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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(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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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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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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President Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday about Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine. “The leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s borders, and affirmed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the White House said in a statement on
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 6th February 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today said Africa had made significant progress in the war against malaria in the last two years, and attributed the success to a four-point program implemented by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). “When I assumed the chair of ALMA I came up with a four-point legacy
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NAIROBI, 2nd February 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited African leaders to attend the 7th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) week slated for 28th February to 2nd March 2022 in Nairobi. President Kenyatta, who is also a member of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee, said the PIDA week provides an
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NAIROBI, 3rd February 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi, held one-on-one talks with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame who was in the country on a working visit. During the meeting, President Kenyatta and President Kagame discussed a wide range of areas of cooperation between the two countries including trade and transport. The
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