China welcomed Argentina into its global Belt and Road Initiative Sunday as President Xi Jinping capped a weekend of frenetic diplomatic activity on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics. © Anthony WALLACE China’s President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Beijing on FridayXi has not left his country since the coronavirus […]
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(Reuters) – Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez urged fans not to jeer winger Ousmane Dembele after the France international was greeted with a chorus of boos on his return to the squad in Sunday’s LaLiga win over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. © Reuters/ALBERT GEA LaLiga – FC Barcelona v Atletico Madrid Barcelona bounced back from a
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A Navy SEAL candidate has died and a second is in the hospital after falling ill on Friday just hours after both had successfully completed the grueling culmination of initial SEAL training known as “Hell Week.” Play Current Time 0:15 / Duration 6:54 Loaded: 13.05% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen Documentary series takes an inside look at
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett he looks forward to visiting Israel in 2022 during a call that included discussion of the threat posed by Iran and its proxies, the White House said in a statement. © Bloomberg U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Naftali Bennett, Israel’s prime minister, shake
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(Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson promised his Conservative Party an overhaul of his top team as he strives to keep his job after a series of gaffes and scandals. Two rapid appointments over the weekend may already be too late. Reeling from the resignation of five aides in 24 hours last week, the U.K. prime minister
Russia has enough troops in place to seize Kyiv or another Ukrainian city but not yet for a full takeover and occupation of the country, Ukraine’s former defence minister has said, as Washington warned that an invasion could take place at any time. Andriy Zagorodnyuk said in an interview with the Guardian that the situation
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The healthcare company Johnson & Johnson is facing an attempt to force a shareholder vote to halt its sales of talc-based baby powder across the world, including the UK, amid concerns over alleged links to cancer. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Johnson & Johnson (J&J) withdrew its talc-based baby powder from sale in the US
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of Ukraine’s second-largest city on Saturday carrying banners saying “Kharkiv is Ukraine” and “stop Russian aggression”, as the country braced for a possible military offensive from Russia. © Reuters/VYACHESLAV MADIYEVSKYY Ukrainians take part in Unity March in Kharkiv© Reuters/VYACHESLAV MADIYEVSKYY Ukrainians take part in Unity March in KharkivWeeks
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There is a photograph from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics that captured curling fans’ hearts worldwide. In it, Canadian curler John Morris and American rival Matt Hamilton sit side by side, arms draped around each others’ shoulders, grinning faces inches apart, beer cans mid-clink. © Provided by Associated Press – Sports John Morris, of Canada, throws a
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Australia’s foreign minister called Sunday for the “immediate release” of economist Sean Turnell, who has been detained by Myanmar’s military junta for the past year. © Handout Australian economist Sean Turnell, seen here in July 2021 at a Myanmar prison, was working as an advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government at the time of the
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