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US eases some sanctions on Venezuela to encourage political talks: official

Senior official says this comes at request of opposition, interim govt

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Hong Kong triad party raid nets police HK$1mil in Covid-19 fines

219 people caught in one restaurant, ten times more than current cap

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US shooter embraced racist ‘replacement’ theory online

The insidious racist creed is now gaining ground among white Americans

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Chinese immigrant attacked US church over ‘hatred of Taiwan’: probe

David Chou, 68, was upset about political tensions between China, island, says sheriff

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North Korea reports six more dead from ‘fever’ amid Covid-19 outbreak

Official death toll at 56 as of yesterday evening

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US accuses Venezuela doctor of selling ransomware to cybercriminals

Moises Luis Zagala, 55, was both cardiologist and malicious programmer, say prosecutors

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US announces easing visa, family remittance restrictions for Cuba

It will lift current limit of US$1,000 per quarter for each sender, says State Dept

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Sweden enters ‘new era’ with Nato bid

Decision follows similar announcement by Finland, will reverse two centuries of military non-alignment

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Russia says ceasefire reached to evacuate wounded from Azovstal

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops remain in underground tunnels of steel factory in Mariupol

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Kamala Harris leads high-level US team to meet new UAE leader

Washington hopes to heal strained ties in audience with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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French city rekindles burkini row with pool rule change

Hotly debated issue touches on fears about creeping Islamism, threats to country’s cherished secularism

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Swedish, Finnish MPs debate Nato membership

Move set to end long-held military non-alignment policies, as Russia warns of ‘grave mistake’

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Somalia’s foreign partners hail peaceful election of new president

Many hope Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will end nation’s drawn-out political crises, insurgency, drought