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North Korea executed people, shut capital in battle against Covid, South's spies say

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In European first, Iranians face trial over suspected bomb plot

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Leading Saudi women's rights campaigner's case transferred to terror court

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Military and monarchy rule in Thailand. High-schoolers are fighting to change that.

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Doctors warn about eye damage from UV lights to kill the coronavirus

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Darwin's iconic notebooks have been missing for years. Now, Cambridge University says they were stolen.

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For the first time, scientists detect the ghostly signal that reveals the engine of the universe

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China launches mission to bring back material from moon

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Surge in greenhouse gases sustained despite Covid-19 lockdowns, U.N. says

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NASA launches U.S.-European satellite to track sea level rise

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