More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents
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US and Philippines sign a nuclear cooperation pact allowing US investment and technologies
The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation pact under which U.S. investment and technologies are to help the Southeast Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply
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Italians face disruption as workers strike over government budget
ROME Italians faced disruption on Friday as transport workers and other public sector employees from two of the
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Stock market today: Asian stocks pulled lower by profit warnings and signs the US economy is slowing
Asian stocks are mostly lower after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as momentum slowed following a strong rally in the first half of November
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Live updates | With communications down, UNRWA warns there will be no aid deliveries across Rafah
Despite the dire need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, there would be no deliveries across the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Friday, according to the communications director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees
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At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war
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At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastics credits are on the table. What are they?
As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that's been discussed is plastics credits
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Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year
President Joe Biden has ended the immediate threat of a government shutdown, signing a temporary spending bill a day before much of the government was to run out of money
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'Bring them home': As the battle for Gaza rages, hostage families wait with trepidation
Abbey Onn lost her aunt and a young cousin when Hamas attackers rampaged through Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7
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Karol G wins best album at Latin Grammys, with Bizarrap and Shakira also taking home awards
Karol G, Bizzarap, Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade, won big at the Latin Grammy Awards held Thursday
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Argentina's Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoff
As Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground
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Biden and Mexico's leader will meet in California. Fentanyl, migrants and Cuba are on the agenda
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are two strong allies who don’t always get along personally
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