Zelensky faces Republican skeptics in Washington trip to counter war fatigue
WASHINGTON, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went to the US Congress on Thursday to face skeptical…
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New Delhi seeking ‘reduction’ in Canadian diplomats in India as row escalates
NEW DELHI, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - New Delhi said Thursday it is seeking the reduction of Canadian diplomatic staff…
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From Chopra to Faker: competitors to watch at Asian Games
By Peter STEBBINGS Some of the finest competitors on the planet will be in action at the Asian Games from…
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Top seed Jabeur crashes out of WTA Guadalajara Open
Top seed Ons Jabeur was sent crashing out of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open on Wednesday, losing a grueling three-hour…
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President Bongbong Marcos certifies agricultural economic sabotage bill as urgent
(Eagle News) -- President Bongbong Marcos has certified as urgent a measure that explicitly defines the crime of agricultural sabotage…
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Zelensky tries to counter war fatigue in Washington trip
By Danny KEMP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes his second wartime visit to Washington on Thursday in a bid to…
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‘Like a grave’: Syrians shelter underground in rebel bastion
By Omar Haj Kadour In a battered village in Syria's last main opposition bastion, one resident has hewn a bomb…
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Air pollution from fires hits world’s poorest hardest: study
People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and…
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Climate crisis has ‘opened the gates to hell’, UN chief tells summit
By Issam AHMED UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders the climate crisis had "opened the gates to…
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US federal judge, 96, suspended over ‘mental fitness’
The oldest US federal judge, at age 96, was suspended from her duties Wednesday over questions about her mental competency,…
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