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Boris Johnson to set out Government plan to tackle coronavirus spread

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Under the deal signed on Saturday, foreign forces will withdraw from Afghanistan within 14 months, subject to Taliban security guarantees and a pledge by the ...

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President Reuvin Rivlin called the campaign "awful and grubby", adding that the Jewish state does not "deserve this never-ending instability" and that he felt a...

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President Trump gives update on coronavirus amid first United States death

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Syrian migrant ‘killed’ as thousands attempt to cross from Turkey into Greece

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Boris Johnson is to become a father again

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Louvre museum in Paris closes over coronavirus fears

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Pete Buttigieg Drops Out Of Presidential Race

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Senior official quits United Kingdom home office in bullying row

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Jacinda Ardern Calls Out Australia for Deporting 'Your Problems'

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2nd person dies in Washington state from coronavirus

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North Korea fires unidentified projectiles — South's military

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Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary

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