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United States declares public health emergency over ‘monkeypox’ outbreak
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills,…
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‘Balancing act’: Erdogan to sound out Putin on Ukraine and Syria
Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks on Friday between…
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Moscow TV protester plays ‘Russian roulette’ with risky comeback
Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, knew that coming back to Moscow would…
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400-year-old Ecuadoran beer resurrected from yeast
Inside an old oak barrel, Ecuadoran bioengineer Javier Carvajal found the fungus of fortune: a 400-year-old yeast specimen that he…
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Furious China fires missiles near Taiwan in drills after Pelosi visit
China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest-ever drills in the Taiwan…
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Amid war, Russian man marries Ukrainian woman in India
Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine, in “normal” circumstances, two people who would be out to kill each other…
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French sailor survives 16 hours under capsized boat off Spain
A 62-year-old French sailor has been rescued in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain after surviving for 16 hours in a…
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US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Japan, final stop on Asia trip
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the final stop on her Asian tour, following a…
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Iran nuclear talks restart in Vienna
Negotiators kicked off a fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna on Thursday, seeking to salvage the…
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27 Chinese fighter jets entered its air defence zone, says Taiwan
More than 27 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Tuesday, officials in Taipei said, as US…
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