Support grows in NATO for bid to expand with two more nations
Sweden and Finland are expected to decide by the middle of May whether to seek to join NATO's 30-nation membership.
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U.N. fundraiser raises billion-dollar 'lifeline' of aid for fleeing Afghans
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Tug-of-war over pulled WHO Italy report
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CERN discovers a new 'exotic' heavy particle called a tetraquark
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Coronavirus infections overtake 10 million
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