Dalai Lama: Seven billion people 'need a sense of oneness'

The leader of Tibetan Buddhism sees reasons for optimism even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Coming to terms with months on the front line

As restrictions in New York are eased, a paramedic reflects on the pandemic and its impact on his life.

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Leopold II: Belgium 'wakes up' to its bloody colonial past

Campaigners want statues of King Leopold II, who killed millions in Central Africa, to be removed.

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Week in pictures

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Coronavirus: Contact-tracing rumours debunked

We've been fact-checking misleading posts on social media about technology used to fight coronavirus.

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John Nzenze: The founder of 'Africa's best band'

Kenyan John Nzenze, famous for love songs going back to the 1960s, has died aged 80.

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Brexit: UK backtracks on full EU border checks amid coronavirus crisis

The government will take a "pragmatic and flexible approach" due to coronavirus, a source says.

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'This is about livelihoods': U.S. virus hotspots reopen despite second wave specter

Facing budget shortfalls and double-digit unemployment, governors of U.S. states that are COVID-19 hotspots on Thursday pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raised fears of a second wave of infections.

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California man charged with videotaped poisoning of homeless people

A California man has been arrested on charges he poisoned eight homeless people by giving them food laced with a caustic substance derived from hot chili peppers in a string of attacks videotaped for his own enjoyment, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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What was the cost for the National Guard to deploy in D.C.? Up to $2.6 million a day

The deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in response to protests on the streets of Washington, endorsed by President Donald Trump and much criticized by the city's mayor, cost the federal government $2.6 million per day at its peak, U.S. officials told Reuters.

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China condemns 'provocative' U.S. military flight over Taiwan

China on Thursday condemned the U.S. military for the "provocative" flight of one of its aircraft over Chinese-claimed Taiwan, saying the move infringed upon China's sovereignty and contravened international law.

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New Zealand to allow some maritime vessels, cruise ships still banned

New Zealand said on Friday that it would allow entry of some maritime vessels as it looks to open up its economy after lifting all coronavirus restrictions earlier this week.

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Mainland China reports seven new confirmed, one asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

Mainland China reported seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case as of end-June 11, the country's national health authority said.

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Republican National Committee picks Jacksonville as alternative convention site

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California suspect 'down' after wounding multiple officers in manhunt, sheriff says

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What is a recession?

The world faces the worst recession for 80 years. But what does that mean?

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Trump, Biden hold events in key U.S. states as campaign begins to heat up

President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, headed to must-win election battlegrounds on Thursday, slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pentagon chief orders review of National Guard's response to protests

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered a review of the National Guard's response to recent protests over police brutality and racism, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Seattle mayor says it would be illegal if Trump sent military to clear protest encampment

The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood, as he has suggested.

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Trump faces backlash from black leaders on Tulsa rally

President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to hold a campaign rally next week on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of U.S. slavery, in a city known for a race massacre in 1921.

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Biden blasts Trump as U.S. coronavirus cases top 2 million

With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying Trump “still refuses to take the virus seriously.”

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Man charged with poisoning homeless people in California

The suspect is accused of feeding his victims with a substance "twice as strong" as pepper spray.

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New Zealand says to allow entry for some maritime vessels

New Zealand would allow entry of maritime vessels into the country where there was a compelling need, the government said in a statement on Friday.

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Mexico posts nearly 4,800 daily coronavirus cases, hundreds of deaths

Mexico's health ministry reported 4,790 new confirmed coronavirus infections along with 587 additional fatalities on Thursday, bringing the total in the country to 133,974 cases and 15,944 deaths.

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