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Jul 06, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: President Trump's vow to protect US history, Biden seeks racial equality, and a cyber attack on Iran.
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Jul 05, 2020
A fire at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility could slow the development of centrifuges used to enrich uranium. A cyber attack by Israel or the US?
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Jul 02, 2020
In Germany, business and government split responsibility for supporting workers' income amid the lockdown - while letting workers stay on the job.
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Jul 02, 2020
Hong Kong's response to the pandemic, and its economic hardships, includes a H.K.$120 billion stimulus package with a cash handout for every resident.
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Jul 02, 2020
The World Health Organization says female genital mutilation constitutes an "extreme form of discrimination" against women. Nearly always carried out on minors, it is widely practiced in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for different reasons.
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Jul 02, 2020
Britain has extended residency rights to 3 million Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a new security law. Eligible citizens could now work and live there for five years before being eligible to apply for citizenship.
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Jul 02, 2020
Election officials say 78% of Russians voted to extend President Vladimir Putin's term limits to 2036. Voters were affected by suspect polling stations and proffered prizes, and critics argue the results are inflated.
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Jul 01, 2020
Hong Kong's new national security law, imposed by Beijing to bypass the local legislature, severely undermines its autonomy and freedom, critics warn.
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Jul 01, 2020
The tourism industry in Spain has particularly suffered during the coronavirus lockdown. So Madrid has created a raft of options to help workers.
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Jul 01, 2020
Lebanese expats, responsible for 12.5% of the country's GDP, are frustrated with their government's systematic corruption and mismanagement. After years of keeping their native land afloat, many expats now refuse to send money to Lebanon.
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Jul 01, 2020
Nine demonstrators have been arrested under the new national security law passed by China's central government on Tuesday. Police say they possessed flags and other items calling for Hong Kong independence.
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Jun 30, 2020
Peru acted quickly to combat the health and economic risks of COVID-19. So where did things go wrong?
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Jun 30, 2020
Russia is expected to approve a raft of constitutional reforms that will allow Putin to stay in office until 2036. But it is not without controversy.
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Jun 30, 2020
In the Mideast, haggling is a sport: If you're agile enough, you win. During the pandemic, to stay safe, you can shop remotely. But what fun is that?
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Jun 30, 2020
Hong Kong faces an uncertain future after China's President Xi Jinping passed the Hong Kong national security law that sparked massive protests last year. The international community responded with concern over the erosion of democratic values caused by China.
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Jun 30, 2020
Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian journalist whose online work helped inspire the 2017 economic protests, was sentenced to death on June 30. Mr. Zam was convicted of "corruption on Earth," a charge used in cases involving espionage or attempts to overthrow Iran's government.
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Jun 29, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred a financially massive response in the U.S. Canada, meanwhile, has acted more quickly, and to greater effect.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a Monday attack on Karachi's stock exchange. The group has been waging an insurgency for years, demanding independence for Pakistan's gas-rich southwestern Baluchistan province.
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Jun 29, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: California joins Texas and Florida in closing bars as virus cases rise. Democracy wins in Malawi. A Confederate flag falls.
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Jun 28, 2020
Lazarus Chakwera became Malawi's new president Sunday after months of street protests and a decision by the Constitutional Court for a new election.
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Jun 26, 2020
In good news this week: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and more.
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Jun 26, 2020
Venezuela's water shortage has gotten so bad that neighbors are banding together, defying quarantine lockdowns, digging wells, and siphoning water from abandoned construction sites.
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Jun 26, 2020
COVID-19 has shuttered wildlife tourism, threatening endangered species and people who rely on the parks for income. Can the industry adapt?
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Jun 26, 2020
The U.S. is pulling out of many international agreements. Yet many believe its leadership is needed to drive the world forward on pressing issues.
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Jun 25, 2020
In response to a probe into a Pakistan International Airlines plane crash last month, Pakistan's state-run airline announced it will ground 150 pilots on charges of obtaining "fake" pilot licenses.
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Jun 25, 2020
As Russia celebrated the Soviet victory in WW2 Wednesday, the Russian preoccupation with the war was never more apparent.
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Jun 25, 2020
Israel is already paying a price for talk of annexing West Bank lands, with warnings of worse to come, so what is driving Benjamin Netanyahu?
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Jun 25, 2020
Over half of recent migrants passing through Somalia, one of the world's most dangerous migration routes, have never heard of COVID-19. In rural areas without internet access, misconceptions and lack of information about the virus are common.
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Jun 24, 2020
On Wednesday, Kosovo's president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges for Kosovo's 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.
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Jun 24, 2020
Some have proposed granting coronavirus pandemic survivors "immunity passports" to grant them special privileges. But ethicists warn of risks.
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Jun 24, 2020
One lesson we have learned from COVID-19 lockdowns, that we will change our lifestyles in an emergency, offers hope for climate change.
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Jun 24, 2020
As COVID-19 reappears where economies are reopened, citizens will obey reimposed restrictions because they either trust or fear their governments.
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Jun 24, 2020
As COVID-19 reappears where economies are reopened, citizens will obey reimposed restrictions because they either trust or fear their governments.
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Jun 23, 2020
As in America's grappling with racism, a brutal killing is spurring progress in Iran, upending traditions that devalued women's and children's rights.
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Jun 23, 2020
Malawi holds its presidential election Tuesday. Amid COVID-19, questions of whether to postpone votes have mounted - especially in Africa.
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Jun 23, 2020
Blanket the Homeless volunteers are Ken Newman's concertgoers, who hand out blankets and his packages of small essentials to people on the streets.
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Jun 22, 2020
Arab world expressions of solidarity with Black Lives Matter have highlighted a universal truth about racism: how hard it is to see it in ourselves.
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Jun 22, 2020
As Moscow comes out of its coronavirus lockdown, Vladimir Putin is stepping back and letting local leaders make the decisions about how to reopen.
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Jun 22, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: A low turnout for President Trump's first campaign rally in three months, Justice Department turmoil, and COVID cases spike.
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Jun 21, 2020
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases. The Americas were hardest hit.
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Jun 19, 2020
Chinese and Indian soldiers fought Monday along the disputed border in the Galwan Valley. Beijing is increasingly pressing its territorial claims.
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Jun 19, 2020
In good news this week: The country recently adopted new official language as part its efforts to address a history of anti-Semitic violence.
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Jun 19, 2020
After a deadly clash between Chinese and Indian troops that killed 20 Indian soldiers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting top opposition leaders to discuss diffusing tensions with China. Making peace will be no easy feat, say observers.
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Jun 18, 2020
The Bidyanondo Foundation, previously known for its work with street children, is stepping in to support virus victims and their families. Volunteers hope to promote a "humanitarian approach" to caring for Bangladesh's ill.
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Jun 18, 2020
China's legislature passed a draft on Thursday of the national security law that spurred massive protests in Hong Kong last year. This latest step has been openly criticized by the G-7.
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Jun 18, 2020
As politicians in Latvia and Estonia ceded the stage to medical experts, Russian speakers became a new audience for local news in Latvia and Estonia.
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Jun 17, 2020
For Zhor Rehihil, Muslim curator of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, the shared past provides a path to a better future.
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Jun 16, 2020
France announced it will start testing stun guns for law enforcement, making it the latest European country to adopt the controversial weapon. Amnesty International reports that 500 people died in the U.S. after being hit by stun guns between 2001 and 2012.
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Jun 16, 2020
Soldiers have been facing off in the region for weeks, but the Indian soldiers' deaths mark the first fatal confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975. China released no details on any casualties from their side.
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Jun 16, 2020
On Tuesday, North Korea demolished an inter-Korean liaison office building opened in 2018 to facilitate communication. North Korea's latest act of "symbolic" anger raises tensions and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.
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Jun 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has trapped victims of domestic violence in lockdown with their abusers. And the problem appears most acute in rural areas.
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Jun 15, 2020
The pandemic's decline in oil revenues has changed how Saudi Arabia balances rights and responsibilities, shifting a heavier burden onto individuals.
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Jun 15, 2020
Journalist Maria Ressa, an outspoken critic of Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte, was sentenced to up to six years in jail in a libel case on Monday. Charges and allegations against Ms. Ressa are being viewed as a major setback to press freedom.
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Jun 15, 2020
President Emmanuel Macron balked at taking down statues of colonial-era figures as he faces heat from both racial injustice protesters and police unions.
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Jun 15, 2020
U.S. ambassador calls the Russian trial of an American security executive Paul Whelan "a mockery of justice." Mr. Whelan's brother expresses hope for a U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange.
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Jun 15, 2020
A new coronavirus outbreak in a wholesale food market in Beijing serves as a warning for other countries. China postponed reopening some schools Monday.
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Jun 15, 2020
President Trump is seeking a better relationship with Russia that could help him counter China's growing global influence.
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Jun 15, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: Atlanta police chief resigns after police fatally shoot Black man. Europe reopens for Europeans.
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Jun 14, 2020
Protests against racial injustice circled the globe this weekend, from Tokyo to New Zealand and across Europe, as people demand changes.
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Jun 14, 2020
Germany, like France and others, is lifting remaining border checks on Monday. Austria is opening up Tuesday to most European neighbors.
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Jun 12, 2020
In good news this week: The Australian Reptile Park saw its first baby koala born since the country's devastating fires - and more positive headlines.
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Jun 12, 2020
A resounding majority in Taiwan oppose a "one country, two systems" formula for relations with China, à la Hong Kong. But how do they walk that path?
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Jun 12, 2020
Amid the global George Floyd protests, protesters - and some officials - are taking down statues and symbols which represent racial injustice. Scholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.
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Jun 12, 2020
The Lebanese pound tumbled to more than 6,000 to the dollar on Thursday, prompting a night of protests and renewing calls for the prime minister's resignation.
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Jun 12, 2020
Bread for the People bakes and delivers sourdough bread around Austin, Texas, in exchange for donations to support communities near and far.
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Jun 11, 2020
The pandemic has hit the United Arab Emirates' immigrant communities hard. Feby Dela Peña, Filipina mother of three, is using her cooking skills to keep families fed through the crisis. When people heard what she was doing, they pitched in to help, too.
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Jun 11, 2020
The European Union, seeing coronavirus cases dip, asked member states to open up their shared borders in a bid to boost the economy and protect freedom of movement.
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Jun 11, 2020
Protests over the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. appear to have made China less worried about criticism it might get over human rights issues.
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Jun 10, 2020
Protesters around the world are reacting to the killing of George Floyd by demanding that police violence in their own countries be stopped.
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Jun 09, 2020
North Korea cut off all communication channels with its neighbor on Tuesday. It's a tactic used by Kim Jong Un's government to escalate pressure on South Korea for its failure to persuade the United States to ease sanctions, experts say.
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Jun 09, 2020
June 9, 2019 was the start of the longest-lasting, pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong since 1997. Hundreds marched on its anniversary to protest what they see as an expanding influence and reach of Beijing.
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Jun 09, 2020
China's wealthiest are gaining attention as global humanitarian donors after companies and individuals gave millions of dollars in medical supplies, food, and cash to countries worldwide. It's a diplomatic win for Beijing, say analysts.
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Jun 09, 2020
Russia's charity sector is new, but the shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic have given it a boost that could last beyond the crisis.
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Jun 08, 2020
George Floyd's death has resonated around the world, particularly in South Africa, where Collins Khosa's death renewed attention to police violence.
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Jun 08, 2020
Social media often carry dangerous and divisive misinformation. But should it be censored? And if so, by whom?
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Jun 08, 2020
New Zealand announced it is virus free. Public transportation resumed in Jakarta, Indonesia. Stores reopened in Moscow. Students in South Korea returned to school on Monday.
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Jun 08, 2020
As the European Union is attempting to diversify its supply chains, Vietnam has emerged as a manufacturing powerhouse. The nation has ratified a significant trade deal with the EU in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Jun 08, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: Peaceful crowds grew, curfews ended, and calls for 'defund the police' spread. Biden endorsed by Colin Powell.
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Jun 05, 2020
In good news this week: Public awareness efforts from traffic safety offices have led to another year with fewer driving deaths.
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Jun 05, 2020
From the Middle East, an American's view of the strife and demands for justice that started in Minneapolis has been both disorienting and familiar.
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Jun 05, 2020
Outrage over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has spread worldwide, but many foreign governments are banning local protests, citing public health risks in a pandemic.
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Jun 05, 2020
The coronavirus dealt a heavy blow to many industries, but few have been as thoroughly undone as tourism. Here's how it's adapting.
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Jun 04, 2020
On the 31st anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen crackdown on the student-led pro-democracy movement, Hong Kong legislature approved a law that makes it illegal to insult or abuse the Chinese national anthem.
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Jun 04, 2020
In Dharavi, Mumbai, home to a million people in one square mile, young community leaders have been stepping up to help those affected by the coronavirus.
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Jun 04, 2020
Soft power has long referred to things that a government can project abroad. But COVID-19 has connected it to the power that rests with the governed.
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Jun 04, 2020
Professional sports fans and players globally are watching the relaunch of the German Bundesliga soccer league amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 03, 2020
Sweden's chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, has shown some contrition over the country's hotly debated approach to stay open amid virus: Evidence suggests an early lockdown could have saved more lives. The country will now ramp up both tracing and testing.
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Jun 02, 2020
Lockdown has been difficult for Uganda's informal workers. But those living with disabilities face unique challenges.
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Jun 01, 2020
With President Trump's decision to pull out of Open Skies, only one nuclear arms control treaty, New START, remains - and it will expire in February.
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Jun 01, 2020
For centuries Saudis have lived amid evidence of a rich heritage. But only a recent shift in attitude has allowed them to embrace their past.
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Jun 01, 2020
For the first time since 1990, Hong Kong police rejected an application to hold a Tiananmen Square vigil. Feeling the pressure from Beijing's increased reach and presence, Hong Kong residents are rushing to apply for British passports.
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Jun 01, 2020
Catch me up on the weekend news: George Floyd protests rocked dozens of U.S. cities and spread globally. A historic rocket launch in Florida.
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May 31, 2020
Burning cars and riot police in the U.S. were featured on the front pages around the globe Sunday, bumping pandemic news to second-tier status.
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May 29, 2020
In good news this week: Endangered amphibians may soon get a boost as scientists perfect conservation technologies, plus more positive headlines.
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May 29, 2020
Cooking for Community of Portland, Maine, saves some jobs as funders enable restaurants and volunteers to make and deliver meals to whoever is hungry.
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May 29, 2020
The U.S.-Canada border is normally so open that many live lives that span it. But the pandemic has forced its closure, dividing families across it.
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May 28, 2020
Alarming concerns about nursing homes that have surfaced in Canada, a country known for its health coverage, have prompted a national soul-searching.
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May 28, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic tested the U.K.'s food security, but Brexit preparations had already built up the system's strengths - though weaknesses remain.
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May 28, 2020
The territory's pro-Beijing government says new laws on security and the national anthem will not infringe on Hong Kong's freedoms. Japan and other democracies criticized the move. The Trump administration said it no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous.
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May 28, 2020
The territory's pro-Beijing government says new laws on security and the national anthem will not infringe on Hong Kong's freedoms. Japan and other democracies criticized the move. The Trump administration said it no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous.
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