Saudi-backed LIV Golf series faces 9/11 protest as it begins first tournament on US soil

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and victims' families who criticized golfers for working with Saudi Arabia, who they say was complicit in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Opinion: How five more years of zero-Covid could transform China

Those dismayed by China's zero-Covid policy were likely also shocked that Beijing's Communist Party chief Cai Qi reportedly said this week the city might keep the policy in place "for the next five years."
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China's economy just had its best month since February

China's huge manufacturing and service industries just saw their first month of growth since February, according to surveys published Thursday, as Covid restrictions were eased in many cities.
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Tesla's layoffs hit Autopilot team as AI develops

Tesla is increasingly turning to machines rather than humans as it attempts to develop autonomous vehicles.
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Top UK supermarket stops selling Heinz baked beans in dispute over rising prices

It's getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation.
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Ben and Jerry's sells its Israeli business

Unilever has sold its Ben & Jerry's business in Israel to its distributor in the country, following ongoing controversy related to its activities in Israel and the West Bank.
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines' new President

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines on Thursday, restoring one of the country's most notorious political dynasties to the Malacañang Palace 36 years after his father was ousted in a popular uprising.
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Buckingham Palace finishes report on handling of Meghan bullying allegations -- but won't say what's in it

Buckingham Palace has revealed that it has completed a review into the handling of the allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied royal staff, but declined to share the results of the probe.
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As Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, doctors and bankers protest 'impossible situation'

Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island's worst economic crisis in decades or step down.
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Brazilian court orders Bolsonaro to compensate journalist for sexist remarks

A Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro must pay "moral damages" of 35,000 reais (approximately $6,700) to a Brazilian journalist after making remarks with sexual innuendo about her in 2020.
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Member of ISIS group that killed 130 people in 2015 Paris attacks jailed for life without parole

Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly gun-and-bomb attacks across Paris in November 2015, was found guilty of all five crimes he was charged for, including murder on Wednesday.
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Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress

Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Doha aimed at salvaging the Iran nuclear deal ended without any progress, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
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How Erdogan's Turkey became NATO's wild card

NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join on Wednesday after Turkey dropped its opposition following an arduous process that has served to remind the alliance of its deepening fault lines.
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Ukraine's first lady says her country 'cannot see the end of our suffering'

Five months of war have forced Ukrainians to adjust their expectations. After readying for a conflict they thought would be a sprint, many are now grappling with the likelihood of a "marathon," said Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady.
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'We need your help': All-Ukrainian clash at Wimbledon

With its strawberries and cream, grassy slopes, and peaceful setting in a leafy part of London, Wimbledon is a world away from Ukraine, where the bombs still fall four months after Russia invaded.
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Colombian prison riot sparks fire, killing 51 people

A fire inside an overcrowded Colombian prison killed 51 inmates in the early hours of Tuesday morning, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in the country's recent history.
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The UK government has taken a stake in a sex party startup

British taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties.
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Indian police arrest Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus

Delhi police have arrested a prominent Muslim journalist, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on social media, in a move condemned by free speech advocates.
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US strikes al Qaeda-affiliated leader in Syria

The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command.
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Japan tells millions to save electricity as record heat wave strains power supply

Japan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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All the recession warning signs this week

It's the question everyone is asking: Are we about to enter a recession?
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Ray-Ban's billionaire owner Leonardo Del Vecchio dies

Leonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87, his company said on Monday.
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Four still in critical condition after South Africa tavern tragedy, authorities say

Four people in South Africa's East London town remain in critical condition after attending a party that turned tragic. The Eastern Cape Premier's office tells CNN that the four remain under observation in hospital and authorities are waiting to question them.
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Uprooted by war, some Ukrainians in the UK now face homelessness alone

It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a wrong way to load a dishwasher, an awkward silence followed by a polite request to pack your bags.
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Children as young as 13 among 22 killed in South African tavern incident

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Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia's angst over climate activists

Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope.
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Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.
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Biden arrives in Europe to keep allies united against Russia as a grinding war in Ukraine takes its toll

President Joe Biden arrived in Europe Saturday for a week of summits, where the grinding war in Ukraine -- entering its fifth month and fading from Americans' attention -- will be thrust back to the forefront.
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WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored

The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting.
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Analysis: Never mind China's new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about

China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.
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Analysis: Energy prices are causing chaos in Asia. Here's why the rest of the world should worry

In Sri Lanka, people queue for miles to fill a tank of fuel. In Bangladesh, shops shut at 8 p.m. to conserve energy. In India and Pakistan, power outages force schools to shut, businesses to close and residents to swelter without air conditioning through deadly heat waves in which temperatures top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius).
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A woman's brutal killing shocks the Arab world

The brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight.
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World leaders are facing crises on all fronts. Putin will be watching if they fail

What a difference a year makes. Enormous challenges, some of them barely imaginable when the G7 leaders last met 12 months ago, are bearing down on the world's most prosperous democratic nations as they prepare to meet in Germany.
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ICC prosecutor aims to reopen Philippines drug war investigation

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday he would seek to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected rights abuses during former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs.
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Asia's largest train station reopens following huge makeover

Beijing's oldest train station has gotten a 21st-century makeover.
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Analysis: Boris Johnson's future in peril as Conservative Party hit with double election losses

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a hammer blow to his authority on Friday after his party lost two parliamentary by-elections in a single night, raising new questions about his leadership.
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What sitting in economy on Qantas' 20-hour flights will be like

The world's longest flight: nonstop, 20 hours, as you recline in your wide armchair and decide whether you want to relax with the very best Champagne, enjoy a chef-designed meal with a traveling companion seated opposite, or get the crew to make your sumptuously soft bed with fresh linens.
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Hong Kong officials test positive for Covid, casting doubt over Xi's potential visit

Two top Hong Kong officials have tested positive for Covid-19, potentially derailing any chance of an official visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China.
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New Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time

For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year.
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Brazilian indigenous agency workers strike after Amazon killings spark outrage

Workers at Brazil's national agency for indigenous people went on strike Thursday amid fury over the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, citing longstanding concerns over illegal activity and violence in the Amazon rainforest.
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Four dead in Ecuador's anti-government protests

At least four people have died amid ongoing protests against the government of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, according to Ecuadorian authorities. Scores of police officers have been injured and more than 100 people have been arrested, authorities also said.
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Afghanistan reels from deadly earthquake as crisis-hit country struggles for aid

Desperate search and rescue operations were underway in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people, a heavy blow for a country already facing a dire economic and humanitarian crisis.
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In photos: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.
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More than 1,000 people killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.
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A Muslim teenager was killed at a protest in India. His family wants answers

"They're firing bullets, they're firing bullets!" a voice yells on video over the sound of gunfire during clashes between police and Muslim protesters in the eastern Indian city of Ranchi.
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Myanmar junta shifts Aung San Suu Kyi's trial to prison venue

Myanmar's military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Prince Charles meets genocide survivors in Rwanda

The altar of Nyamata Church is draped with a bloodstained cloth. Its pews are gone; in their place stand rows and rows of clothing and personal effects which belonged to the people massacred here 28 years ago. The roof above is peppered with holes caused by shrapnel, after perpetrators in the killings threw grenades into the building.
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Monkeypox case confirmed in Singapore, two more suspected in South Korea

Singapore has reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Southeast Asia during this year's outbreak -- while two further suspected cases of the disease have been found in South Korea.
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She's visited every country in the world. Here's what she learned

As her plane began its descent into the Seychelles on October 6, 2019, Ugandan-American travel influencer Jessica Nabongo peered out of the window, preparing herself for the momentous occasion about to take place.
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US bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns

The United States banned all goods produced in China's western Xinjiang region on Tuesday, following the enactment of a forced labor law signed by President Joe Biden last year.
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Boeing unveils new 777 'ecoDemonstrator' test jet

US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane -- a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer.
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Russian Nobel winner sells medal for over $100 million to help Ukrainian refugee kids

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, auctioned off his medal for $103.5 million on Monday, with proceeds donated to help Ukrainian child refugees.
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Why Russia's toehold in Europe could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine

Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin's war.
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Potentially toxic skin-whitening cosmetics have exploded on major social media platforms

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Victims of Tangshan restaurant attack recovering from injuries, Chinese police say

After days of mounting public pressure, Chinese police have finally issued an update on the investigation into a brutal restaurant attack in Tangshan -- but the statement has done little to quell public outrage, or address concerns for the victims.
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South Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket carrying satellites into orbit

South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a significant step for the country's burgeoning space program after a failed attempt last year.
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At least 200 civilians killed in western Ethiopia, say reports and officials

At least 200 civilians are believed to have been killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region by rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on Saturday, according to reports, a rights group and local officials. Most of the victims are from the Amhara ethnic group, a police officer said.
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Israel set for possible fifth election in four years as PM Bennett moves to dissolve parliament

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has effectively called time on his premiership after just a year in the job.
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Colombia's new president aims to reset relations with US

Gustavo Petro's victory in Colombia's presidential elections on Sunday opens a new page in the history of the country's relations with the US.
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Former journalist Peter Jouvenal among five UK nationals to be released in Afghanistan

Businessman and former cameraman Peter Jouvenal is among five British nationals to be released in Afghanistan, his wife Hassina Syed told CNN.
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Analysis: Macron tried to make the center the biggest force in France. It didn't work

There's no escaping the fact that losing his parliamentary majority in legislative elections this weekend is a major blow to French President Emmanuel Macron.
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North Korea reports 'epidemic' of unidentified intestinal disease

North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported on Sunday.
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Duterte's daughter calls for unity as she is sworn in as Philippine vice president

Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Millions impacted by monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India

Four million people have been impacted by flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, according to Dr. Enamur Rahman, the country's State Minister for the Ministry of Disaster Management. The situation could soon worsen, with heavy rain forecast in the next 24 hours.
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Five guys take the same photo for 40 years

Five friends' celebrated photo taken every five years at the same California lake is out for the world to see despite one man's recent cancer scare.
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Proud to be back: Singapore's Pink Dot rally makes colorful return

In a sea of thousands decked out in rainbow and pink, Dawn Lim, a full-time officer doing mandatory military service in the Singapore army, was not as flamboyantly dressed as many of her fellow attendees at the city state's Pink Dot pride parade -- but she was just as happy and proud as everyone else to be there.
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Islamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults

An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least two people and injured seven.
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Analysis: Colombia needs a leader who'll implement the peace accord. For women, it's a matter of life and death

Today, Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the country's presidential elections. Six years after the peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) brought five decades of conflict to an end, voters will choose between two different futures for Colombia.
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Putin declares end of 'the era of the unipolar world'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the end of "the era of the unipolar world" in a combative speech that lambasted Western countries at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.
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How I survived 70 days confinement in the world's strictest Covid lockdown

When I left a Covid-ravaged Hong Kong, I was in search of a sanctuary.
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Two killed in Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

Gunmen launched an attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least two people, Kabul police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
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China launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier. It has a major upgrade

China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with a new launching technology that experts say is fast catching up with the United States.
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Opinion: Prince Charles, don't shake hands with the tyrant who kidnapped our father

Our father, Paul Rusesabagina, is a hero.
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Fire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person

At least one person has died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai on Saturday, Chinese state media reported.
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Analysis: Boris Johnson's wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government have spent much of this week fighting with the EU and rowing with a European human rights court, all while playing down accusations that they are breaking international law and pandering to his party's base.
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Japan's top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage

Japan's government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's top court said on Friday, the first such ruling in a series of similar cases.
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Why enemies Lebanon and Israel are talking now

Lebanon and Israel, officially at a state of war, are holding indirect talks in an effort to settle a border dispute with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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What drove Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira to risk their lives in the Amazon

Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira, veterans of the Amazon, would have known the risks they faced when they set off for Atalaia do Norte in the Brazilian rainforest's remote Javari Valley -- a trip that increasingly appears to have ended in tragedy, after Brazilian authorities said Wednesday that a suspect had confessed to killing them.
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Triple whammy for European gas supplies sends prices soaring

Europe's natural gas supply has suffered its third blow in 48 hours, sending prices rocketing 42% higher from where they were at the start of the week.
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Central banks are desperate to make up for past sins

Central banks are racing to stay on top of rapidly changing economic and financial conditions as they try to contain rampant inflation, a difficult task that could put their credibility on the line.
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Lego will start building its bricks in the United States

Lego is planning to spend more than $1 billion to build a factory in the United States.
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After 40 days in a bomb shelter, two Ukrainian refugees and 17 dogs are ready to start a new life in Poland

When CNN Hero Aaron Jackson welcomed the first group of dogs from Ukraine to the abandoned animal shelter he's reopened in Poland, he also took in two refugees who shared an amazing story of survival.
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US-led coalition fighting ISIS says it's detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria

The US-led combined joint task force fighting ISIS has detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria, the coalition said in a statement Wednesday.
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Latvian Foreign Minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Wednesday said European leaders must not be deterred by a fear of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin and the international community must not pressure Ukraine into making concessions to end the war.
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Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces move towards negotiations

The Ethiopian government has formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a televised speech to parliament on Tuesday.
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This country wants a four-day work week. But it's not about making workers happy

Shorter work weeks aimed at boosting worker productivity and happiness are catching on in parts of the world like Iceland and the United Kingdom.
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Suspect in racist mass shooting at a Buffalo store faces federal hate crime charges

• Suspect in custody after mass shooting threat prompts at least 8 Missouri school districts to cancel summer school classes
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Anti-Semitic church carving can stay, Germany's top appeal court rules

Germany's highest appeal court has ruled that a medieval sculpture can remain on the outside of a church in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, despite acknowledging that it is anti-Semitic.
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Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis

Pakistanis have been urged to drink less tea to keep the economy afloat, as the world's largest tea importer grapples with soaring inflation and a fast-depreciating rupee.
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El Salvador's Bitcoin investment suffers amid crypto meltdown

El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin like no other country, with the government purchasing hundreds of coins last year as it announced that the cryptocurrency would become legal tender.
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Alexey Navalny transferred to maximum-security prison

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been transferred from the penal colony where he was serving his term to a higher security prison facility.
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Ukraine war 'perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented,' says Pope

Pope Francis has said that the war in Ukraine "was perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented" in remarks published by Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday.
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How a new library sheds light on the US 'secret war' in Laos

Most Americans learn something about the Vietnam War at school. Fewer learn about the shadow war that was being fought alongside it.
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A hostel that housed Rwanda genocide survivors prepares to take in people deported by the UK

Hope Hostel is not a 5-star hotel. But it isn't a dump, either. The renovated 50-room facility in Kigali's Kagugu neighborhood has a new coat of paint, fresh bedding, a lot of new security cameras and a changed mission. After hosting student survivors of the 1994 genocide for nearly three decades, it will be the first home for migrants deported from the United Kingdom.
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Confessions of a 1980s flight attendant

"I came of age when the jet age came of age," says Ann Hood, an American novelist and New York Times best-selling author, whose latest book "Fly Girl" is a memoir of her adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant, right at the end of the Golden Age of air travel.
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11 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents return to their village

More than 11 years after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes.
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Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison in wake of reality TV star's death

Japan's parliament on Monday passed legislation making "online insults" punishable by imprisonment amid rising public concern over cyberbullying sparked by the suicide of a reality television star who had faced social media abuse.
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Blinken says US is prepared to make adjustments to military posture in response to North Korea

The Biden administration is "prepared to make both short and longer-term adjustments to our military posture" to respond to provocations from North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
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Surreal images explore Asian American identity

There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams.
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Analysis: Defending the Amazon is a dangerous undertaking. Critics say Bolsonaro is making it worse

Fears are mounting over the fates of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira -- who have been missing in the Brazilian Amazon for over a week -- after the discovery of what appeared to be human remains and revelations that the pair had received death threats.
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Justin Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus for a second time this year

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19.
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French parliamentary elections overshadowed by low turnout

Just weeks after his own re-election, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble risks losing its absolute majority in parliament, after early results in Sunday's legislative elections showed it neck and neck with leftist coalition New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES).
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Rape case against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed due to 'misconduct' by plaintiff's attorney

The federal civil case alleging that Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 was dismissed on Friday.
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Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin

Seventy-five years ago this week, Secretary of State George Marshall gave a graduation address that changed the world.
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Sexy trash cans? This Swedish city is taking a risqué approach to garbage

The Swedish city of Malmö is taking dirty talk to a whole new level in its latest effort to clean up the streets.
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Seoul to "dramatically" boost defense amid fears over North Korea's nuclear plans

South Korea will "dramatically" strengthen its defense capabilities, its defense minister said Sunday amid international concern that Pyongyang is reviving its nuclear testing program.
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Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options

Long-running tensions over Iran's nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the Middle East into uncharted waters.
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Family 'devastated' by death sentence on British national by pro-Russian court in Ukraine

Relatives of a British man sentenced to death by a court in the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have said they are "devastated" and that he "should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war" according to the Geneva Conventions.
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Analysis: Putin shared what his endgame is

• Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war • Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin
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Analysis: Boris Johnson is still in charge. But behind closed doors, rivals are plotting his ouster

Boris Johnson ends the week with reason to be cheerful. On Monday, he survived the biggest challenge to his leadership since becoming Prime Minister, after his Conservative MPs backed him in a confidence vote to remain party leader by 211 to 148.  
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3 key takeaways from Biden's Summit of the Americas

In an odd twist of scheduling, President Joe Biden was meeting here Thursday with a leader who's amplified conspiracy theories the very same hour that startling new details emerged about the conspiracy to deny him the presidency.
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Apparent human remains found near Brazilian port where missing journalist and researcher were heading

Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing, police said Friday.
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US defense chief says China muscling neighbors, plundering resources in Pacific

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called out China on Saturday for a series of coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions that threaten stability around Asia and vowed the United States would stand by partners to resist any pressure.
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'Napalm Girl' at 50: Story of Vietnam War's defining photo

The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but the 20th century. Dark smoke billowing behind them, the young subjects' faces are painted with a mixture of terror, pain and confusion. Soldiers from the South Vietnamese army's 25th Division follow helplessly behind.
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How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering

Efforts by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to bring down the country's governing coalition risk hurting the very cause the Israeli right has always championed: Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
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US and Chinese defense chiefs trade barbs over Taiwan at first face-to-face meeting

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe have begun meeting at a major defense summit in Singapore.
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Analysis: China's economy is looking brighter but it's not in the clear yet

From big gains in tech stocks to robust trade data, China has had plenty of good news on the economic front this week.
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Panic buying in Shanghai as mass testing notices spark fears of new lockdown

Shanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent restrictions just days after the financial hub emerged from two months of painful lockdown.
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India is facing a firestorm over ruling party officials' comments about Islam. Here's what you need to know

India is trying to contain the diplomatic fallout as outrage grows in the Muslim world following derogatory comments made by ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed.
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How glamping became China's hottest new travel trend

"Every grassland is covered with tents during weekends," says 26-year-old glamping enthusiast Yoga Song.
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Blood found in suspect's boat as Brazil searches for missing pair in remote Amazon

Blood has been found in a boat owned by a suspect in the disappearance of a British journalist and indigenous affairs expert in a remote region of the Amazon, Brazil's federal police said Thursday.
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China and Cambodia break ground at naval base in show of 'iron-clad' relations

Officials from China and Cambodia broke ground on a controversial, Chinese-funded upgrade of a naval base in southern Cambodia on Wednesday, with Beijing's envoy in the country calling military cooperation part of the countries' "iron-clad partnership."
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Torrential rains kill 25 people in southern China as climate change amplifies flood seasons

Torrential rains in southern China have killed at least 25 people, impacted millions of residents and caused billions of yuan in economic losses, as the country grapples with increasingly devastating flood seasons fueled by climate change.
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Suspect held as Brazil steps up search for missing British journalist and researcher in remote Amazon

Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they have detained a suspect in the case of a missing British journalist and indigenous affairs expert -- but are yet to establish whether the man was linked to their disappearance in a remote region of the Amazon.
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Jill Biden plays host at fraught diplomatic summit

First lady Jill Biden said last month as she wrapped a six-day trip to Latin America that she was not concerned about the threat of boycott from certain countries at the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
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Mass graves are still being dug in Syria, anonymous whistleblower tells US senators

Mass graves are still being dug in Syria today, filled with victims of the ongoing conflict and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, an anonymous whistleblower known as "the gravedigger" told US senators during a congressional hearing about the conflict on Wednesday.
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Did Biden's snub to Venezuela prompt a last-minute trip to Turkey?

If you can't get an invitation to the biggest party in town, act like you're too busy to care.
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Lawmakers reject EU's centerpiece climate legislation as energy pressures bite

Lawmakers from the European parliament on Wednesday rejected several key pieces of climate legislation for slashing greenhouse gas emissions after conservative factions tried to have them watered down.
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Why climate activists aren't buying the FIFA World Cup's 'green' claims

World football governing body FIFA has said that it will host the first-ever carbon-neutral World Cup this year -- but not everyone's buying it.
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Chinese hackers breach 'major' telecoms firms, US says

Chinese government-backed hackers have breached "major telecommunications companies," among a range of targets worldwide, by exploiting known software flaws in routers and other popular network networking gear, US security agencies warned Tuesday.
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Iranian passenger train derails, killing at least 17

At least 17 people were killed and 50 more injured after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday morning, the Iranian Red Crescent said on Twitter.
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China offers $15,000 cash — or a 'spiritual reward' — for national security tip-offs

China is offering its citizens cash rewards of up to and above 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for tip-offs about people who endanger national security, as authorities intensify a years-long campaign to weed out what they see as growing threats from foreign espionage and "hostile forces."
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This landlocked country has been named Europe's best for bathing

The quality of Europe's bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that almost 85% of its bathing sites now rank as "excellent."
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Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden's struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

The decision by Mexico's President to boycott this week's summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
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Why India is in damage-control mode with Arab nations

It took India less than 24 hours to discipline two politicians after a controversy that had been brewing at home for over a week caught the attention of its Arab trade partners.
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South Africa's President says 'I have never stolen money,' as missing cash mystery deepens

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit back at allegations of improper conduct over large amounts of cash stolen from his wildlife farm in 2020.
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Didi's stock jumps 50% on report that China's probe is ending

Didi's regulatory nightmare in China may be nearly over.
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Stocks are itching for a turnaround. This won't help

Late last week, Microsoft — the second largest public company in the United States — leveled with its investors. Earnings for the current quarter, it warned, would not be as strong as it had hoped.
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Dear Gen Z: Here's how to survive your first bear market

The pandemic brought a wave of new investors into the stock market. And now those newbies are facing their first major market downturn.
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Employees at Virgin Atlantic can now show off their tattoos

Tattooed crew members at British airline Virgin Atlantic are now welcome to show off their ink while in uniform.
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'If I did it, somebody else can do it': Rafael Nadal speaks about setting a Grand Slam record

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal tells Christiane Amanpour that his happiness doesn't hinge on setting records and that he believes his record 22 Grand Slam titles can be broken.
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Gunned down on a mercy mission: Witnesses say Russian troops killed Hostomel mayor and two volunteers

As Russian forces closed in on Hostomel in late February, the town's mayor Yurii Prylypko urged local residents to take care of each other.
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China censored a top livestreamer on the eve of June 4. Now his fans are asking about the Tiananmen Square massacre

For decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, especially around the anniversary on June 4.
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A museumgoer threw cake at the Mona Lisa

The "Mona Lisa" was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass.
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India's ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Sunday it had suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed.
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Opulent gold carriage appears at Platinum Jubilee beaming image of young Queen Elizabeth in its window

As Britain celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, an opulent 260-year-old gilded carriage hit the streets again for the first time in two decades.
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What if planes were wider? Company re-imagines inflight seating

You might not know that the standard for today's airline seat sizing goes all the way back to 1954.
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Mass shooting at Nigeria church kills dozens, says local lawmaker

A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers.
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Tech companies have left Russia in droves. There's one big exception

Russia has spent months either driving out American tech firms or watching them leave of their own accord over its war in Ukraine. But the country now finds itself stuck in a stalemate with one big tech company: Google.
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Believe it or not, gas stations used to keep their bathrooms squeaky clean. Here's what changed

Gas station bathrooms are the last place most people want to stop to do their business.
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Fire tears through Bangladesh container depot killing 37 and injuring hundreds

At least 37 people were killed and more than 300 injured as a fire tore through a container depot and caused explosions in southeastern Bangladesh, the country's state-run news agency reported.
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Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on

The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. Nearby, hundreds of police patrolled the grounds, stopping and searching passersby and sealing off entrances to the park.
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China launches third crewed mission to new space station

China launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, carrying three astronauts who will continue construction of the station for six months.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, South Korea and Japan say

North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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One dead, 8 injured after high-speed train derails in southern China

A train conductor was killed and eight other people injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, state media CCTV reported.
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Myanmar junta says democracy activists' death sentences upheld, paving way for first executions in decades

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in decades.
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Inside the world's largest cave

Life is a journey, not a destination, as the saying goes -- and this summer that's truer than ever, as flight delays and cancellations continue.
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She had to flee Iran. Now she's won best actress at Cannes

When Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi fled her country in 2006 due to a leaked tape, she thought her career was over. But on Saturday she became the first Iranian to win the best actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
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In Hong Kong, memories of China's Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased

For decades it was a symbol of freedom on Chinese controlled soil: every June 4, come rain or shine, tens of thousands of people would descend on Victoria Park in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president

North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken over as head of a UN body aimed at striking disarmament deals amid scorn from critics.
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Salvadoran authorities are committing 'massive' human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges

Salvadoran authorities have committed "massive" human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, torture, and ill-treatment, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
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Biden and Saudi crown prince planning to meet later this month

A meeting this month between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is looking increasingly likely after two key deals were reached on Thursday following months of diplomatic heavy lifting by the US.
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Chinese warplanes harassing Canadian military flights, Ottawa says

Canadian surveillance planes helping to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea are being repeatedly buzzed by Chinese jets that fly so close their crews can see each other, Canada's military has alleged.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro appears to be taking a tougher stance on protecting the environment. Critics say it's just lip service

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's abysmal track record on the environment is long standing, with his policies instrumental in rolling back the country's once-stringent environmental protections and weakening its environmental agencies.
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'Chicken-rice crisis' as Singapore's national dish hit by Malaysian export ban

Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore.
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Partner of Australian TV host detained in China expresses fears for her health

Concerns are growing for Australian TV host Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for nearly two years, following an interview with her partner in which he claimed authorities had cut her access to embassy officials and tightened her food supply.
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Covid in North Korea is likely 'getting worse, not better': WHO

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in its fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data.
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US lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump

The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana.
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US and Taiwan unveil new trade initiative after Taiwan was excluded from US Indo-Pacific economic initiative

After being excluded from the US Indo-Pacific economic initiative that President Joe Biden formally unveiled in Asia last week, US officials are negotiating with Taiwan to develop a new trade initiative between the two countries, the Biden administration said Tuesday.
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Listen: Inside the race to save Ukraine's greatest treasures

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