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March 8, 2021

President Xi Jinping BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said Sunday that to comprehensively promote China's rule of...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold placards during a rally against the military coup in front of Indonesian embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

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Myanmar forces make night raids after breaking up protests

(Reuters) - Myanmar security forces fired gunshots as they carried out overnight raids in the main city Yangon after breaking...

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a first political test. More than a sweeping rescue plan, it's a test of the strength of his new administration, of Democratic control of Congress and of the role of Republicans in a post-Trump political landscape. (AP)

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Democrats push Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill through Senate on party-line vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote...

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. The Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flash point in the push for a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, providing an early test of President Joe Biden's ability to bridge Washington's partisan divide in pursuing his first major legislative victory. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Biden to sign women’s economic equity executive orders on Monday

Washington (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign two executive orders on Monday related to women’s economic equity, White House...

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani with Pope Francis on Saturday

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Pope Francis denounces extremism on historic visit to Iraq

(BBC) Pope Francis has condemned extremism in the name of religion on a historic visit to Iraq where he discussed...

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Uptick in crimes against Mexican politicians points toward violent midterm election

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than a hundred murders of Mexican officials and candidates in recent months point to the...

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Australia asks EU to review its AstraZeneca vaccine shipment block, Japan wary

CANBERRA/TOKYO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Australia has asked the European Commission to review its decision to block a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19...

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Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

(Reuters) - Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012,...

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Oil hits almost 14-month high after OPEC+ extends output cuts

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Friday, hitting their highest in nearly 14 months after OPEC...

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World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe – expert