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Shanghai to launch new measures against COVID-19

Shanghai will start a series of measures on Friday to cut off COVID-19 transmission chains as soon as possible, local authorities said.Tiered community control measures

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UK MPs back probe into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament

British MPs on Thursday agreed to put Prime Minister Boris Johnson under investigation to determine whether he lied to parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at his

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Thousands flee as Arizona wildfire almost triples in size

A wind-driven Arizona wildfire almost tripled in area on Wednesday after burning dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee their homes in a drought-hit rural a

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Pakistani PM Sharif's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan's new cabinet took their oaths in a ceremony on Tuesday, state television reported.The new cabinet, made up of allied political parties, was sworn in over a we

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Macron, Le Pen kick off French presidential runoff campaigns

French incumbent Emmanuel Macron declared Monday that he wants to "convince" a broad range of French voters to back his centrist vision, kicking off a two-week battle a

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Zelenskyy braces for 'hard battle,' Johnson visits Kyiv and offers aid

Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday as British Prime Minister Bo

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Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.Pelosi, 82, doesn't have any symptoms, he said. Thi

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Oil price falls most in 2 years after oil stockpile release

Oil price settled lower on Friday as members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to join in the largest-ever U.S. oil reserves release.Both Brent and U.S. c

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Delegation representing ROK's president-elect to visit U.S. in early April

A delegation representing Yoon Suk-yeol, president-elect of the Republic of Korea (ROK), is expected to visit Washington before the U.S. Congress begins its recess on A

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Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19

Hillary Clinton said on Twitter she's tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, but added that she's "feeling fine."She said former Pres

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Biden signs $1.5t omnibus spending bill into law

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a $1.5-trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year 2022 to fund the federal government through the end of Sep

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Iran 'temporarily' suspends normalization talks with Saudi Arabia: report

Iran has "temporarily" suspended normalization talks with Saudi Arabia, Iran's Press TV reported on Sunday.The Iranian side has "unilaterally and temporarily" suspended

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Biden calls for an end to Russia's 'most favored nation' trade status

The U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called for the revocation of Russia's "most favored nation" status, which would downgrade Russia as a trading partner and open th

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Governments look for solutions as pump prices soar globally

Retail gasoline and diesel prices rose to record highs in many countries globally this week, prompting governments from South America in Brazil to Europe in France to c

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UK government accused of 'incompetent' Ukraine refugee visa program

The UK government is under pressure to do more for Ukrainian refugees as the numbers fleeing the fighting steadily increases.Boris Johnson said that the UK had been gen

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GOP Sens. Cruz and Johnson meet with 'People's Convoy' truckers

Trucker protesters against COVID vaccine mandates and restrictions met Tuesday with a pair of Republican lawmakers for two hours on Capitol Hill.Republican Sens. Ron Jo

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Oil prices surge as U.S. bans Russian energy imports

Crude oil prices surged Tuesday as the U.S. banned Russian energy imports, while nickel prices rocketed to a record peak on Russian supply fears.While remaining below M