Japan government officials to miss Beijing Olympics
Japan said Friday it will not send government representatives to February’s Beijing Olympics as…
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Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists
Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had…
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Death toll from DR Congo suicide attack up to 7
The death toll from the suicide attack in the eastern city of Beni, on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
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NATO chief seeks NATO-Russia Council meeting in January
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has sought a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month and contacted…
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Crossbow-carrying intruder detained at Queen’s castle in UK
A man armed with a crossbow who broke into Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is spending Christmas,…
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UN ‘horrified’ by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar
A UN official said Sunday he was “horrified” by credible reports that at least 35 civilians…
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‘Love for all’: Tears and memories of ‘hero’ Tutu
South Africans of all races stopped by Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral on Sunday to pay…
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South Africa’s apartheid racial classification laws explained
– Races separated – Apartheid — an Afrikaans-language word meaning the state of “apartness”…
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Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DR Congo
A suicide bomber killed at least five people at a crowded night spot in the city of Beni in the eastern…
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Scrapped flights, resurgent Covid deliver Christmas gut punch
Travel headaches abound for millions worldwide on the holiday weekend with 2,200 flights cancelled on…
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