Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy loses appeal against corruption conviction
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals.
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Out of vetoes, Portugal president enacts law allowing euthanasia
LISBON Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law in the
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Soccer melee, Cambodian runner's glorious defeat stay in the spotlight at SEA Games
Bou Samnang’s determined but distant finish in driving rain and a wild ending to the football final will remain two of the defining images of Cambodia’s first staging of the Southeast Asian Games
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New Zealand police say hostel fire that killed 6 was arson, launch homicide investigation
New Zealand police say they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation
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France's Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, must wear electronic tag
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption
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A mother and her fiancée were charged after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Michigan elementary school
Two adults have been charged after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Grand Rapids, Michigan, elementary school, authorities said Tuesday.
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Right groups call on Pakistan not to try 'arsonists' from political protests in military courts
A leading international rights group and a Pakistani watchdog are calling on Pakistan not to try civilians who were involved in recent anti-government protests before military courts
1970-01-01 08:00
Taiwan's Kuomintang to pick New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate - source
By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party will pick New Taipei City mayor
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3 dead as heavy rains in northern Italy burst riverbanks, flood towns
Officials in northern Italy are warning residents to get to higher ground amid fears that rain-swollen rivers could again burst their banks
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Stock market today: Japan rises on GDP data; rest of region shaky
Asian shares are trading mixed as Japan’s benchmark jumped on the news of solid economic growth data, while the rest of the region was mired in uncertainty
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G-7 leaders likely to focus on the war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia at summit in Hiroshima
The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world’s rich democracies sit down in Hiroshima later this week
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