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Olympics-China media says U.S. pays athletes to ‘disrupt’ Beijing Games

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Views: 2 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media said the United States plans to “maliciously disrupt and spoil” the Beijing Winter Olympics by enticing athletes to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise Beijing. A week before the Games begin amid tensions between the two superpowers, China Daily, an English-language newspaper run by the […]

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Tunisia thwarts alleged terrorist attack targeting tourist areas

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Views: 2 TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police thwarted an attack planned by a woman coming from Syria, where she received training “with terrorist groups,” targeting tourist areas in the country, the interior ministry said on Friday. It added that the woman, who was planning attacks with an explosive belt, was imprisoned. The ministry said the

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France won’t stay in Mali if price is too high -defence minister

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Views: 0 PARIS (Reuters) – European states combating Islamist militants in Mali will try to find a way to keep their mission going, but there are limits to the price that France is prepared to pay to remain there, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Saturday. © Reuters/STEPHANE MAHE FILE PHOTO: European Union countries’ Defence

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Australia wants Kanye West fully vaccinated before any concert tour

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Views: 1 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Hip-hop artist Kanye West will have to be fully vaccinated if he wants to play concerts in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, after media said the performer planned an Australian tour in March. The warning comes just two weeks after tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s hopes for a

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Argentine singer Diego Verdaguer dies of COVID-19 complications at 70

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Views: 1 Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer, whose romantic hits such as “Corazón de papel,” “Yo te amo” and “Volveré” sold almost 50 million copies, has died of complications from COVID-19, his family said Friday.     The naturalized Mexican-Argentine musician, who was married to singer Amanda Miguel, died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, his daughter

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New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case

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Views: 5 WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the government said. © Reuters/PRAVEEN MENON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington The exposure took place on

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Pope denounces COVID-19, vaccine misinformation, calls for truth

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Views: 3 Pope Francis on Friday denounced COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation in a meeting with a “fact-checking” network of Catholic journalists, reports The Associated Press. © getty: Pope Francis Pope denounces COVID-19, vaccine misinformation, calls for truth Francis told the group that people are creating a “distortion of reality based on fear” when it comes to information

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Russia bans more European Union officials

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Views: 0 Russia has expanded a list of EU officials prohibited from entering the country amid worsening tensions over Ukraine. The move comes as “reciprocation” for restrictive measures Brussels put on Moscow.Russia has added a number of European Union officials to a list of people barred from entering the country as a tit-for-tat response to

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Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness

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Views: 0 Tens of thousands of Vietnamese on Saturday bade farewell to the late monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh — one of the world’s most influential religious leaders — ahead of his cremation ceremony in the country’s Buddhist heartland. © Nhac NGUYEN Thich Nhat Hanh, who was credited with bringing mindfulness to the West,

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Australia seeks to join WTO talks on China-EU trade row

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Views: 3 MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia will seek to be included in consultations about a trade dispute between the European Union and China launched by the EU at the World Trade Organisation, the Australian trade minister said on Saturday. © Reuters/JASON LEE A staff member prepares for the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue in BeijingThursday’s EU challenge accuses

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