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Read moreAfghan president to sign release of Taliban prisoners, peace talks expected in days
KABUL (Reuters) – Long-awaited peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban were expected to start in Qatar within a week once the final batch of Taliban prisoners were released, the U.S. special envoy
Read moreAustralia records deadliest day of the pandemic
Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Nineteen deaths were reported in Victoria – of which Melbourne is the capital – on Monday. Victoria
Read moreHong Kong’s rebel mogul and pro-democracy voice
He was 12 years old when he fled his village in mainland China, arriving in Hong Kong as a stowaway on a fishing boat. Like a number of the city’s famed tycoons, he went from
Read moreHong Kong police arrest media tycoon Jimmy Lai under national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as scores of police searched the
Read moreChina reports 49 new coronavirus cases in mainland on August 9
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported on Monday 49 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 9, compared with 23 cases a day earlier, the health authority said. The National Health Commission said in a
Read moreAustralia sees deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic: Live
Second-most populous state of Victoria records 19 fatalities; India records nearly 200 doctors die who died of COVID-19. The Australian state of Victoria reported 19 deaths overnight as it battles a resurgence of the virus
Read moreHyundai Motor shares rise as much as 10% on Ioniq EV plan
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) stock jumped as much as 10.2% on Monday to its highest price since May 2018, after the automaker said it would create a family of Ioniq-brand electric vehicles
Read morePoint guard battle between CU Buffs’ McKinley Wright IV, ASU’s Remy Martin to continue for one last season – The Denver Post
McKinley Wright IV isn’t the only big-time point guard returning to the Pac-12 Conference for his senior season. As Wright was making his expected decision to return to Colorado for his senior season official last
Read moreDonors pledge 'major' emergency aid for blast-stricken Lebanon
FORT BREGANCON, France (Reuters) – World powers agreed at an emergency donor conference on Sunday to provide “major resources” to help Beirut recover from the massive explosion that destroyed swathes of the city, pledging not
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