UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.

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Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview

Roger Stone, who had his sentence of 40 months in prison for lying to Congress commuted by longtime friend U.S. President Donald Trump, used a racial slur while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host Saturday. Stone denies the claim, saying: "You're out of your mind."

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Protests intensify in Portland against police, as Trump says local leaders have 'lost control'

Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon's largest city, police said, as demonstrations that have been taking place since the death of George Floyd intensified for another night in Portland.

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Church volunteer arrested for cathedral fire in Nantes that destroyed parts of Gothic structure

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire in the 15th-century cathedral in the French city of Nantes that blew out stained-glass windows and destroyed the grand organ, TV channel LCI reported on Sunday.

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Germany's Merkel warns of summit failure on EU coronavirus recovery fund

European Union leaders toiled in search of a coronavirus stimulus deal for a third day on Sunday but German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the mounting acrimony over the level of spending might not easily be overcome.

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Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday

The number of confirmed infections worldwide has passed 14.2 million, out of which 3.7 million are in the United States. There are over 2 million in Brazil and more than 1 million in India.

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