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553‘Iran will support any nation or group that fights Israel’: Khamenei
Iran will support any nation or group that fights Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, ahead of this week’s...
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554Global coronavirus cases cross 5 million in less than 5 months
The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases crossed the 5-million mark on Wednesday, according to a compilation of figures by Worldometer, as...
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519Made in India ‘moon soil’: ISRO gets patent
The Indian space agency has got the patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or simply lunar/moon soil. As...
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477NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft ready for touchdown on asteroid Bennu
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission is officially prepared for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu’s surface. The origins, spectral interpretation, resource...
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527South Africa records first neonatal Covid-19 death, toll jumps to 339
South Africa recorded its first neonatal coronavirus death on Wednesday, as the death toll jumped by 27 to 339, the health ministry...
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467WTO to open nominations for next director on June 8
Candidates to succeed Roberto Azevedo as head of the WTO will have one month from June 8 to submit their nominations, the...
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477‘It all comes from the top’: Trump sharpens attack on China on Covid-19
US President Donald Trump lashed out at China again for the coronavirus crisis, accusing Beijing of trying to deflect the pain and...
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621Cyclone Amphan Updates: Bangladesh reports first death from cyclonic storm
A Bangladesh Red Crescent volunteer drowned Wednesday when a boat capsized while evacuating villagers in the path of Cyclone Amphan, the organisation...
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512Russia reports record high daily coronavirus death toll with over 300,000 cases
Russia’s coronavirus case tally, the second highest in the world, passed 300,000 on Wednesday, but a representative from the World Health Organisation...
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501Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and US senator John Glenn, dies at 100
Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and US Senator John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from Covid-19....
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