Missing Belarusian activist found dead in Ukraine
The activist, Vitaly Shishov, went missing Monday after going out for a morning jog, said his colleagues
Chinese company said it would curb minors' access to its flagship video game 'Honor of Kings' after a Xinhua article described online games as "spiritual opium"
Iran's hardline incoming president Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday he would take steps to lift "tyrannical" sanctions imposed by the US
The Gulf state, a major international travel hub, lifts the ban on transit flights from a number of countries
JMA president calls for a nationwide state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases in Olympics host city Tokyo and elsewhere
The diplomats have been asked to leave the country by Sept 3, the Russian ambassador to the United States says
The Chinese city, where the virus emerged in late 2019, confirms three new cases of the Delta variant on Monday
The authorities failed to take action to protect the general public despite having been informed of the risks, the HRW report says
The incoming president of Iran cities sanctions imposed by the US ‘tyrannical’ in a speech after winning the endorsement for his presidency from the country's supreme lea...
Officials who collected evidence in President Moïse’s assassination are told they could 'expect a bullet in your head.' They are now in hiding
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The partially eclipsed sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York, US, early on June 10, 2021.
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A man uses a monocular to cast a reflection of a partial solar eclipse on a paper in Ronda, southern Spain, June 10, 2021
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Partial solar eclipse is seen above the horizon in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, U.S., June 10, 2021
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People watch the partial solar eclipse from Brorfelde Observatory at Toelloese in Denmark June 10, 2021.
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Birds fly as solar eclipse is observed in the morning in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada June 10, 2021
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A person watches the partial solar eclipse from Brorfelde Observatory at Toelloese in Denmark June 10, 2021
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Officers closed off Victoria Park, where the annual vigil to mark the anniversary is normally held
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Far fewer people came out in the streets than in past years
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Aerial views showed the huge gathering in Victoria Park in 2019
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People gathered with candles or turned on the lights on their phones near the park in the evening
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Officers were out in force and sought to disperse any crowds
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Huge crowds usually gather in Hong Kong's Victoria Park each year to mark the anniversary of the massacre
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But the numbers of people were far smaller this year
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Toshihiko Osawa, 67, the third-generation owner of the traditional sweet shop "Kintaro Ame" poses for a photograph at his shop in Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2021. "If there aren't any spectators, there won't be as much tension and thrill for the athletes," said Osawa. "To have spectators and have everybody yelling is nicer."
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Isao Kawada, 77, a retiree, poses for a portrait as he visits a public bathhouse Daikoku-yu, in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. Kawada, who will only receive his first vaccine on July 2, said he still wanted the Games to go ahead. "We should have them. After all, everybody looked forward to them," he said. "There's just no excitement. The mood now is almost like a wake."
