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2020 United States presidential election: Trump, Sanders win New Hampshire primaries
2020 United States presidential election: Trump, Sanders win New Hampshire primaries

On Tuesday, United States Senator Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump won the Democratic and Republican New Hampshire primaries respectively. The Democratic and Republican parties use the primaries to select their nominees for the 2020 United States presidential election. Both Trump and Sanders also won the primary elections in New Hampshire in 2016.

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Police shoot man dead after 'terrorist-related' knife attack in London
Police shoot man dead after 'terrorist-related' knife attack in London

In London, England, according to witness accounts and authorities, a man wearing a fake suicide vest entered a store, grabbed a large knife, ran outside with it and began to stab people. Reportedly he injured a man and two women on Streatham High Road, London. Armed plainclothes officers eventually shot him dead.

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World Health Organization names new coronavirus COVID-19
World Health Organization names new coronavirus COVID-19

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official name of the coronavirus-induced disease first recognized about two months ago in Wuhan, China: "COVID-19" is to replace the WHO's temporary designation "2019-nCoV."

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California lawyer Michael Avenatti convicted of attempted extortion
California lawyer Michael Avenatti convicted of attempted extortion

On Friday, a United States federal jury convicted Michael Avenatti, the California, US lawyer who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, of trying to extort Nike, an athletic equipment company.

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First foreigners die from coronavirus in Wuhan, China
First foreigners die from coronavirus in Wuhan, China

According to officials, the coronavirus 2019-nCoV may have killed two male foreign visitors in Wuhan, China, reportedly the first foreign deaths from the virus within the borders of China. As of Sunday, the virus had reportedly killed at least 813 in China and infected around 35,000 worldwide in at least 28 countries.

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