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APD | How Many Problems Can be Solved by Blinken’s Visit to China?

By Daike, Boston-based correspondent for Asia Pacific DailyU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day trip to China on June 18-19, culminating in a mee

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Tens of thousands in Serbia protest against mass shootings

Tens of thousands in Belgrade attended an anti-government protest on Saturday over two mass shootings that killed 18 people.On May 3, a teenage boy killed nine pupils a

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UN chief calls for 'immediate' funding for Horn of Africa

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a "catastrophe" in the Horn of Africa, which is suffe

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UN, Moscow discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

Senior United Nations (UN) and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its grain and fertilizer

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Pandemic sets back poverty reduction efforts in Asia, Pacific by 2 years: ADB

The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many in the region will likely find it harder than befor

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Biden invoking Defense Production Act to address baby formula shortage

President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening.The move will

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Top Democrats and Republicans want stiffer sanctions, but GOP divided on Biden

Shortly after President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russian banks and elites -- but not on Russian President Vladimir Putin himself -- a top Senate

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APD | Criticism on President Joe Biden’s decision to avert Afghan assets to victims of 9/11

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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After more than 1,000 years, this English pub is closing its doors

An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic.Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, just north of

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COVID-19 disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO

Disruptions in basic health services, such as vaccination programs and treatment of diseases like AIDS, were reported in 92 percent of 129 countries, a World Health Org

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Instability in Mozambique to top agenda as SADC leaders meet

FILE PIC: A military convoy of South Africa National Defence Forces rides along a dirt road in the Maringanha district in Pemba, Mozambique. /AFP The Southern African Development Community (SA

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Images of Colorado fire's aftermath

Two people are still missing and feared dead after a wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder County, Colorado, and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, authorities said on

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China's role in Afghanistan, the Middle East in 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in north China's Tianjin, July 28, 2021. /Xinhua Editor's

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APD | OIC meeting a hope for Afghanistan

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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Canada failing migrant farmworkers on COVID-19 inspections: audit

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, Canadian government inspectors frequently deemed the employers of migrant workers compliant with health and safety rules despite a lack

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Is AUKUS already backfiring on America?

The leaders of Australia, the UK, and the U.S. announced a new trilateral military alliance on September 15 – called AUKUS – which will facilitate the sharing of techno

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Global evidence links rise in extreme precipitation to human-driven climate change

The big ideaHuman activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land in