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Northern Marianas governor closes schools for ten days after three COVID-19 cases detected
Northern Marianas governor closes schools for ten days after three COVID-19 cases detected

Northern Mariana Islands governor Ralph Torres ordered all schools and colleges on the islands to close for ten days, aiming to "mitigate against community spread" after three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded.

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UK pay freeze on public sector employees will end next year
UK pay freeze on public sector employees will end next year

United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak revealed in a media briefing that he will confirm in his Budget an end to the partial pay freeze on 2.6 million public sector employees introduced last November, alongside a 6.6% increase to the National Living Wage.

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US, South Korean special envoys explore reopening talks with North Korea at Seoul meeting
US, South Korean special envoys explore reopening talks with North Korea at Seoul meeting

On Sunday, United States and South Korean envoys met in Seoul, South Korea to discuss ways to send humanitarian aid to North Korea and reopen diplomatic talks with North Korea after the United Nations warned the country faces starvation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September bond payment, avoids default
Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September bond payment, avoids default

China property giant Evergrande Group wired USD83.5 million in interest owed in an offshore bond from September 23 on Thursday, temporarily averting default, according to a Reuters source and Chinese newspaper The Securities Times.

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Rust movie set accident leaves one person dead
Rust movie set accident leaves one person dead

Actor Alec Baldwin was involved in an accident on the film set of Rust Thursday that left the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, dead and the director, Joel Souza, injured.

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