Top 10 world news today: Trump's proof against China, emergency in Japan and more
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Trump claims he's seen evidence coronavirus originated in Chinese lab
United States President Donald Trump has contradicted a statement from his own intelligence community by claiming he had seen evidence that proved the novel coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. He, however, declined to provide details to validate his assertion.
State of emergency in Japan to extended by one month: PM Abe on COVID-19
As the country battlescoronavirus, Japan PM Shinzo Abe said his government would be extending the"state of emergency by about one month as the base scenario for swiftly drafting plans that will fit the needs of the regions".
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden denies sexual assault accusations
In first public remarks, US Presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday denied any sexual assault allegations related to a former staffer in his US Senate office.
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How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
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Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
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MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
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Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
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Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
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2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
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Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
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Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
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Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
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Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
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'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
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Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
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Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
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16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
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How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
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Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
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India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
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5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
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Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
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Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
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Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
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Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
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400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
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Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
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Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
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'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
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Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
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Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
As rumours of Kim Jong-un's demise intensify, UN denies having information
Journalist jailed for 15-years as Chinese government intensifies free-speech clampdown
In one of the harshest sentence in China, the government arrested a journalist on Thursday for "attacking" the ruling party. The journalist has been sentenced for 15-years.
Coronavirus infections in Iran rise to 95,646; death toll at 6,091: Health Ministry
The death toll due to coronavirus in Iran jumped to 6,091 after health ministry reported 64 new deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told AFP in an email that the UN body hopes China would invite it to take part in its investigations into the "animal origins of thecoronavirus."
Coronavirus global death toll passes 230,000; confirmed recoveries hit 1 million
Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 3.2 million worldwide on Friday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia.
Germany eases lockdown amid fear of second wave of infections
Germany is set to reopen playgrounds, museums and churches from Monday to go with the small shops that reopened this week despite the risk of a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The country will decide within days about schools and sports events as it eases its way out of lockdown.
Trump might impose tariff on China for coronavirus damages, likens WHO to Beijing's PR agency
United States President Donald Trump has hinted at imposing tariff on China as a punishment for the coronavirus outbreak. He, however, ruled out considering cancelling US debt obligations to the country.