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'WHATS POPPIN' Remakes By 2 Georgia Teachers Go Viral
Two teachers were recently looking for ways to motivate their students for a new school year amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit their south Georgia community especially hard. Their solution remakes of rapper Jack Harlows WHATS POPPIN has gone...
Australia's COVID-19 Hotspot Reports Steady Rise In Cases
Australia's second most populous state the epicentre of the country's latest COVID19 outbreak said on Friday it has detected 113 new cases in the past 24 hours, unchanged from the previous day.
Judge Refuses To Free Ex-Green Beret Accused Of Espionage
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia refused Thursday to free a former Army Green Beret who was arrested last week on a charge that he divulged U.S. military secrets to Russian intelligence agents.
Trump To Blast Biden As 'extreme' In Convention Speech
President Donald Trump is plans to tell voters that Democratic rival Joe Biden would pursue the most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee when he delivers his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Conven...
Taliban's Top Negotiator: No Early September Peace Talks Planned With Afghans
A lead Taliban negotiator on Thursday said no peace talks were planned with Afghan officials for early September, hours after a senior government official said talks were to begin next month.
UK Will Pay Low-income Residents To Self-isolate Because Of COVID-19
Britain will pay lowincome residents to selfisolate if they have confirmed or suspected coronavirus as the government steps up measures to keep the virus under control.
Greece: Man, Child Missing From Migrant Boat Sinking
Greeces coast guard said that a search and rescue operation was continuing Thursday, two days after the partial sinking of a yacht that had been carrying nearly 100 migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea, to locate a father and child reported missing.
China Intercepts Boat With Activists Suspected On Board
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people, including a Hong Kong prodemocracy activist, after its coast guard intercepted a speedboat believed to be heading to Taiwan, media reports said Thursday.
Indonesia Gets U.N. Funds To Fight Climate Change, Deforestation
Indonesia has received an injection of cash from the United Nation's Green Climate Fund to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle forest fires at a time when the country has had to scale back spending in the area due to coronavirus budget pressures.
Thai Headmaster Accused Of Killing 3 Gets Death Sentence
A court in Thailand handed a death sentence Thursday to an elementary school principal convicted of fatally shooting three people including a toddler during a robbery of a gold shop earlier this year.
Canada Ready To Join Lebanon Blast Probe If Credible And Transparent
Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into this month's seismic Beirut port blast but under conditions that ensure a credible and transparent probe that "gets to the bottom of things", the visiting foreign minister said on Thursday.
Neighbors With Hoses Target Fires As Crews Urge Them To Stop
With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land burning south of San Francisco, defending their homes despite orders to evacuate and pleas by officials to get out of dange...
U.S.'s Esper Says China Flexing Its Muscles Most In Southeast Asia
China seems to be flexing its muscles the most in Southeast Asia, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday, especially in the South China Sea, where Washington is trying to counter Beijing's disputed territorial claims.
GOP's Focus On Trump Leaves Scant Room For Congress Hopefuls
All national political conventions are ultimately about the presidential candidate. That's especially true at this year's Republican National Convention, where leading speakers demonstrated a singleminded focus on President Donald Trump but barely mention...
Report: China Fires 'carrier Killer' Missile In Disputed Sea
Chinas military testfired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a carrier killer military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Feds: NYPD Ambush Suspect Had Interest In Islamic Extremism
A man who ambushed a New York City police officer in June stabbing him in the neck and stealing his gun to shoot other officers had an interest in violent Islamic extremism and punctuated the attack with screams of Allahu Akbar, prosecutors alleged in c...