Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here's why it matters for the world
Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.
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Exclusive: Philippine defense secretary vows to stand up to 'bully' China
China is behaving like a schoolyard bully toward smaller countries, the Philippines defense secretary told CNN Friday during an exclusive interview in which he said his nation had to stand up to Beijing's territorial expansion in the South China Sea.
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Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings
Ulf Kristersson says "everything is on the table" after three people are killed in 12 hours.
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Cuba warns of worsening blackouts as fuel crisis bites
By Marc Frank HAVANA Power blackouts in Cuba are expected to increase significantly due to a lack of
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Impeachment hearing: Republicans promise revealing evidence
GOP-called witnesses tell committee there is not enough evidence yet for impeachment
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Girl Scouts not immune to inflation: Cookie prices are going up
Girl Scout cookies are getting more expensive. In some places, at least.
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USMNT rumors: Reyna to Milan, Cannon joins QPR, Adams' Bournemouth debut
This week's USMNT rumors include Gio Reyna being linked with AC Milan. Reggie Cannon joins Queens Park Rangers and Tyler Adams makes his debut for AFC Bournemouth.
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Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have given dengue-carrying mosquitoes fertile breeding ground.
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Ryanair cuts winter schedule after Boeing delivery delays
European airline Ryanair on Thursday announced a number of cuts to its winter schedule due to the Boeing
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Jailing of Vietnam climate activist sparks concern
Human rights groups say there is a worrying trend of activists being arrested on tax evasion charges.
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South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country's courts
A South Korean man has been sentenced to jail for using artificial intelligence to generate exploitative images of children, the first case of its kind in the country as courts around the world encounter the use of new technologies in creating abusive sexual content.
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Embracing your crown: Share your natural hair journey
More than 20 states in the US have enacted laws in recent years to ban discrimination based on hair texture in school dress codes and the workplace. At the same time, protective hairstyles like locs and braids have been punished in school districts, and restricted in dress codes.
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