In Taiwan, former UK PM Truss warns against appeasing China
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former British prime minister Liz Truss said in Taiwan on Wednesday the West must avoid appeasing China and
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Abortion pill ban appeal to be heard by 3 GOP-nominated judges ahead of expected return to Supreme Court
An appeals court hearing Wednesday in the blockbuster abortion pill case will set the stage for how the Supreme Court will eventually approach the legal dispute, where anti-abortion activists are asking the courts to pull the main drug used in medication abortions off the market.
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Biden to leave Wednesday for shortened overseas trip to Japan
President Joe Biden once hoped his trip to Asia this week would strengthen American alliances, counter China's influence and prove to Americans he's got the stamina for another term in office.
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Black people in the US had a higher risk of death in 2020 compared to their White counterparts, study finds
Excess deaths among Black people jumped in 2020, reversing years of progress in reducing the gap in mortality compared with White people, a new study found.
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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
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