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Advancing in Ukraine, Russia to mark victory in World War Two
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine's Western-backed forces.
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U.S. updates dog importation regulation
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the agency is updating its dog importation regulation.
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U.S. to launch trials for potential treatments for long COVID
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch clinical trials to investigate potential treatments for long-term symptoms after COVID-19 infection, including sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance and the worsening of symptoms following physical or mental exertion known as post-exertional malaise (PEM), the agency announced on Wednesday.
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Xi says he enjoys Yugoslav films, songs when young
BELGRADE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping shared his special bond with the Serbian people on Wednesday, saying he enjoyed Yugoslav films and songs when he was young.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
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Urgent: Hungarian PM Orban and his wife at Budapest Airport to welcome Xi
BUDAPEST, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife were waiting at Budapest Airport Wednesday to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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North Macedonia’s opposition holds strong lead in parliamentary election
SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonia's right-wing opposition party VMRO-DPMNE held a strong lead in Wednesday's parliamentary elections, with 34% of votes after 23% of votes counted, election commission results showed.
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Blast in north Afghanistan kills three Taliban security personnel
KABUL (Reuters) -Three Taliban security personnel were killed when a motorcycle carrying an explosive device blew up near a military vehicle in northern Afghanistan being used in opium poppy eradication operations, an interior ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Int'l book fair opens in Iran's capital
TEHRAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The 35th Tehran International Book Fair kicked off on Wednesday with an opening ceremony attended by several senior Iranian officials, the official news agency IRNA reported.
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Four UK editors named in Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail
LONDON(Reuters) - Four current British newspaper editors and a string of other senior press figures have been named in a privacy lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other public figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.
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Spanish retailers introduce WeChat Pay, Alipay for Chinese tourists
BARCELONA, Spain, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A new initiative aimed at making shopping easier for Chinese tourists in Spain will allow them to use digital payment methods popular in Asia, such as WeChat Pay and Alipay.
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Urgent: Olympic flame lands at Marseille Old Port
MARSEILLE, France, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame of Paris 2024 touched down at the renowned Old Port of Marseille amid the radiant hues of the sunset on Wednesday evening.
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Spain's ex-soccer chief Rubiales to stand trial for kissing player
MADRID (Reuters) -Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso after a High Court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday.
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Colombia election authority magistrates call for probe into Petro's 2022 campaign
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Two out of nine magistrates in Colombia's National Electoral Council have requested an investigation be opened into Colombian President Gustavo Petro's 2022 campaign over alleged spending and financing violations, two sources said on Wednesday.
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11 tornadoes hit western Michigan
CHICAGO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Eleven tornadoes hit western part of U.S. Midwestern state of Michigan Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Bangladesh 8th highest remittance recipient globally
DHAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- With some 21.50 billion U.S. dollars in remittances, Bangladesh again secured eighth place on the list of countries with the most remittance inflows globally, according to the World Migration Report 2024.
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Upper reaches of Yangtze River welcome first 10,000-tonne-class ship
CHONGQING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A 10,000-tonne-class sea-going vessel arrived in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday, becoming the first ship of its size to sail into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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