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How a Colombian market is using AI to combat Covid-19 outbreaks

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 0:02
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Markets have been virus hotspots in Colombia, so one of them is trying a new way to curb the spread.
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Why I fell in love with Irish dancing

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 1:39
related countries: Ireland Ireland

Morgan Bullock was accused of "cultural appropriation" after a video of her Irish dancing went viral.
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Nantes: Arson suspected in fire at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 10:57
related countries: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Prosecutors say three fires were started at the site, and are treating the blaze as a criminal act.
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Iran sends black box of Ukrainian plane to France

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 11:48
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine, France France

Iran says the plane, which had 176 people on board, was mistaken for a cruise missile.
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Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 17:46
related countries: Russia Russia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Andrei Kelin says "there is no sense" to claims Russian spies tried to steal coronavirus research.
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John Lewis: US presidents join tributes to civil rights icon

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 19:22
related countries: United States United States

US presidents are among those paying tribute after the civil rights icon died of cancer, aged 80.
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Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah: Kuwaiti emir hospitalised for medical checks

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 19:36
related countries: Kuwait Kuwait

The crown prince will 'temporarily' take over some of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah's duties.
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Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Australian Olympic skater, dies in Moscow at 20

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 20:48
related countries: Russia Russia, Australia Australia
related places: Moscow

Russian-born Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya competed for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Coronavirus spike continues amid new Catalonia restrictions

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 21:29
related countries: France France, Spain Spain

The region has the worst of Spain's 150 new clusters, prompting France to consider border closures.
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Coronavirus: Women turn street food carts into disinfection units

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 23:04
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Dozens of women in Afghanistan who were operating solar-powered food carts have had the vehicles converted into mobile disinfection units to help tackle coronavirus.
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The woman forced to flee her country for rapping.

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 23:05
related countries: Iran Iran

Iranian rapper Justina tells her story from exile after facing jail in her country, where women are banned from singing solo.
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Coronavirus: The slow death of the American all-you-can-eat buffet

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 23:34
related countries: United States United States

Buffets, beloved by many Americans, are rapidly changing their business model to adapt to the virus.
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'My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves'

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 23:36
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

The legacies of colonial slave-traders are being reassessed, but what about the Africans who profited?
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Spain's monarchy shaken by Juan Carlos's hidden Swiss fortune

Saturday 18th of July 2020, 23:41
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

King Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 but is once again in the spotlight over his financial dealings.
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