US President Donald Trump has offered China whatever help needed to control a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.

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Iraq unrest persists, two dead

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after security forces began a crackdown on months-long demonstrations against the country's largely Iran-backed ruling elite.

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US military plane crashes in Afghanistan

An American military aircraft has crashed in eastern Afghanistan but there are no signs it was brought down by enemy fire, the US military says.

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Eight killed in Alabama marina fire

At least eight people have been killed in an explosive fire that engulfed dozens of vessels docked at a marina along the Tennessee River in Alabama.

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Turkish rescuers find last quake victims

Turkish emergency teams have recovered the bodies of the last two missing earthquake victims from the rubble of a collapsed building, raising the death toll to 41.

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Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years on

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp have gathered for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp, using the testimony of survivors to warn about rising anti-Semitism and hatred.

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Andrew 'unco-operative' in Epstein probe

Prince Andrew has "provided zero co-operation" to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry, according to a US prosecutor.

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Grenfell tower fire inquiry resumes

Firms involved in the refurbishment of London's Grenfell Tower have expressed "no trace of responsibility" for the deadly fire there in 2017 despite experts saying the work failed to comply with building regulations, an inquiry has heard.

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Australian Associated Press