Blinken meets China's top diplomat in final day of high stakes visit to Beijing
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sat down with China's top diplomat on the final day of a high stakes visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations, with all eyes on whether Washington's envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day.
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ISIS-linked rebel group attacks Ugandan school, killing dozens
Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said.
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Putin warns NATO over being drawn into Ukraine war, says Russia has more nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a "serious danger" of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if members of the alliance continue to supply military weaponry to Kyiv.
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Influencer who died after trying to lose 100kg at weight loss boot camps spotlighted by Chinese state media
A social media influencer who was trying to lose more than half her body weight as an inspiration to her followers has reportedly died while attending an intensive weight-loss boot camp in northwestern China, fueling a debate over how to regulate the influencer industry.
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Ukraine's counteroffensive is now underway. Here's what's happened so far
Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained the momentum that some overly optimistic observers anticipated. So far it feels like the prelude to a more expansive act.
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Why Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13
Japan is finally changing its age of consent and definition of rape, after previous attempts were blocked by government inertia and opponents who deemed the amendments unnecessary.
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'Nothing to hide': AIIB will investigate claims of Chinese Communist Party control
A Beijing-based multinational lender is launching an internal review after Canada suspended its ties with the regional development bank, citing explosive claims that the Chinese Communist Party had infiltrated the institution.
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Young Chinese soccer fan gives security the slip to hug his hero Messi mid-game
It was the sort of astonishing run the world has come to expect from those who don Argentina's iconic number
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China's Xi greets 'old friend' Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years
Bill Gates met with Xi Jinping on Friday, marking the Chinese leader's first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years after a new pledge from the Gates Foundation.
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China fails to release cremation data from late 2022 when its Covid-19 outbreak raged
China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022 -- obscuring a key indicator that could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infections that were sweeping the country at that time.
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Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall, bringing heavy rainfall to India and Pakistan
Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India's western Gujarat state, close to the Pakistan border, unleashing powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles.
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Pope Francis is set to be discharged from hospital following surgery
Pope Francis was set to be discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday where the 86-year-old was recovering from abdominal surgery.
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