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US close to 5 million mark in cases of coronavirus

The United States reached another grim milestone on Sunday, approaching 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus – because deaths attributed to the virus amounted to 162,000. Johns Hopkins University set the U.S. total at 4,998,105 on Sunday morning, while The New York Times claimed that its own database showed …

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Downton Abbey Cast: Where are they now?

We have been waiting for you. Click to expand FOLLOWING In case you have not heard, you are formally invited to reunite with the characters of Downton Abbey by streaming the series on NBC’s streaming service, Peacock! Whether you’re a super fan who missed The Dowager Countess’ biting quips or …

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Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of atomic bomb

At the event in Nagasaki Peace Park, scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Tomihisa Taue read a peace statement in which he expressed concern that nuclear states have withdrawn from disarmament efforts in recent years. Instead, they are upgrading and miniaturizing nuclear weapons for easier use, he said. …

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