ALL AROUND THE NEWS: May 2020

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Hundreds of Nissan workers blocked roads and burned tires to protest the Japanese automaker’s decision to shut down its Barcelona plant in December. The move, which had been widely anticipated but was officially announced on Thursday, means that 3,000 direct jobs will be lost

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Nation's Cops Seem Determined To Demonstrate Why People Are Protesting Them in the First Place

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ICE agents paid for and received 17 sexual acts from 'masseuses' during human trafficking investigation at Asian massage parlors after superiors gave them permission

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'Justice for Iyad, justice for George': Hundreds protest Israeli police killing of Palestinian in Jerusalem

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Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging. Today, as temperature increases squeeze animals into ever-narrowing habitat ranges, those animals already swimming towards he poles are also at risk of running out of cooler water.

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Japan to further exclude Chinese telecom gear

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Prominent figures from across Brazil’s political spectrum have a published a high-profile manifesto calling for a united front to protect Brazilian democracy and lives amid growing alarm over president Jair Bolsonaro’s authoritarian outbursts and shambolic response to coronavirus.

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US double standards on domestic riots and Hong Kong turmoil mocked on Chinese internet

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Russia Sends Note of Protest to US Over Police Use of Pepper Spray on RIA Novosti Reporter

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In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality

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Ancient Israelites 'burned cannabis in worship'. A well-preserved substance found in a 2,700-year-old temple in Tel Arad has been identified as cannabis, including its psychoactive compound THC. This is the first evidence of psychotropic drugs being used in early Jewish worship, Israeli media report

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‘Enjoy this sight’: Chinese media use race clashes to criticise US over Hong Kong

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Police murder man with autism in Jerusalem

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Hong Kong activists beg Germany to help them, not to give in to China

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81-year-old Sikh man feeds 2 million on remote Maharashtra highway

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Australia's national environment laws 'actually allow extinction to happen'

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Journalist made blind by US police shooting rubber bullets at her face

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Police forcing people inside

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NYPD Cruisers ram down protesters in video

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A wealthy, powerful, democratic India would help frustrate China's 'hegemonic ambitions': US Senator

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

Israel police kill unarmed Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem

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Brazil minister advises using COVID-19 to distract from Amazon deregulation

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Canadian Humanitarian Sentenced to 9 Years for Raping 2 Nepali Boys

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‘Never seen that before’: Some Hong Kong residents hit the panic button as security law revives rush for the emigration gates

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Hundreds of Captive Elephants are Freed for 'The Biggest Migration In Thailand's History'. When the COVID-19 pandemic brought collapse to tourism all across Thailand, funding ceased and keepers no longer had the resources to maintain the welfare of their elephants.

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Polish priests defy bishop amid pedophilia scandal | Priests in the Polish diocese of Kalisz refused to sign letters of loyalty to their bishop after a child abuse cover-up. More and more Catholics in Poland are calling on the Church to properly investigate such crimes.

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Americans are experiencing a swift fall from the middle class into poverty

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Pope Francis called for a "more just and equitable society" in the post-coronavirus world, and for people to act to "end the pandemic of poverty". "Once we emerge from this pandemic, we will not be able to keep doing what we were doing, and as we were doing it

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Trump Tower is ‘under siege’ as Chicago Police make arrests to defend the president’s building

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Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsens as total cases near 500,000

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Saudi Shura Council rejects proposal to let women marry without a male guardian's permission

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Israeli officers shoot dead unarmed Palestinian in Jerusalem’s Old City

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Israeli police shoot dead 'unarmed' Palestinian man in Jerusalem

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China's Global Times trolls US, says: 'US should stand with Minnesota violent protesters as it did with HK rioters

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China threatens UK with 'countermeasures' if it eases passport rules for Hong Kong

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Israeli Officers Shoot Dead Unarmed Special needs Palestinian in Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Premier Li Keqiang said this week that China has 600 million people with a monthly income of 1,000 yuan (US$140), stoking ongoing debate about China’s wealth

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Climate concerns as Siberia experiences record-breaking heat

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Taiwan offers 'proactive rescue' to Hongkongers

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Passengers onboard the coronavirus-afflicted Ruby Princess have been issued another health warning after a crew member was diagnosed with tuberculosis this week

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Friday, May 29, 2020

China: celebrity blogger gets 4 years in jail for criticizing Communist Party

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Three million Hong Kong residents 'eligible' for UK citizenship

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India's farmers told to scare locusts away by beating drums, using loudspeakers. Farmers are being asked to make as much of a racket as possible, using drums, tin containers, utensils and even hiring mobile disc jockeys, in an attempt to scare away locust swarms that are attacking India.

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Trump reportedly 'furious' that Germany's Angela Merkel turned down his G7 Summit invitation over coronavirus concerns

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Chinese general says Beijing will ‘resolutely smash’ any separatist moves by Taiwan

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Protests in Dallas, Fort Worth seek justice for black Americans killed by police

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Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in ‘shock and horror’

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Spain records single coronavirus death in 24-hour period

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China calls dogs 'companions' and removes as livestock ahead of Yulin dog meat festival

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Trump formally cuts ties with World Health Organization, says he's revoking Hong Kong's trade perks in rift with China

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White House goes on lockdown after protest erupts nearby

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Coronavirus: South Korea closes schools again after biggest spike in weeks

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Merkel rebuffs Trump invitation to G7 summit

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Petition calling for UK PM's aide to be sacked passes one million signatures

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Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says

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Australian government to repay 470,000 unlawful welfare debts worth $721m

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Twitter says Trump violated rules against glorifying violence, places public notice on post

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Hong Kong is Lost: “If China doesn't face serious consequences for its assault on Hong Kong's civil liberties, a military attack on Taiwan is only a matter of time” (DW Opinion Piece)

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Twitter Censors Trump Tweet For ‘Glorifying Violence’

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Google removes millions of negative TikTok reviews amid backlash in India. The app’s overall rating globally has tanked from 4.5 as of earlier this month to as low as 1.2 — until Google intervened.

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Spain set to introduce permanent basic income scheme to rebuild economy post-coronavirus

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Twitter Censors Trump Tweet For ‘Glorifying Violence’

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Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'

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World’s biggest lockdown to push 12 million into extreme poverty

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

New Zealand is down to just one active coronavirus case

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North Korea Executes Couple For Trying to Escape to South During COVID-19 Emergency

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About 159,000 more people die in 24 European states since early March than ordinarily expected

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China says non-peaceful action on Taiwan is last resort. China will use all means to prevent Taiwanese independence from China, the ruling Communist Party's third most senior leader said on Friday.

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New milestone: the world’s largest all-electric plane just had its first successful flight and it's a huge step towards reducing carbon emissions

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These women say they had miscarriages. Now they're in jail for abortion. "Seven months pregnant, Manuela... said she miscarried ... in rural El Salvador. But the police, and a judge, didn't believe her. They charged and convicted her for aggravated homicide, sentencing her to 30 years in prison."

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China has launched rule by fear in Hong Kong

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Twitter fact-checks China amid bias row

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New Zealand down to one active Covid-19 case

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Just one active case of covid 19 remaining in NZ as the country marks one full week of zero new cases

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More than two dozen North Korean bankers charged in $2.5 billion money-laundering scheme

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One of Turkmenistan’s top actors has cruelly been jailed for two years for the simple crime of being gay

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Family of Harry Dunn to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab - Foreign secretary did not have the authority to allow driver of the car that killed the 19-year-old to return to US, relatives say

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China's rich skirting Hong Kong to seek asset safety elsewhere.More than half of Hong Kong’s estimated private wealth of over $1 trillion is from mainland individuals who have parked money there, according to bankers.

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Canadian Court Slams Trump Climate Advisor in Successful Libel Case

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US calls for UN national security meeting over China-Hong Kong row

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China's parliament has approved a new security law for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory.

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China passes landmark legislation to force national security laws in Hong Kong, effectively crushing the city's autonomy.

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Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966

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China vows to hit back at US over any action on Hong Kong security law

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Responds to Trump: "We’ll Continue to Point Out Incorrect or Disputed Information About Elections"

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Chinese students in Seoul indicted for defacing pro-Hong Kong posters

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'The most heart-wrenching report I have ever read': Nurses neglected soiled residents and reused IV equipment in Canadian nursing homes

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Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise

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Anti-porn filters stop Dominic Cummings trending on Twitter

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China Blocks U.S. Call For UN Security Council Hong Kong Meeting

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Taiwan seeks to welcome Hongkongers fleeing security law crackdown

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U.S. and China fight at United Nations over Hong Kong

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Trump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday: White House

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Zuckerberg: 'Facebook shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online'

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China brands Canada ‘accomplice’ of US, as Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou loses bid to have extradition case thrown out

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Indonesia to receive $56 million from Norway for reducing emissions through a decline in the deforestation rate in the 2016-2017 period

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Although one new death, New Zealand records 6th consecutive day with no new cases. Now only 8 active cases in the whole country.

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Surgical masks wash up on Sydney beaches after 40 containers fall off cargo ship

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Boris Johnson refuses to say whether parents should stay at home or ‘do as Dominic Cummings did’

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Canada court finds against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on double criminality; extradition trial to continue

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Chinese State Media quotes Hong Kong Police condemning demonstration before it occurs

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Xi Jinping urges China's army to prepare for armed combat as Hong Kong protests restart over a new bill that would strip away the city's freedoms

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France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to cure coronavirus

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Trump Sent a Tweet So Misleading That Twitter Put a Disclaimer on It

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YouTube has been auto-deleting comments about China's government-sponsored hacker army, but says it is 'an error in our enforcement systems'

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YouTube Has Been Deleting Comments Critical Of Chinese Communist Party For 6 Months, Calls It An ‘Error’ After Outrage

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YouTube investigates automatic deletion of comments criticising China Communist party | Technology

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Four officers fired following death of unarmed black man who had neck knelt on during arrest

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Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security bill

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Hong Kong police fire pepperballs at protesters and arrest 180 people for unauthorised assembly

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China’s economic strategy shift shows Xi Jinping is preparing for ‘worst case scenario’, analysts say

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Ladakh: 10,000 Chinese Soldiers Enter Inside India

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China plans to deploy two aircraft carriers off Taiwan for war games to stoke tensions with Washington as Beijing warns of a 'new Cold War' amid virus blame game

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No new Covid-19 cases announced for fifth consecutive day, no patients left in hospitals | The Director-General of Health has announced there are no new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand today.

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Companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home. This is the first time Switzerland’s highest court has dealt with the topic of rent allowances for employees working from home.

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Hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong's legislature overnight, as protests were expected on Wednesday over a bill criminalizing disrespect of China's national anthem and against plans by Beijing to impose national security laws

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Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine | A sacred site in Western Australia that showed 46,000 years of continual occupation and provided a 4,000-year-old genetic link to present-day traditional owners has been destroyed in the expansion of an iron ore mine.

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New Zealand has no Covid-19 patients in hospital and only 21 active cases remain

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Oscar-winning Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron on Tuesday backed calls to ensure thousands of domestic workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be paid. "It is our responsibility as employers to pay their wages in this time of uncertainty"

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Twitter labels Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time.

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Japan Ends Coronavirus Emergency With 850 Deaths and No Lockdown

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Pablo Escobar's brother sues Apple for $2.6B, alleges 'lax' iPhone security

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Military alleges horrific conditions, abuse in pandemic-hit Ontario (Canada) nursing homes

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Freedom of speech in Hong Kong under further jeopardy as pro-Chinese legislators push controversial national anthem bill

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Dominic Cummings: Minister Douglas Ross quits over senior aide's lockdown actions

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Boris Johnson's approval rating drops more than 20 points in four days amidst Dominic Cummings saga

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French alarm at Covid-linked Med pollution: Video shot by a French environmental NGO in the Mediterranean Sea shows masks and gloves littering the seabed.

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Costa Rica becomes first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage

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Improved personal hygiene prompted by COVID-19 lowers number of common cold patients

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China loses bid to run Israel's biggest desalination plant after U.S. pressure

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Remains of 60 Mammoths and the traps for hunting those mammoths found in site for future mexico city airport

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Top Hong Kong barristers say China's ‘unprecedented’ security law draft has ‘worrying and problematic features’

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Dozens of Australian journalists and news organizations will go on trial in November for allegedly violating a gag order barring coverage of Cardinal George Pell's sex crimes case

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'China's military says it is prepared to protect security in Hong Kong, as protests grow'

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Zimbabwe plans to use traditional Chinese medicine to combat COVID-19, thanks visiting team of Chinese health officials

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Monday, May 25, 2020

Iran’s head rabbi berates Israelis, Netanyahu: ‘You don’t represent Judaism’

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New Zealand joins 'early movers initiative' to discuss Covid-19 response with other successful countries

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The price you pay: Sweden's herd immunity experiment backfires

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Pro-Hong Kong resolution at British university fails after Chinese student opposition

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Scientists built a bionic eye that could give blind people sight

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Experts Warn Climate Change Is Already Killing Way More People Than We Record

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Dutch PM Mark Rutte did not visit dying mother due to Covid-19 restrictions: Office of the PM says Rutte ‘complied with all directives’ and did not see his mother in the weeks before her death

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Taiwan ‘isn’t giving up on Hong Kong’ as Tsai mulls special status

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Alberta minister says it’s a ‘great time’ to build a pipeline because COVID-19 restrictions limit protests against them

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Brazil surpasses U.S. in daily coronavirus death toll

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Tale of two crises: billionaires gain as workers feel pandemic pain

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Former Hong Kong governor: China's proposed national security law should be on G7 agenda

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'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan. Farmers faced with worst plague in recent history say they have been left to fend for themselves

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Volkswagen loses landmark German 'dieselgate' case

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China official in Hong Kong says some protest acts 'terrorist in nature'

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German court rules Volkswagen car owners entitled to damages in emissions scandal

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Brazilian President called "killer" and "trash" by angry crowd in capital

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Man fined for animal cruelty and not wearing face mask after wrestling with bear at Polish zoo: Intruder caught on camera fighting former circus animal ‘while drunk’

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Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and activists with very different political views have come together to voice their anger at Germany's pandemic measures. Anger has also been directed at Bill Gates as part of a conspiracy theory which claims he is responsible for the pandemic.

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Chinese Ambassador urges UK to respect China's Hong Kong national security legislation

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Bushfire royal commission: 'Black Summer' played out exactly as scientists predicted it would

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Vitamin D determines severity in COVID-19 so government advice needs to change, experts urge: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin point to changes in government advice in Wales, England and Scotland

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Sunday, May 24, 2020

Sikh Community Win Hearts For Raising The Bar of Brotherhood And Peace Ahead of Eid 2020, Sanitise Jama Masjid in Delhi

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Taiwan promises 'necessary assistance' to Hong Kong's people

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Taiwan promises 'support' for Hong Kong's people as China tightens grip

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