Russian ceasefire to begin at besieged Mariupol steel plant
by Joshua Melvin with David Stout in Kyiv © Agence France-Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- A Russian-announced ceasefire was due…
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John Lee: the former Hong Kong cop Beijing trusts
by Su Xinqi As a former beat cop who rose to become Hong Kong's security chief, John Lee is the…
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Hong Kong more unequal, less free as Carrie Lam leaves office
by Holmes CHAN Hong Kong has emerged a more unequal city, its freedoms curtailed and international shine dulled after five…
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Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid outbreak
Millions of people in Beijing returned to work Thursday, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a…
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Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes: ministry
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western…
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OPEC+ eye modest supply boost as demand dented by China Covid rules
by Anne BEADE, with Emeline Burckel in London Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC+ members meeting on…
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Russia’s relentless hunt of Chechens decades after Putin’s war
by Blaise Gauquelin © Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Twenty years after Vladimir Putin flattened their capital…
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EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine
by Joshua Melvin with Alex Pigman in Brussels Agence France Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The European Commission proposed…
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40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021: UN
The number of people facing hunger rose to 193 million last year as conflict, climate change and economic crises…
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North Korea fires ballistic missile in latest show of force
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul said, a week after Kim Jong…
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