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The explosion reportedly occurred as gas canisters caught fire in the basement of a medical clinic in northern Tehran
Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009
Ten candidates vying to replace President Andrzej Duda
Israel deciding on implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan
France's ruling party is expected to be handed a stinging rebuke
Move stokes worry for local economy
Pandemic has created windfall for floating electricity plants known as powerships
At least one character has long been seen as problematic and conveying racist stereotypes
Judge rules that Serebrennikov and two co-defendants are guilty of misappropriating 129 million rubles ($2 million) of state funds that financed a theatrical project
West African state says Tambadou will step down as minister and attorney general effective from June 30, for an unspecified job at the United Nations
Authorities refused to give them shelter over coronavirus fears
Texas was among the most aggressive states in reopening in early June after months of lockdown, its leadership confident it had escaped the worst of the pandemic that has claimed almost 122,000 lives in the US, by far the highest number in the world
It could be dangerous for people with respiratory illnesses
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni has been under sanctions by the United States since 2015 for his role in violence against civilians and political repression
Five percent of Israeli lawmakers are now openly gay, the fourth-highest figure in the world, according to political scientist Andrew Reynolds
The heads of the EU's main institutions began talks on the coronavirus with top Chinese leaders, after Brussels infuriated Beijing by accusing it of a campaign of disinformation around the pandemic.
The island, located off the Horn of Africa about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from Yemen, lies close to important shipping routes, and with its unique flora and fauna, is sometimes referred to as 'the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean'
Move is to retaliate against Seoul for anti-Pyongyang leaflets floated over the border
Number of infections in world's second worst-affected country tops one million
In this type of eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun, in an alignment with the earth, but without completely blocking the sun
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