World
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Airbus experts probing plane crash that killed 97 in Pakistan
May 26, 2020 13:14Pakistan announced Tuesday that Airbus experts have opened a probe into the plane crash last week that killed 97 people in a crowded neighborhood in the port city of Karachi.
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UN blames both Koreas for violating armistice in latest border firefight
May 26, 2020 12:50The US-led United Nations Command (UNC) has blamed North and South Korea for violating the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War when the two countries exchanged gunfire earlier this month.
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Trump fumes as media slams coronavirus pandemic golf outing
May 26, 2020 12:38US President Donald Trump has fumed at negative media coverage of him playing golf over Memorial Day weekend as the US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic neared 100,000.
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Global COVID-19 cases near 5.5mn mark, WHO warns of 2nd peak
May 26, 2020 09:51The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide now stands at 5,495,061, with 346,232 cases having resulted in loss of life, according to the latest figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Trump pushes for packed arena for Republican convention as US virus deaths near 100,000
May 26, 2020 08:13US President Donald Trump has threatened to move the Republican party’s national convention from Charlotte, North Carolina, if the state is unable to commit to “full attendance” at the gathering due to the coronavirus social distancing restrictions.
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Hong Kong’s leader reaffirms new law would not harm rights, freedoms
May 26, 2020 07:33Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has reiterated that the new national security law proposed by Beijing would not affect rights and freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, amid a wave of protests over the bill.
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New Zealand hit by second earthquake in two days
May 26, 2020 06:46New Zealand's capital shook for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Wellington, data from monitor GeoNet shows.
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EU acknowledged China's rise, ‘end of US-led system before our eyes’
May 26, 2020 06:40The European Union is acknowledging the “end of an American-led system” in favor of China, suggesting that Europe should take an independent stance.
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Tehran, Caracas to win fight against US imperialism: Venezuela
May 26, 2020 06:38The Venezuelan Air Force has released a video to praise Iran for sending fuel to the gasoline-starved country in defiance of the sanctions imposed by the “imperialist” US regime.
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Iran’s second fuel tanker sails into Venezuela’s waters: Telesur
May 26, 2020 03:55The Venezuelan media announce that a second Iranian tanker loaded with gasoline has sailed into the South American country’s territorial waters.