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Russia reports 8,419 new Covid-19 cases, 334 deaths
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church head says genocide is taking place in Tigray
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India’s daily Covid-19 deaths near record, calls for nationwide lockdown mount
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Death toll rises to 50 from blasts near Afghan girls’ school
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Spain ends Covid state of emergency
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Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
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Australia’s most populous state extends Covid restrictions in hunt for outbreak source
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Middle East Quartet express ‘deep concern’ over violence in Jerusalem
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New York Times Square shooting leaves three injured, including a child
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China reports 12 new Covid-19 cases vs seven a day earlier
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Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry in coming hours
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Clashes, prayers in Jerusalem on Muslim Laylat al-Qadr
JERUSALEM, May 8 ― Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem today as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at...
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Sadiq Khan: London’s feisty mayor wins second term
LONDON, May 9 ― London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who won re-election today, has risen from humble roots to spar with prime ministers and presidents since taking charge of the British...
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UK PM invites Scottish pro-independence leader to ‘work together’
LONDON, May 9 ― British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today wrote to Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon congratulating her on her election result and asking her to...
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Just short of majority, Scottish independence party demands referendum
EDINBURGH, May 9 ― The Scottish National Party today won a fourth term in power in the devolved parliament just short of an outright majority, with its leader Nicola Sturgeon...
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Bangladesh detects first cases of Indian coronavirus variant
DHAKA, May 8 — Bangladesh has detected its first case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first identified in India, the country’s health directorate said today, weeks...
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Myanmar’s junta brands rival government a terrorist group
YANGON, May 8 —Myanmar’s military rulers have branded a rival National Unity Government a terrorist group and blamed it for bombings, arson and killings, state-controlled...
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Chadian police fire tear gas to scatter ant-junta protesters
N’DJAMENA (Chad), May 8 — Chadian police fired tear gas y to disperse protesters, who defied a ban to demonstrate against the junta that took power after longtime ruler Idriss...
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Bomb attack on former Maldives president linked to Islamic extremists, police say
MALE, May 8 — Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said today, as police made two arrests in connection with a blast they...
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Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
DUBAI, May 8 — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates today condemned Israel’s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers, following a night...
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EU invites ‘concrete’ US plan on lifting vaccine patents
PORTO (Portugal), May 8 — Europe today passed the ball back to Washington in a debate over Covid vaccine patents, pushing the US for a concrete proposal and a commitment to...
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China to restrict mobile app news notifications in internet clampdown
SHANGHAI, May 8 — China’s internet watchdog said today that it will ban some mobile app notifications and tighten regulations as the government ramps up a campaign to rein in...
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EU urges authorities to ‘de-escalate’ Jerusalem tensions
BRUSSELS, May 8 — The European Union today condemned violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and urged...
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Pakistan imposes Eid holiday shutdown as virus cases soar
ISLAMABAD, May 8 — Pakistan today began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during the Muslim holiday of Eid...
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India’s Tamil Nadu announces lockdown as national Covid-19 fatalities at record high
NEW DELHI, May 8 — India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu announced new lockdown measures today as officials reported a nationwide record number of single-day Covid-19 deaths as...
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New Zealand to resume Australia ‘travel bubble’ as Sydney Covid-19 threat eases
WELLINGTON, May 8 — New Zealand will lift its partial suspension of a “travel bubble” with Australia from midnight on Sunday as fears of a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney eased....
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US calls on Israelis, Palestinians to ‘deescalate’ tensions
WASHINGTON, May 8 — The United States called yesterday for de-escalation in annexed east Jerusalem, and warned against carrying out a threatened eviction of Palestinian families...
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Maldives steps up hunt for suspects after bomb attack on ex-president
MALÉ (Maldives), May 8 — Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed remained in intensive care today as security services stepped up the hunt for the attackers, who allegedly...
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Washington Post: Trump administration obtained phone records of journalists
WASHINGTON, May 8 — The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone records of Washington Post journalists who reported on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016...
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AstraZeneca weighs seeking full, not emergency, US approval for Covid-19 shot, reports WSJ
NEW YORK, May 8 — AstraZeneca Plc may skip asking the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency-use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine and instead pursue the more...