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South China Sea drills: US, Australian and Philippine forces sink a ship
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LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, ...
Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
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The city of Hangzhou says it has ditched all purchase restrictions (STR) One of China’s wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift ...
U.K. Supreme Court makes ruling over $43 million in treasure from World War II ship sunk by Japanese torpedoes
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South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found ...
India’s Modi banks on $400bn cash splurge to win election
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Y Saraswati lost her husband 30 years ago – she says a $35 widow’s pension every month gives her dignity [Bimal Thankachan] ...
Israel says it reopened key Gaza crossing, but UN says no aid has entered
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, ...
Japan real wages fall in March, marking 2 years of decline
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TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages in March fell 2.5% from a year earlier, marking declines for two straight ...
Natalie Elphicke: Starmer faces anger after Tory MP’s defection
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By Paul Seddon & Chris Mason BBC News 8 May 2024 Updated 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images Sir Keir Starmer’s ...
Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens
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icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Insights from Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Növekedés, and Royal United Services Institute Arrow ...
Hong Kong: Government to ban Glory to Hong Kong after court win
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Image source, Getty images Image caption, The song was widely adopted by pro-democracy protesters in 2019 Article information Author, Frances Mao Role, ...
Armenia’s prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain in ties
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MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister visited Moscow and held talks Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the ...
