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India in talks with EU for trade deal, open to pact with UK
Piyush Goyal said that Asia’s third largest economy is open to engage with the UK
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US sets record for new Covid cases third day in a row at over 69,000
A total of nine US states reached records for single-day infections
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'Kashmir embedded in China's goal for supremacy'
British author Humphrey Hawksley in his novel 20 years ago portrayed war between India, Pakistan and China
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Saudi prince suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official
Callamard says evidence suggests crime could not have taken place without the aid of Saudi prince
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Serbia imposes weekend curfew due to coronavirus
Country expects 'heaviest wave' of coronavirus outbreak in November, says President Aleksandar Vucic
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US sets record for new Covid cases third day in a row at over 69,000
The number of confirmed US infections is over 3 million
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Covid-19 infections rise in Southeast Asian countries
Nearly 3,000 more Covid-19 cases, over 90 fatalities confirmed in 5 SE Asian countries in past day
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Death toll from Japan floods rises to 63
Evacuation calls made for 1.3 million people living in southwestern Kyushu island
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Russia reports 6,611 new coronavirus infections
497,446 people have recovered from the virus
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Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions - Zanganeh says
The agreement aims to produce 39.5 million barrels of oil from the Yaran oilfield in Khuzestan
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Japan to buy $23B worth of F-35 fighter jets from US
Japan's military overhaul comes amid growing differences among regional actors near South China Sea
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UK opts out of EU coronavirus vaccine scheme
Government sources tell local media that scheme's benefits to UK would be 'limited'
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Trump: 'I don’t think about' Phase 2 China trade deal
Relationship with China has been 'severely damaged', US president says
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35 Iran-backed terrorists die in an airstrike in Syria
Unidentified warplanes attacked Iran-backed militants fighting in ranks of Assad regime in Deir ez-Zor
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Tokyo confirms 206 new cases of coronavirus infections - NHK
Coronavirus cases have surged particularly in Tokyo’s Kabukicho red-light district
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WHO team heads China to probe origin of Covid-19
The two-member team will probe pandemic's animal source and study its transmission to humans
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Latin America grappling with rising Covid-19 infections
Despite the spike in Covid-19 cases, some leaders are bent to normalize activities to avoid economic catastrophe
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WHO urges aggressive virus measures as flare-ups spark new closures
Virus has killed at least 556,140 people worldwide since it emerged in China last December
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Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque, first prayers on July 24
Turkish President says nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia would remain open to Muslims, Christians and foreigners
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Kazakhstan denies Chinese reports of pneumonia deadlier than coronavirus
Healthcare ministry brands Chinese media reports based on the embassy statement as ‘fake news’
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Fauci rejects Trump's 99% of virus cases harmless claim
Anthony Fauci says he is trying to figure out where US president got that number
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Furore after Indian police shoot gangster dead
Officials say Vikas Dubey, detained for the killing police officers, was shot as he tried to escape a police vehicle
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Turkish court paves way to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Annulment of 1934 decree paves way for Hagia Sophia's use as a mosque again after 85-year hiatus
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UN launches Global Acceleration Framework to speed up water, sanitation access for all
UN Secretary General says water is critical to deliver nearly all of the other 16 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Botswana receives first test results on elephant deaths
Wildlife officials rule out poaching, anthrax as possible causes of death, 281 elephant carcasses verified
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Australia cuts inbound flights in half amid pandemic
Premier Morrison says new arrivals in country will be charged for hotel quarantine as infections continue to rise
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Kashmiri national day event shifts to Muzaffarabad
AJK government says event will be held in Muzaffarabad after India abandoned decades-old practice
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Hong Kong authorities arrest 7 on police stabbing case
Suspects remained in custody for allegedly helping man trying to flee city after attack on police officer
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US sanctions top Chinese gov't official in Xinjiang
Chen Quanguo, Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and 3 others listed by Washington
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Singapore polling underway despite Covid-19 fears
Over 2.65 million registered voters casting votes to choose 93 representatives for parliament
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Chemical weapons watchdog tells Assad to lay down arms
Watchdog gives Assad regime 90 days to declare chemical weapons it possesses
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Tehran defends 25-year cooperation pact with China
Rouhani, cabinet strongly come out to defense of prospective deal, criticised by some as 'secretive'
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NYC paints Black Lives Matter outside Trump Tower
City is not just painting words on Fifth Avenue, it is committed to meaning of message, says mayor
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Coronavirus cases in Ghana top 23,000
Country reports 641 cases over past 24 hours
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Iran reports record deaths due to coronavirus
Country's death toll rises to 12,305 and cases of infection rise to over 250,000
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Spain fights 73 Covid-19 outbreaks as new cases jump to 543
Country has now confirmed 252,513 infections in total
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Latin America’s poor to total 230 million by year’s end
Coronavirus will leave 45 million more people in poverty compared with 2019, says UN report
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Bolivia's interim president Anez tests positive for Covid-19
Says that she conducted a test given that many of her team had fallen ill
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Russian bounties: Pentagon vows 'action' if intel confirmed
Says Moscow paid militants linked to the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan
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Arab countries report more deaths from Covid-19
Palestine, Egypt, Yemen, Morocco also confirm new infections
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Rising temperatures will not curb Covid-19: expert
More than 12.1 million cases have been reported worldwide
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Video of couple getting intimate in taxi goes viral
Clip shows the man removing his face mask before kissing and cuddling his partner in Hong Kong
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New WHO guidance calls for more evidence on airborne transmission
Only a very small number of diseases are believed to be spread via tiny floating particles or aerosols, WHO says
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Supreme Court orders Trump financial records released to NY prosecutors
The rulings were a setback for Trump's claim to absolute immunity from criminal investigation
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'Strong evidence' mothers can transmit virus to newborns
The number of women that could be affected by this could be potentially very high, says WHO
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Iran denies US seizure of Iranian arms on way to Houthis in Yemen
US has earlier claimed they had interdicted a vessel carrying Iranian arms to the Houthis
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700km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN
The new record was more than double the previous known record-holder
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WHO launches pandemic response probe
The Independent panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response will be headed by former New Zealand PM Helen Clark
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Graduate teaches children in Delhi slum without access to online learning
According to a 2017-18 government report, only 23.8% of households in India have access to the internet
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US first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia
The office of Melania Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment