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Fauci warns of risk in rushing coronavirus vaccine: Live news
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera's continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I'm Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. US top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has warned about the risks of rushing out a
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Intensifying Turkish war against Kurds marks Treaty of Sevres centenary
MISSOURI: As Turkey carries out almost daily attacks on impoverished Kurdish regions in neighboring Syria and Iraq, keeps its own elected ethnic Kurdish MPs indefinitely imprisoned, and coerces Iraqi Arab and Kurdish authorities to
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Victoria’s daily coronavirus cases at seven week low: Live news
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera's continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I'm Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria has reported the lowest daily rise in new infections
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Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Assumption of Mary amid pandemic
ISTANBUL: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has described Turkish attacks on Iraqi soil as “unacceptable” and urged the US to resolve the dispute in a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Ankara and Baghdad
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Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 800,000: Live updates
South Korea's daily new virus cases spiked to 397 on Sunday - the highest since March 7- as infections were reported in all major cities and provinces across the country More than 23.1 million
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Plane carrying Alexei Navalny leaves Russia for Germany
A plane carrying a prominent Russian politician who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning has left the Siberian city of Omsk for Germany, according to his spokeswoman. The plane took off just
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US to restore all sanctions on Iran, accuses European allies of ‘siding with ayatollahs’
CHICAGO: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo informed the United Nations Thursday that the US was restoring all UN sanctions on Iran that were lifted as a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
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Latin America coronavirus death toll tops 250,000: Live updates
The French health ministry reported 4,711 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, a new post-lockdown record and a level last seen during the height of the epidemic in France. Germany confirmed 1,707
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Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas it risks war
BEIRUT: Lebanon has been left shocked and disappointed by the UN-backed tribunal’s findings on the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.While supporters of the Future Movement largely accepted the Special Tribunal for
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‘Rap Against Dictatorship’ artist arrested in Thailand
A Thai rapper, whose music went viral for its anti-military government lyrics, was arrested on Thursday, according to a group of human rights lawyers, just hours after police re-arrested prominent activist Arnon Nampa for


