WORLD NEWS
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856Trains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency
TOKYO (AP) — Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months...
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667Why China has been hit by power shortages
Blackouts are not that unusual in the country but this year a number of factors have contributed to a perfect storm for...
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396A Taliban founder says cutting off hands as punishment will be ‘necessary for security’
A founder of the Taliban, who became notorious for imposing its harsh rule the last time the militants governed Afghanistan, says the...
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286Japan approaching end of COVID-19 emergency in most areas – health minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 infection situation is improving such that emergency conditions could soon be lifted in most parts of the...
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532UK warned Hong Kong critics to avoid China extradition nations: campaigner
A prominent rights campaigner said Thursday Britain had warned him and other Beijing critics to avoid travel to countries that have an...
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545China is deleting its own stars from the Internet
We were promised great things when the U.S. opened trade with communist China. We were told free trade would expose the Middle...
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593What Trudeau’s win means for Canada-U.S. relations
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s election win will earn him a congratulatory call from a figure largely forgotten during Canada’s election campaign: President...
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6173 global challenges facing Biden at annual UN meeting: climate, COVID and US alliances
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a series of headaches big and small going into the United Nations’ annual summit. The 76th...
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408COVID-hit Chinese city tells residents to stay home as holiday starts
BEIJING (Reuters) – A city in southeast China hit by COVID-19 told residents on Saturday to stay home and closed various venues,...
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470U.S., France Dispute Australia Sub Deal Details as Ties Sour
(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is struggling to assuage French anger over Australia’s surprise decision to abandon a multibillion-dollar submarine contract with...
