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Vo Van Thuong sworn in as Vietnam's president

workwill newlyelected President Vo Van Thuong was sworn in on Thursday in the National Assembly Building in Hanoi.Thuong 52 a member of the Politburo of the Communist

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U.S. to crack down on child labor amid massive uptick

yearwereadministration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports

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Britain's Sunak touts EU protocol progress in Northern Ireland, no deal yet

willwill prime minister told Northern Ireland politicians on Friday that progress had been made on easing postBrexit trade rules as he sought to keep the provinces

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Syrian president meets UN relief chief, agrees to expand UN aid access from Türkiye

workingwelcomedPresident Bashar alAssad has met with visiting UN relief chief Martin Griffiths and discussed humanitarian needs of the Syrian people over last weeks

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Türkiye-Syria quake: Erdogan declares state of emergency, death toll passes 7,800

worldworkedraced on Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by two large earthquakes and multiple aftershocks that struck Trkiye

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Medvedev: More U.S. weapons supplies only trigger more retaliation from Russia

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the supply of more advanced U.S. weaponry to Ukraine will only trigger more retaliatory strikes from Russia, up to the

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Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking univer

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APD | Government is taking all possible measures to protect Chinese projects and Chinese nationals in Pakistan

MR. RIAZ HUSSAIN PIRZADA is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the Nat

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APD | There is no threat or risk to Chinese projects or Chinese nationals in Pakistan

Ms. NAFISA SHAH is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018.Previously, she was member of the National Assem

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China, AU vow to build a China-Africa community with a shared future in new era

China is ready to continue to work with Africa as a development partner and build a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister

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Mississippi governor bans TikTok from government devices

TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday in a letter to department and agency

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Salesforce to lay off 8,000 workers in latest tech purge

Business software maker Salesforce is laying off about 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, as major technology companies continue to prune payrolls that rapidly e

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Chinese FM, U.S. secretary of state hold phone talks

Newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday had a phone conversation on relations between the two nations, th

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EU Parliament starts process to lift 2 lawmakers' immunity

The president of the European Parliament has launched an urgent procedure to waive the immunity of two lawmakers following a request from Belgian judicial authorities i

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UN committed to delivering humanitarian aid in Afghanistan: envoy

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are committed to the delivery of life-saving services to the people of Afghanistan despite the Taliban-run administrati

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Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian country’s d

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More NGOs suspend Afghanistan operations as Taliban orders women to stop working

Christian Aid and ActionAid have become the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop w