An examination finds that all nine victims of the crash died as a result of blunt force trauma.
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Seahawks' Dunbar says witnesses exonerate him of armed robbery charges
An attorney for the Seattle Seahawks' Quinton Dunbar says five witnesses have signed statements saying the cornerback was in no way involved in an armed robbery near Miami this week, the Miami Herald reported on Friday.
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Iran's OPEC governor dies after brain haemorrhage
Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili has died of a brain haemorrhage two weeks after falling into a coma, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Saturday.
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Explosion heard in Syria's city of Aleppo: Syrian state TV
An explosion was heard in Syria's city of Aleppo early on Saturday, Syrian state TV said.
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Awkward greetings and long queues as Hong Kong's financiers return to work
The greetings are awkward and the skyscraper lifts half-empty. But Hong Kong's cafes are filling and taxis are harder to find as the first wave of financial professionals return to their offices after an easing of coronavirus lockdown rules.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 913 to 173,152: RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 913 to 173,152, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.
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Taiwan's TSMC announces $12 billion U.S. chip factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, a major supplier to Apple Inc, announced on Friday it will build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona, in what the company called a "strong partnership" with the U.S. government.
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Taiwan's TSMC announces plan to build $12 billion U.S. factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips, on Friday announced plans to build an approximately $12 billion advanced chip factory in Arizona.
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Wisconsin court ruling at center of political divide over U.S. reopening
Wisconsin's governor on Thursday predicted confusion after the state supreme court struck down his sweeping stay-at-home order, fueling a growing political divide over how and when to reopen the shattered U.S. economy.
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U.S. denies full protection for Pacific fisher, relative of the weasel
The Trump administration on Thursday denied Endangered Species Act protection to a weasel-like woodland mammal called the Pacific fisher across most of its West Coast range, except for a dwindling population in California's southern Sierras.
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Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms
Roberto Azevedo's exit comes as global trade is expected to slump to historic lows amid the pandemic.
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Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases as Latin America reels
Brazil and Mexico on Thursday reported a record one-day rise in new coronavirus cases, just as leaders of both countries intensified attempts to reopen their economies even as the spread of the virus in Latin America is seemingly gathering pace.
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Mexico's president pushes back on government forecast coronavirus could impoverish millions
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pushed back on Thursday against a government report that forecast the coronavirus pandemic could drag millions of Mexicans into extreme poverty in Latin America's second largest economy.
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Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms
Roberto Azevedo's exit comes as global trade is expected to slump to historic lows amid the pandemic.
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USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products, including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered.
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COVID patients given malaria drug didn't see significant improvements: studies
Patients given the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID-19 did not improve significantly over those who did not, according to two new studies published in the medical journal BMJ on Thursday.
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