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Category: The World

Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor Oscar for Joker
The World

Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor Oscar for Joker

Star of origin story for Batman supervillain takes top male acting prize at the Academy Awards Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has won…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
Heavily-armed police and soldiers enter El Salvador parliament
The World

Heavily-armed police and soldiers enter El Salvador parliament

Heavily-armed police and soldiers in El Salvador have forced their way into parliament, demanding the approval of a $109m (£85m)…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
Sydney rains: Record rainfall brings flooding and douses fires
The World

Sydney rains: Record rainfall brings flooding and douses fires

The Australian city of Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing flooding and travel chaos…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
Thailand shooting: Survivors recall ordeal of gun rampage
The World

Thailand shooting: Survivors recall ordeal of gun rampage

Terrified residents of the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima have been reliving their ordeal after a gunman roamed around a…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
Coronavirus claims 97 lives in one day – but number of infections stabilises
The World

Coronavirus claims 97 lives in one day – but number of infections stabilises

The number of people killed by the new coronavirus rose by 97 on Sunday, the highest number of casualties in…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
China tightens strings on law-based epidemic prevention, control
The World

China tightens strings on law-based epidemic prevention, control

A man in eastern China’s Shandong Province confirmed with the novel coronavirus infection has been put under police investigation for…

byTeam Independent10/02/2020
Thailand shooting: Soldier kills 20 in gun rampage
The World

Thailand shooting: Soldier kills 20 in gun rampage

A soldier has killed 20 people and injured many more in a gun rampage in the Thai city of Nakhon…

byTeam Independent08/02/2020
Hong Kong imposes quarantine rules on mainland Chinese
The World

Hong Kong imposes quarantine rules on mainland Chinese

Hong Kong has begun a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China, in a fresh effort to contain…

byTeam Independent08/02/2020
The Coronavirus: A New Risk Of Trade
The World

The Coronavirus: A New Risk Of Trade

By Professor Michael R. Czinkota Over the past three generations, analyses of trade have indicated that speed of innovation and…

byTeam Independent07/02/2020
Fed Cup 2020: Japan’s Naomi Osaka loses to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo
The World

Fed Cup 2020: Japan’s Naomi Osaka loses to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo

Former world number one Naomi Osaka suffered a shock 6-0 6-3 loss to Sara Sorribes Tormo as Spain took a…

byTeam Independent07/02/202007/02/2020

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