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Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
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Hundreds line up to vote in Georgia elections that will set control of U.S. Senate
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Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
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Call for mass testing in South Korea amid rising third wave of virus
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In Singapore, a very different Davos takes shape
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As U.S. COVID-19 deaths shatter records, leaders plead for more mask-wearing
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Change is in the hair: Thai royalist turns rebel
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U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges
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Biker dog Bogie thrills fans as he cruises Philippine highways
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Thai protesters call on king to give up royal fortune

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Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
Tokyo, Dec 14, 2020 - Japan on Monday selected a kanji character used to encourage social distancing as its defining symbol for 2020, highlighting...
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Hundreds line up to vote in Georgia elections that will set control of U.S. Senate
Marietta, Dec 14, 2020 -Hundreds of people lined up in a cold rain on Monday to cast ballots in a pair of U.S. Senate...
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Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
Tokyo, Dec 14, 2020 - Japan on Monday selected a kanji character used to encourage social distancing as its defining symbol for 2020, highlighting...
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Call for mass testing in South Korea amid rising third wave of virus
Call for mass testing in South Korea amid rising third wave of virus
Seoul, Dec 9, 2020 - The governor of South Korea’s most populous province called for mass testing for coronavirus on Wednesday, as daily new...
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In Singapore, a very different Davos takes shape
Singapore, Dec 8, 2020 - It’s not only the weather that might come as a shock when the World Economic Forum moves from Davos,...
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As U.S. COVID-19 deaths shatter records, leaders plead for more mask-wearing
Washington DC, Dec 4, 2020 - U.S. leaders urgently called on Americans to wear masks and threatened even more drastic stay-at-home orders after deaths...
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Change is in the hair: Thai royalist turns rebel
Change is in the hair: Thai royalist turns rebel
Bangkok, Dec 2, 2020 - Mitree Chitinunda was such a devoted Thai royalist that he had the king’s portrait cut into his hair last...
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U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges
U.S. judiciary, shaped by Trump, thwarts his election challenges
Washington DC, Dec 1, 2020 - President Donald Trump’s reshaping of the federal judiciary has done little to help him win lawsuits challenging the...
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Biker dog Bogie thrills fans as he cruises Philippine highways
Biker dog Bogie thrills fans as he cruises Philippine highways
IMUS, Philippines, Nov 26, 2020 - With his black sports jacket, reflective aviator sunglasses and bespoke orange helmet with holes so his ears can...
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Thai protesters call on king to give up royal fortune
Thai protesters call on king to give up royal fortune
Bangkok, Nv 25, 2020 - Thousands of Thai protesters called on King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday to cede control of a royal fortune valued...
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