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Australia's Victoria State Calls for Extension of COVID-19 Restrictions

The Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, announced that he will be calling for the extension of the state of emergency for an additional 12 months

Aug 24, 2020

Syria Calls Arab Gas Pipeline Blast a Terrorist Attack, US Suspects ISIS Hand in Strike

The explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline between the towns of Adra and Ad Dumayr led to a blackout across Syria.

Aug 24, 2020

Belarus Protesters Sweep Over Capital Minsk, Defy Army Warning

President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in office since its inception 26 years ago, proscribed the demonstrators as "rats"

Aug 24, 2020

Utah Jazz Pip Denver Nuggets With a 129-127 Victory as Mitchell Scores 51 Points

Donovan Mitchell top-scored for the Jazz with 51 points, and also enabled seven assists

Aug 24, 2020

Russian Tabloid Claims Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Was Under Police Surveillance Before Illness

The 44-year-old Navalny was flown for treatment to Germany from Russia on Saturday in an air ambulance

Aug 23, 2020

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Tests Positive for COVID-19

Tymoshenko is the first high-profile politician in Ukraine known to have contracted the novel coronavirus infection

Aug 23, 2020

US National Zoo's Panda Mei Xiang Is Now A Mom

Giant Panda Mei Xiang was blessed with a healthy cub on Friday at the National Zoo In Washington. The new mother wasted no time in nursing and cuddling her little bundle of joy

Aug 23, 2020

Russia Is Planning Coronavirus Vaccine Output at 6 Million Doses a Month: Report

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 23.2 million people worldwide

Aug 23, 2020

Coronavirus

US Joins Taiwan to Commemorate Battle Anniversary Amid Rising Tensions With China

Brent Christensen, head of American Institute in Taiwan and the de facto US ambassador, attended the commemoration on Sunday

Aug 23, 2020

Exiled Belarusian Opposition Leader Considers Herself A Symbol of Change

Tsikhanouskaya spoke from Lithuania, where she and her children were forced to flee due to security concerns

Aug 23, 2020

NBA: Miami Heat Scorch Indiana Pacers With 124-115 Win to Take Series Lead

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points for the Heats while Goran Dragic contributed with 24 points and six assists

Aug 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Parliament Office in Iraq's Basra Set on Fire After Killing of Activists

The violence erupted in the city of Basra last week following the assassination of activist Tahseen Osama

Aug 22, 2020

Layoffs Resume at Wells Fargo Following Pandemic Break

The bank's executives had said in the month of July that cost-cutting measures could not be ruled out

Aug 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Home Sales and Business Activity in the US Surge

Combined with June's 20.2% gain, home sales have ballooned by nearly 50% in two months to fully retrace the cratering in residential real estate activity

Aug 22, 2020

Coronavirus

In Rare Hurricane Season Event, 2 Storms Head Towards US Gulf

According to the National Hurricane Center, the US Gulf of Mexico has never seen two hurricanes at the same time

Aug 22, 2020

Los Angeles Clippers Gain Series Edge Over Dallas Mavericks With 130-122 Win

Mavericks' Luka Doncic watched most of the game from the bench on account of a sprained left ankle.

Aug 22, 2020

South Korea and China Start Highest-Level Talks Since Coronavirus Outbreak

Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi is meeting South Korea's new national security adviser Suh Hoon.

Aug 22, 2020

Alexei Navalny Flown to Germany; Doctors Say Putin Critic is in Induced Coma

Navalny collapsed on a plane on Thursday after drinking tea allegedly laced with poison.

Aug 22, 2020

Closure-Threatened Home of The Beatles Fighting to Stay Around

The Liverpool cellar bar saw visitors from around the world to pay homage to the Beatles, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the future of the bar is threatened

Aug 21, 2020

Bosnia's Fruit Growers Stand Strong Amid Pandemic Downturn

Despite being in urgent need of reform, Bosnia's agricultural sector has weathered the global pandemic better than others

Aug 21, 2020

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