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The World's New Strategy To Contain Coronavirus: 'Whack-A-Mole'
As global cases top 13 million, countries are rolling back reopenings and imposing draconian restrictions in scenes recalling the dark days of March and April.
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Trump Finally Wears A Mask In Public
The US president has long resisted being photographed with a face covering.
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Italy Marks A Historic Turning Point in the Pandemic
The country that was once the global epicenter of COVID-19 is lifting travel restrictions, hoping to be at the vanguard of a post-virus recovery.
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Chinas Coronavirus Infections Top 40,000 As WHO Sends Advance Team To Beijing
China had reportedly ignored offers of help from the World Health Organization and the CDC until recently.
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Trump Doubles Down On Threats To Strike Iranian Cultural Sites
Destroying cultural property during armed conflict is considered a war crime under international law, one the U.S. has decried in the past.
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Twitter Critics Explode Over Trump's Threatened 'War Crimes' In Iran
"This is a war crime," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted to Trump after he threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites. "It makes you a monster."
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US House Democrats Unveil Articles Of Impeachment Against Donald Trump
US lawmakers accused the president of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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Russia Banned From Olympics And World Cup Over Doping Scandal
It was ruled as a penalty for manipulating laboratory data.
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Donald Trump Calls Justin Trudeau 'Two-Faced' After World Leaders Appear To Mock Him
The conversation, which involved Trudeau, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte, was recorded on video and snippets were audible.
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World Leaders Appear To Mock Trump Behind His Back In Viral NATO Summit Video
Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson, Mark Rutte and Princess Anne appear in the clip that's been seen millions of times.
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