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Lunar New Year dilemma for China’s post ‘zero-COVID’ travellers
Chen Ling could barely contain her excitement as the bullet train from Beijing rolled into Zhengzhou East railway station in…
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No Leopard tanks for Ukraine as NATO allies fail to agree
The United States and its allies failed to agree on supplying coveted German battle tanks to Ukraine as Russia issued…
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US designates Russian Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation
The United States has designated Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, piling pressure on the private army that has…
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Yellen reasserts US commitment to Africa in Senegal visit
United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to deepening relations and trade with Africa during a…
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Tear gas fired at Peru protesters as thousands try to ‘take Lima’
Firefighters have been working to put out a raging inferno that broke out in a building near a protest site in…
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Trump, lawyers sanctioned nearly $1m over Clinton lawsuit
A federal US judge sanctioned former president Donald Trump and his lawyers nearly $1m for a “frivolous” lawsuit claiming Hillary…
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‘Multiple threats’: Macron raises France’s military budget 40%
The spending spree is needed to ensure “our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world”, said Macron.…
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Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, rehearsed in Chechnya
As Maryam watched an online video recorded in Ukraine of a Russian attack, the memories came flooding back. She heard…
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Germany says no decision yet on tanks
Defence officials from about 50 countries are meeting in Germany to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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68 mishaps in as many years: Why is Nepal prone to air disasters?
Commercial flights are considered one of the safest modes of transport around the world, but not so much in Nepal.…
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