U.S. to pull out of Open Skies treaty, Trump's latest treaty withdrawal

The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, the Trump administration's latest move to pull the country out of a major global treaty.

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Colombia issues arrest warrants for 10 mayors for alleged graft

Colombia's attorney general's office said on Thursday it will issue arrest warrants for 10 mayors for alleged acts of corruption during the country's two months of coronavirus lockdown.

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U.S. forecasters expect above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: NOAA

U.S. forecasters expect an above-normal 13-19 named storms during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.

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Next U.S. coronavirus rescue package not too far off, McConnell says

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday another stimulus package to deal with the impact of the coronavirus was "not too far off."

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University of Alabama to push contact tracing app, require online health checks

The University of Alabama will require students and staff returning to its three campuses in the coming months to submit online health checks regularly and encourage them to download its contact tracing app, officials told Reuters on Thursday.

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Trump declares state of emergency as Michigan floodwaters recede

Floodwaters that breached two dams in central Michigan began to recede on Thursday after displacing thousands of people while spreading to a Dow Chemical plant and an adjacent hazardous waste cleanup site.

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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a transgender prison inmate in Idaho to go ahead with sex reassignment surgery, rejecting the state's bid to put it on hold.

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National People's Congress: China's parliament meets for post-virus show of strength

The session comes as China emerges from the virus crisis, and appears set to limit Hong Kong's freedoms.

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Coronavirus: Is Latin America the next epicentre of the pandemic?

New cases have been rising sharply in Brazil and Mexico, along with other countries in the region.

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Coronavirus: The Bolivian orchestra stranded in a German castle

The young musicians have been in a moated castle in eastern Germany for 73 days after Bolivia closed its borders.

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Get ready for the 'holy grail' of computer graphics

Ray tracing produces stunning lighting effects but has been too complex for computers, until now.

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Africa's week in pictures: 15 - 21 May 2020

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

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In blow to Japan's Abe, media say Tokyo top prosecutor set to resign

Tokyo's top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose support has been hit over his handling of the pandemic.

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Nissan says it has noted U.S. arrests in Ghosn case, reserves right for legal measures

Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after the United States arrested two men on charges they enabled his escape from Japan.

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Biden's presidential campaign raises $43.7 million in April

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden raised $43.7 million in April for his presidential campaign, according to a disclosure filed on Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.

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Mika Brzezinski: TV host blasts 'sick' Trump's conspiracy theory

The president is called "disgusting" by Joe Scarborough's furious co-host and wife.

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Factbox: What to expect from China's annual meeting of parliament

About 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss political and economic policy.

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Michigan flooding displaces thousands, encroaches on chemical plant

Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland on Wednesday, displacing thousands of residents and spreading into a Dow Chemical Co plant in the riverfront city.

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California to give guidelines for restarting TV and movie production

California on Monday will roll out guidelines for the resumption of production of Hollywood movies and TV shows, but Governor Gavin Newsom warned that Los Angeles County would likely be excluded in the first phase.

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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to be freed from prison

Michael Cohen will continue serving his sentence at home as Covid-19 spreads in prisons.

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