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Russia imposes entry ban on 63 Japanese citizens, including Kishida

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced sanctions against 63 Japanese officials, journalists and professors for engaging in what it called an "unprecedented an

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Putin signs decree on economic retaliations against unfriendly states

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the "unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and internationa

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Germany preparing for change of control at Rosneft refinery: minister

Germany is preparing for a change of control at the PCK refinery in Schwedt operated by Russian state-owned Rosneft that accounts for all of Germany's remaining Russian

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Turkmen president, Chinese defense minister agree to deepen military cooperation

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe voiced common willingness on Tuesday to promote

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Xi Jinping calls for advancing infrastructure construction

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also head of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA), on Tuesday stressed efforts to comprehensively strengthen i

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Beijing expands mass COVID-19 testing to 11 more districts

Beijing will conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 more districts from Tuesday to Saturday (April 26-30) to curb the risk of COVID-19, local authorities sa

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Overdoses, not COVID-19, drive spike in LA homeless deaths

Nearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdose

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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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Russia slaps sanctions on U.S. and Canadian officials and figures

Russia on Thursday announced more entry bans on U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists.T

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Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang tours farms in U.S. Midwest

As part of his tour through the U.S. state of Iowa, Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang visited the dairy farm of Doug and Jody Fairbanks in Anamosa Iowa, where he and his dele

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Biden, allies hold video call on Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden consulted with his country's allies on Tuesday on the latest developments in Ukraine, according to the White House. The purpose of the call was

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Russian forces start battle for Donbas: Zelenskyy

Russian forces have begun the battle for Donbas region, but Ukraine will defend itself, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on Monday."Now w

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President Xi Jinping orders building world-leading spacecraft launch site

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province into a world-leading facility. President Xi, also

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Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine seems to be out of reach at the moment."I don't think we had a

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Sri Lanka announces default on its external debt

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that the country will default on its external debt, pending a bailout by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).D

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WHO is analysing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants

The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus to a

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WHO is analysing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants

The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus to a