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Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed hundreds of soldiers
Russia has claimed its military carried out a deadly “retaliatory strike” on barracks used by Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas…
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Roberto Martinez appointed new Portugal coach
Portugal have named former Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as their new manager and the Spaniard said he would sit down…
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New Chinese foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign…
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Cargo vessel refloated after running aground in Suez Canal
A cargo vessel that ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been refloated, the Suez Canal Authority and a canal…
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Biden makes first visit to US-Mexico border since taking office
United States President Joe Biden has made his first visit to the US-Mexico border since taking office in January of…
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Armed group abducts 32 people from southern Nigeria train station
Attackers armed with assault rifles have abducted 32 people from a railway station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state, the governor’s…
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‘A tough little sparrow’: How a ring helped me grieve my mother
At the tail-end of a social media distraction scroll, I stared at my computer, transfixed. There on my Instagram feed…
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China says it carried out more military drills around Taiwan
China’s military says it carried out military exercises around the self-ruled island of Taiwan that focused on land and sea…
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How Ghana, Africa’s rising star, ended up in economic turmoil
Doris Oduro sits at her small, almost-empty store in Odorkor, a suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra. The single mother of…
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Cost of living: A refugee family runs out of food in Hong Kong
Slouched against the lone, grime-covered, grated window of his tiny apartment in the working-class neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po in…
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