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Australia may follow Britain in opening door to Hong Kong people after security law
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison signaled on Thursday his government may follow Britain in offering visas to Hong Kong citizens…
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RBC, Scotiabank among Canada’s largest banks to boycott Facebook in anti-hate campaign
Four of Canada’s five biggest banks are joining an international boycott of Facebook over concerns that the platform is complicit…
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Hong Kong confronts new security law as activist warns none are safe
A sweeping new Chinese security law that critics warn will dismantle the last vestiges of Hong Kong‘s autonomy came into…
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Trump says he still believes coronavirus will ‘sort of just disappear’
Despite a recent surge in novel coronavirus cases, United States President Donald Trump said he still believes the virus will…
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Hundreds of Bush administration republicans to back Biden: ‘the president is a danger’
Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful…
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China says US ‘oppressing’ Huawei with ‘national security risk’ label
China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop “oppressing Chinese companies” after U.S. regulators declared telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE to be national…
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Potential coronavirus vaccine has ‘right sort of immune response’ in trial: scientist
A leading scientist behind the University of Oxford’s potential COVID-19 vaccine said on Wednesday the team has seen the right…
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Experts slam U.S. for hoarding world’s supply of remdesivir — only licensed COVID-19 drug
Health experts on Wednesday slammed the U.S. decision to hog nearly the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug…
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San Francisco police will stop releasing mug shots, citing racial bias
San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an…
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Edmonton woman wins prestigious award in honour of Princess Diana
An Edmonton woman’s community work is being recognized by a foundation that honours the work of Princess Diana. On Wednesday…
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Detroit man sentenced to 3 life terms in prison for LGBTQ killings
A 19-year-old Detroit man has been sentenced to three life terms in prison with no chance of parole for gunning…
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Seattle police clearing out protest zone after weeks of demonstrations
Seattle police are working to clear out a protest zone in the city that has become “lawless and brutal” after weeks…
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