World
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China and US are committed to reach audit deal, Chinese regulator says
China and the United States are committed to reach an arrangement on the audit inspection issue that is in line with legal and regulatory requirements...
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Two decades of deadly gun violence in US schools
At least 19 students and two teachers were shot dead on Tuesday (May 24) when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at their Texas elementary school, the...
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Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to world's poorest countries
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday (May 25) said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries,...
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Tightening COVID-19 net, Beijing deals out punishments, stark warnings
China's COVID-hit capital Beijing further tightened its dragnet on the virus with zero community transmission the target, punishing workplaces that fl...
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Biden channels personal losses to console families after Texas shooting
"To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away," said US President Joe Biden - a twice-bereaved father channeling his own heartache...
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Pakistan capital blockaded ahead of opposition protest
All roads leading into Pakistan's capital Islamabad were blocked on Wednesday (May 25) ahead of a major protest planned by ousted prime minister Imran...
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Sri Lanka prime minister retains finance minister portfolio
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president's office announced on Wednesday (May 25), and...
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Iraqi arrested in plot to kill US ex-president Bush
An Iraqi man who sought political asylum in the United States plotted to kill former president George W Bush, the Justice Department said on Tuesday (...
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North Korea fires salvo of missiles, including ICBM, hours after Biden leaves Asia
North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday (May 25), after US President J...
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Sri Lanka arrests 67 suspected to be heading to Australia
Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday (May 24) that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to travel by sea to Australia illegally.
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WHO says monkeypox outbreak 'containable', confirms 131 cases outside Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (May 24) there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the f...
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Taiwan kept COVID-19 cases below 15,000 for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model'
Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restriction...
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Russian diplomat in Switzerland resigns over Ukraine invasion
A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday (May 24) he was leaving his post because of his d...
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Pakistani policeman killed, ex-PM Khan supporters arrested
Pakistan's key opposition party led by recently ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan accused police of detaining hundreds of its supporters in raids that...
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Sri Lanka increases fuel prices to address economic crisis
Sri Lanka increased fuel prices on Tuesday (May 24), a long-flagged move to mend public finances and combat its debilitating economic crisis, but the...
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Beijing ramps up COVID-19 quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules
Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID-19 outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned un...