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11 Chinese miners rescued after 14 days trapped in gold mine after explosion
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11 Chinese miners rescued after 14 days trapped in gold mine after explosion

Almost a dozen survivors were rescued, having survived on liquid food sent through a makeshift shaft.
EU weighs response to Navalny arrest, protest crackdown
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EU weighs response to Navalny arrest, protest crackdown

The EU will consider further actions having already sanctioned a number of Russian officials in October.
China pushes fringe theories on COVID-19 pandemic origins, vaccines
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China pushes fringe theories on COVID-19 pandemic origins, vaccines

Some worry that when the state pushes fringe theories, it encourages poor public health policy by fostering skepticism about the virus.
Latest UK lockdown was supposed to bring Covid under control. That's not happening
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Latest UK lockdown was supposed to bring Covid under control. That's not happening

People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks, hoping their sacrifice would bring the country's latest coronavirus surge -- caused by the new, more contagious variant of the virus -- under control.

Man survives 18 days lost in Australian bush
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Man survives 18 days lost in Australian bush

A man who was missing for two and a half weeks in the Australian bush has been found alive after surviving on mushrooms and dam water, police say.

Uganda court orders security forces to leave Bobi Wine's home
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Uganda court orders security forces to leave Bobi Wine's home

The Ugandan High Court has lifted the house arrest of Bobi Wine after security forces surrounded the presidential candidate's home for ten days, his lawyer said Monday.

Mexico's president tests positive for COVID-19
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Mexico's president tests positive for COVID-19

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
China flies warplanes close to Taiwan in early test of Biden
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China flies warplanes close to Taiwan in early test of Biden

China dispatched two large formations of warplanes close to the self-governing island of Taiwan over the weekend, presenting a significant foreign policy challenge to new United States President Joe Biden just days into his administration.

Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship
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Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship

Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship on Saturday, in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.

Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan airspace days after Biden takes office
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Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan airspace days after Biden takes office

China ratcheted up activity in Taiwan airspace on Sunday by flying 15 fighter jets between mainland Taiwan and the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea, a report said.
Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking
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Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking

A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman supported the protests and accused Russian officials of suppressing the demonstrations.
Chile triggers national panic by mistakenly sending tsunami warning after quake
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Chile triggers national panic by mistakenly sending tsunami warning after quake

Authorities in Chile have expressed regret for spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake in Antarctica.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tests positive for Covid-19
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tests positive for Covid-19

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has tested positive for Covid-19, he said on Sunday evening.

A year from lockdown, Wuhan returns to normal life, but is still haunted by emotional scars
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A year from lockdown, Wuhan returns to normal life, but is still haunted by emotional scars

On the surface, Wuhan bustles like a city that has never known a paralyzing 76-day lockdown.

Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020
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Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020

Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual report from Ember and Agora Energiewende.

Serial killer invited to get COVID vaccine before elderly ignites outrage
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Serial killer invited to get COVID vaccine before elderly ignites outrage

As the United Kingdom battles a coronavirus surge linked to a more contagious variant, one of the country’s most infamous serial killers is set to be vaccinated before millions of Britain’s vulnerable elderly and essential workers on the frontlines, according to reports.
Pirates attack Turkish ship off W. Africa; kill 1, kidnap 15
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Pirates attack Turkish ship off W. Africa; kill 1, kidnap 15

Armed pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one of them, officials said Sunday as Turkey sought to recover the captured crew.
Chilean authorities spread false tsunami warning, apologize for causing panic
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Chilean authorities spread false tsunami warning, apologize for causing panic

Chilean authorities have apologized for spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning, according to reports.
New Zealand reports first community coronavirus case in two months
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New Zealand reports first community coronavirus case in two months

New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there was no immediate evidence the virus was spreading in the community.
Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing center
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Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing center

Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village.