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Mysterious coronavirus cases surge in China as virus spreads

The World Health Organization has warned the virus is a new strain that had not been previously identified in humans.

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'The next Syria': Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire

Libya has sunk further into chaos since the 2011 ouster and killing of its longtime dictator, Moammar Gadhafi.

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China to ban plastic bags in major cities by end of 2020

The United Nations has identified single-use plastics as one of the world's biggest environmental challenges.

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Harry says he and Meghan 'had no other option' but to 'step back' from royal family

"I hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I've ever known," Harry said.

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New cases of deadly coronavirus detected in China ahead of busy new year period

The total number of patients infected by the virus in China, all of them in Wuhan, has now climbed to 62.

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Harry and Meghan's new royal arrangement splits opinion in U.K.

"This separation of powers, this divorce, if you like, from the Royal Family is unprecedented in the modern era," said Camilla Tominey.

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Influential Iranians break ranks with state after Ukrainian jet downing

"Apologies for lying to you for 13 years," said one state TV host, announcing on Instagram she was quitting.

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Tear gas, rubber bullets leave more than 150 injured in Lebanon

The clashes took place with the backdrop of a rapidly worsening financial crisis and an ongoing impasse over the formation of a new government.

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10 charred bodies found in vehicle in violence-plagued Mexican state

Police made the grisly discovery on a country road in the state of Guerrero after locals saw the vehicle on fire and alerted authorities.

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Row erupts over whether London's iconic Big Ben bell will bong for Brexit

"This golden moment must be celebrated — and what better way to celebrate," said Rebecca Ryan, the founder of the #StandUpForBrexit campaign.

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As Taal volcano simmers, Philippine officials brace for long crisis

"It's really massive because you're talking of more or less 100,000 evacuees in evacuation centers," said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.

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Heavy rain brings flash floods to parts of eastern Australia as bushfires rage on

Heavy rainstorms have brought some relief to Australia on Saturday as they soaked the ravaging bushfires, they also led flash flooding.

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How the oligarch owner of the U.K.'s Chelsea soccer club is fighting anti-Semitism

"Football is so powerful, and we can reach millions of people," said César Azpilicueta, captain of Chelsea's men's team.

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Under pressure from U.S. and China, U.K. faces dilemma on Huawei

Senior U.S. delegation gave Boris Johnson's government a warning about the risks of allowing Chinese firm to build its 5G technology.

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Fashion's bad boy Jean Paul Gaultier bids farewell to the catwalk

"Be reassured that Gaultier Paris will go on, with a new project which I am the instigator, and that will be revealed to you very soon," he said.

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Klimt's 'Portait of a Lady' painting verified authentic

"I was nine and I was at school when I found out and we have lived with the mystery of its disappearance ever since," said museum worker Dario Gallinari.

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Brazilian minister sparks outrage after appearing to mimic Goebbels

In a video, the new culture minister seemed to copy a speech by Hitler's propaganda chief as a Wagner opera played in background.

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Art lovers locked out of Louvre as staff join pension strikes in Paris

Many visitors had come to see a special exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of the Italian master's death.

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China reports second death from mystery coronavirus

Cases of the new type of coronavirus flu have stoked fears of an outbreak not seen since the SARS epidemic.

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In rare address, Iran's supreme leader praises strikes on U.S. bases

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's decision to speak at Friday prayers shows how seriously authorities take reaction to the accidental downing of Ukrainian jet.