Before Wuhan was locked down in January 2020 officials said the outbreak was under control – but the virus had spread inside and outside the city.
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Police describe it as the worst unrest in the Netherlands for decades, with more than 180 arrests.
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For the first time in 25 years, the distinctive vocals of South Korean superstar Kim Kwang-seok will be heard on national television singing new material.
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Rioters attacked police and set fires to protest against a night-time curfew introduced on Saturday.
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People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks, hoping their sacrifice would bring the country’s latest coronavirus surge — caused by the new, more contagious variant of the virus — under control.
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The Ugandan High Court has lifted the house arrest of Bobi Wine after security forces surrounded the presidential candidate’s home for ten days, his lawyer said Monday.
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A man who was missing for two and a half weeks in the Australian bush has been found alive after surviving on mushrooms and dam water, police say.
Read More »China flies warplanes close to Taiwan in early test of Biden
China dispatched two large formations of warplanes close to the self-governing island of Taiwan over the weekend, presenting a significant foreign policy challenge to new United States President Joe Biden just days into his administration.
Read More »Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship
Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship on Saturday, in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.
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