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North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
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June 16, 2020
North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, after days of increasingly…
Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash
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June 16, 2020
Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday, following weeks…
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
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June 16, 2020
Europe reopens borders, but virus looms large elsewhere
A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans Monday, but a new coronavirus outbreak in China and…
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
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June 15, 2020
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
Hong Kong’s Disneyland will reopen its doors on Thursday following nearly five months of closure, the park said Monday, in…
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
World
June 15, 2020
China virus cluster grows as European borders reopen
China reported dozens of new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Monday as a growing cluster of infections…
China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily count since April
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June 14, 2020
China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily count since April
China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grew about…
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
World
June 13, 2020
Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster,…
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
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June 13, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
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June 10, 2020
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the…
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
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June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…