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Niger junta says will not back down despite sanctions

The self-declared new leader of Niger on Wednesday said the junta would not bow to pressure to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, intensifying a standoff with t

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Pakistan police postpone arrest of ex-PM Imran Khan, easing unrest

withdrewwithdrawnwere directed by a Pakistan court Wednesday to suspend an operation to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan bringing a halt to pitched battles in

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EU agrees Russian oil price cap after Polish green light

The European Union will join the G7 powers in imposing a 60-dollar-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, the Polish ambassador to the bloc said Friday.Poland, which was

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UN chief has trilateral meeting with Ukrainian, Turkish presidents in Lviv

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv

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Sri Lankan opposition leader withdraws from presidential race

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition of Sri Lanka, has withdrawn his presidential candidacy from consideration."For the greater good of my country that I love

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FIBA bans Russia, Belarus from international competitions

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Wednesday excluded Russia and Belarus from participating in and hosting international tournaments until further notice

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Russia relaxes rules on foreign exchange buying as ruble rallies

Russia will relax temporary capital control measures aimed at limiting a drop in the ruble by allowing individuals to buy cash foreign currency and will also scrap comm

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Amazon gives vague response to rumors of Kindle exiting China

A Kindle model is shown in a book fair in Shanghai, China, August 12, 2020. /VCG Amazon on Tuesday gave an unclear response to rumors that its flagship e-book readers may be withdrawn from Chi

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The bottomless pit that is the U.S. defense budget

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Venezuelan government signals 'partial agreements' with opposition

Jorge Rodriguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly and head of the government delegation, leaves after the second round of talks with the opposition in Mexico City, Mexico, September 4,

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Toyota restarts driverless shuttles after Paralympics accident forced athlete to withdraw from event

Aramitsu Kitazono, a Paralympic judo star from Japan who is visually impaired, was struck by Toyota's self-driving e-Palette vehicle while using a pedestrian crossing in the Olympic village in Tokyo.

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New Zealand-based student well-being platform Komodo raises $1.8M NZD

Adolescence is a turbulent period and its challenges are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in the best of times, teens dealing with personal and school problems might have trouble talki

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CMG Afghan correspondent recounts harrowing journey to Kabul airport

Jam-packed road to the airportIn normal times, it's a 10-minute and less than five-kilometer drive to Kabul airport. But today, our car had to stop every few hundred meters.Many people heading to

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The 20-year war in Afghanistan: What happened and what's next?

On its 102nd Independence Day, Afghanistan is standing in a historic moment – the end of the two-decade U.S. war and the Taliban regaining control.Months after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a fu

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Bezos might scupper NASA's 2024 moon landing - if spacesuit delays don't do it first

Problems are mounting for NASA's ambitious target of landing the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024, and additional delays driven by a litigious billionaire could end up scuppering the target landing date.

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Nadal withdraws from Toronto Masters, Djokovic cancels Cincinnati Open

Novak Djokovic (L) of Serbia talks with Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, May 16, 2021. /CFP Spain's tennis great Rafael Nadal on Tuesday said he

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Manchester United to be renamed on Football Manager following trademark settlement

Sega and Manchester United reach a settlement which will see the football club renamed 'Manchester UFC' from Football Manager 22 onwards.