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1. U.S. withdrawal from WHO over claims of China influence to take effect July 2021: U.N. 1 2

   By webfact, July 8, 2020
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   • utalkin2me
   • July 14, 2020

3. Advertorial Vanuatu Citizenship-by-Investment Program Starts From $130,000 - Fast Approval & Travel Visa-free to 125 countries!

   By ASEAN NOW Sales, July 14, 2020
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   • ASEAN NOW Sales
   • July 14, 2020

4. Johnson to ban supermarket promotions of unhealthy food - The Times 1 2

   By snoop1130, July 10, 2020
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   • RuamRudy
   • July 14, 2020

5. Trump's push to reopen schools part of bid to boost suburban standing 1 2 3

   By webfact, July 12, 2020
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   • mtls2005
   • July 14, 2020

6. Trump niece describes 'malignantly dysfunctional family' in new book 1 2 3 4 5

   By webfact, July 8, 2020
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   • thaibeachlovers
   • July 14, 2020

7. Australian pub cluster adds to second-wave coronavirus fears

   By webfact, July 13, 2020
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   • simple1
   • July 13, 2020

8. Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19

   By snoop1130, July 13, 2020
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   • Matzzon
   • July 13, 2020

9. Skin whitening creams remain online despite mercury findings

   By rooster59, July 12, 2020
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   • Tug
   • July 13, 2020

10. UK will ditch travel quarantine for 75 countries, Daily Telegraph says 1 2 3

    By snoop1130, July 2, 2020
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    • DaRoadrunner
    • July 13, 2020

11. Life after Zoom: corporate travel agents plot safe return to business trips

    By snoop1130, July 13, 2020
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    • pegman
    • July 13, 2020

12. WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 230,000 1 2

    By webfact, July 12, 2020
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    • Yme
    • July 13, 2020

13. Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas 1 2 3

    By snoop1130, July 9, 2020
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    • GinBoy2
    • July 13, 2020

14. WHO advance team heads to China to set up probe into coronavirus origin 1 2 3

    By rooster59, July 10, 2020
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    • spiekerjozef
    • July 13, 2020

15. Incumbent Duda extends narrow lead in Polish election cliffhanger

    By webfact, July 12, 2020
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    • rupert the bear
    • July 13, 2020

16. Fauci warns spread of COVID-19 'could get very bad', says no guarantee of vaccine 1 2 3 4 9

    By webfact, June 30, 2020
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    • GroveHillWanderer
    • July 13, 2020

17. Israelis protest against government response to coronavirus

    By rooster59, July 12, 2020
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    • PingRoundTheWorld
    • July 12, 2020

18. Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling 1 2

    By rooster59, July 10, 2020
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    • JemJem
    • July 12, 2020

19. Court orders Dakota pipeline shut in latest blow to U.S. fossil fuel projects

    By webfact, July 6, 2020
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    • unblocktheplanet
    • July 12, 2020

20. Johnson says England may need stricter face mask rules

    By rooster59, July 10, 2020
    • 15 replies
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    • CALSinCM
    • July 12, 2020

21. U.S. judge denies bid by Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone for new trial 1 2

    By webfact, April 16, 2020
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    • mtls2005
    • July 12, 2020

22. Colorado police officers fired after photos mocking death of Black man surface 1 2

    By rooster59, July 4, 2020
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    • thaibeachlovers
    • July 12, 2020

23. Dutch police say they discover criminal gang's torture chamber

    By snoop1130, July 8, 2020
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    • torturedsole
    • July 11, 2020

24. Pandemic-proofing: Insurance may never be the same again

    By snoop1130, July 10, 2020
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    • pennine
    • July 11, 2020

25. Illegal ivory trade shrinks while pangolin trafficking booms, U.N. says

    By snoop1130, July 10, 2020
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    • RuamRudy
    • July 11, 2020

26. China rebukes UK for its "gross interference" over Hong Kong 1 2 3 4 5

    By snoop1130, July 6, 2020
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    • Morch
    • July 11, 2020

27. Mexican president exits Trump embrace smiling, Democrats grumble

    By webfact, July 9, 2020
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    • joecoolfrog
    • July 11, 2020

28. Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters

    By rooster59, July 10, 2020
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    • bodga
    • July 11, 2020

29. North Korean leader's sister says another summit unlikely but no threat posed to U.S.

    By webfact, July 9, 2020
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    • Burma Bill
    • July 11, 2020

30. Special Report: Bolsonaro bets 'miraculous cure' for COVID-19 can save Brazil - and his life

    By snoop1130, July 9, 2020
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    • Rimmer
    • July 11, 2020

31. Accused Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York jail 1 2

    By webfact, July 6, 2020
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    • GroveHillWanderer
    • July 11, 2020

32. Ex-Trump lawyer behind bars again after dispute over gag order - attorney

    By webfact, July 9, 2020
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    • metisdead
    • July 11, 2020

33. China coerces hundreds of Chinese-born critics in US to return home, FBI chief says

    By snoop1130, July 8, 2020
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    • Redline
    • July 10, 2020

34. Brazil's Bolsonaro catches coronavirus, shrugs off health risks 1 2

    By webfact, July 7, 2020
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    • steelepulse
    • July 10, 2020

35. China converts Hong Kong hotel into new national security office 1 2

    By snoop1130, July 8, 2020
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    • Morch
    • July 10, 2020

36. U.S. coronavirus cases hit 3 million, stoking fears of overwhelmed hospitals 1 2 3 4

    By webfact, July 7, 2020
    • 98 replies
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    • Traubert
    • July 10, 2020

37. WHO sets up panel to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic

    By snoop1130, July 9, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • Eric Loh
    • July 10, 2020

38. Australia considers slowing return of citizens amid virus spike

    By webfact, July 10, 2020
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    • Bluetongue
    • July 10, 2020

39. Trump repeats vow to defeat 'radical left' in July Fourth speech 1 2 3

    By webfact, July 5, 2020
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    • bendejo
    • July 10, 2020

40. China's Sinovac starts late stage trials for its COVID-19 vaccine

    By webfact, July 7, 2020
    • 20 replies
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    • yuyiinthesky
    • July 9, 2020

41. WHO doesn't see bubonic plague in China as high risk - spokeswoman

    By snoop1130, July 7, 2020
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    • Redline
    • July 9, 2020