China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China's support on Russian "sovereignty and security"…
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International
DR Congo condemns Rwanda’s ‘support’ for M23 rebels
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday condemned neighbor Rwanda for "supporting, financing and arming"…
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Russia plans evacuations from chemical plant in battleground Ukraine city
by Anna Malpas with Benoit Finck in Kyiv Agence France-Presse LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia said it would establish a…
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US panel weighs authorizing Covid vaccines for youngest children
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After months of anxious wait for some parents, a panel of experts convened by the…
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Ukraine’s desperate farmers trapped by grain blockade
by Blaise Gauquelin Agence France-Presse MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Nadiia Ivanova should have been harvesting her crop soon. But so…
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China factory output, retail sales weak as Covid shadow persists
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's factory output and retail sales remained weak in May, official data showed Wednesday, with tepid…
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South Korean truckers end week-long strike
by Yelim Lee Agence France-Presse INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean truck drivers will return to work Wednesday after…
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Australia hikes minimum wage as inflation soars
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- Australia raised the minimum wage by over five percent on Thursday, a slower-than-inflation increase as…
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Russians bid to encircle Severodonetsk, Zelensky pleads for arms
by Anna Malpas with Benoit Finck in Kyiv Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up efforts to cut off Ukrainian troops…
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South Korean truckers refuse to back down on wage, fuel cost strike; global supply chains affected
by Yelim LEE Agence France Presse INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean truck drivers staged an eighth day…
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