Views: 1 A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70 coronavirus cases were discovered there over the past three days. China, the only major world economy still sticking to a staunch zero-Covid policy, is on high alert for any outbreaks as it hosts the […]
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Views: 1 HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans used a big third quarter to take control of the game and get a 120-107 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. © Provided by Associated Press – Sports Houston Rockets forward
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Views: 1 Thousands of protesters descended in Ottawa over the weekend. Ottawa’s mayor said that the situation was ‘completely out of control.’The mayor of Canadian capital Ottawa declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions. © Adrian Wyld/AP Photo/picture alliance Thousands descended on Ottawa over the weekendThousands of protesters descended in
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Views: 3 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
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Views: 2 (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
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Views: 3 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
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Views: 6 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
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Views: 2 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
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Views: 1 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
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Views: 2 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
