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India records another 89,000 new virus cases

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NEW DELHI, Sept 9: India has added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest reported tally in the world, and the government is saying schools will reopen later this month for senior students after more than five months closed.
Sep 09, 2020
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Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills...

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KABUL, Sept 9: A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted First Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman after the attack which killed and wounded at least 20 people, including some of his bodyguards.
Sep 09, 2020
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AstraZeneca suspends leading COVID-19 vaccine trials after a...

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LONDON, Sept 9:  AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L said it has paused global trials, including large late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
Sep 09, 2020
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty arrested in drugs case in Mumbai

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KATHMANDU, Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai.
Sep 08, 2020
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China says Indian forces crossed border, fired warning shots

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BEIJING, Sept 8: China said Indian forces crossed into territory it holds along their disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of their agreements.
Sep 08, 2020
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Defying US, Xi praises China, WHO for battling coronavirus

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BEIJING, Sept 8: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday praised China’s role in battling the coronavirus pandemic and expressed support for the World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership.
Sep 08, 2020
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Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan

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TOKYO, Sept 8: The official campaigning to head Japan’s ruling party began Tuesday with the longtime right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government.
Sep 08, 2020
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India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a mont...

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MUMBAI, Sept 8: India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed.
Sep 08, 2020
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China says Indian forces crossed border, fired warning shots

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BEIJING, Sept 8: China said Indian forces crossed into territory it holds along their disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of their agreements.
Sep 08, 2020
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Almost 300 Rohingya found on beach in Indonesia’s Aceh

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Sept 7: Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday after months at sea, officials said.
Sep 07, 2020