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Oil-producing nations seek global deal to stabilize market

Oil-producing countries including those of the OPEC cartel and Russia are trying to strike a global deal to pump less crude.

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Half billion more people face poverty due to virus - report

A report by aid group Oxfam says that around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless r...

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Taiwan protests WHO leader's accusations of racist campaign

Taiwan’s foreign ministry has strongly protested accusations from the World Health Organization's chief that it condoned racist attacks on him that he alleged came from t...

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Lockdowns mean millions of women can't reach birth control

Lockdowns imposed to curb the coronavirus’ spread have put millions of women in Africa, Asia and elsewhere out of reach of birth control and other sexual and reproductive...

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Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down bars

Dubai’s two major alcohol distributors have partnered to offer home delivery of beer, spirits and wine as the new coronavirus now threatens a crucial source of tax and ge...

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The Latest: South Korea expects positive economic growth

Japan’s economy is headed to a record 25% contraction in the current quarter, even with the just announced government fiscal aid package, according to a report by Goldman...

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Science row hits EU at height of coronavirus crisis

The European Union has been thrown into a scientific policy dispute at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

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Chernobyl radiation levels spike as forest fires rage

Radiation levels near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster have spiked as firefighters battle to contain two forest fires in the area.

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Paris bans all daylight outdoor sports activities

Central Paris was even more deserted than before on Wednesday morning after local authorities banned all outdoor sports activities during the day.

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Afghanistan frees 100 Taliban, but group hasn't verified

An Afghan official says the country has released 100 Taliban prisoners, claiming they are part of 5,000 detainees who are to be freed under a deal between insurgents and ...

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French aircraft carrier ends mission amid possible outbreak

France’s defense ministry says the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading back to port amid a possible on-board outbreak of the new coronavirus.

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Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons

The Vatican says Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved ...