secret despite Ramadan and lockdown
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Young Tunisians eat in secret despite Ramadan and lockdown

Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast…
Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage
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Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage

Hydroxychloroquine, double-blind studies, convalescent plasma, herd immunity — the coronavirus pandemic has thrust the language of science into public view…
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
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Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’

A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a…
Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China
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Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over virus response, China

President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the US out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the…
China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade
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China offers farmers cash to give up wildlife trade

Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the…
Taliban claims Afghan bomb attack, demands prisoner release
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Taliban claims Afghan bomb attack, demands prisoner release

The Taliban claimed a deadly attack on an Afghan intelligence agency post Monday, even as they urged the new power-sharing…
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