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The Chinese coast guard detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel in waters off China’s southeast coast on Tuesday night, in the latest flare-up of tensions around a group of frontline islands controlled…

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This start-up is making artificial hair from bananas

July 3, 2024

During a visit to a local farm while working with development agency USAID, Ugandan entrepreneur Juliet Tumusiime realized that a huge amount of banana stems are left over from banana…

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A growing club led by Xi and Putin to counter the US is adding a staunchly pro-Russia member

July 3, 2024

A club of Eurasian countries spearheaded by China and Russia to advance their leaders’ vision of an alternative world order is set to expand again this week – this time adding…

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Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill

July 3, 2024

Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread. Advocates hope the new legislation…

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Hundreds of candidates drop out of French election runoff in last gasp bid to keep far right from power

July 3, 2024

As French citizens get set to vote in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday hundreds of contenders have bowed out in an effort to block the far-right party from the gates…

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Britain is on the cusp of a new era. Here’s what you need to know about its upcoming general election

July 3, 2024

Voters in Britain are primed to end a 14-year era of Conservative rule, in a momentous general election that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is almost universally expected to lose. Sunak…

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At least 116 people killed in crush at religious event in India, say local police

July 3, 2024

More than a hundred people were killed in a crush at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, according to local police and administration officials.…

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Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

July 3, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of starting a ceasefire in Gaza while Hamas remains in power, after The New York Times published an article citing six current and…

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Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots

July 3, 2024

Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have sparked overnight riots that targeted Syrian businesses and cars in the city. According to Turkish…

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Israeli military orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting evacuation of European Hospital

July 2, 2024

The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders on Monday for areas in southern Gaza including eastern Khan Younis and Rafah, forcing residents – many of whom were already displaced – to seek…

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China’s coast guard detains Taiwan fishing boat near frontline islands

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A growing club led by Xi and Putin to counter the US is adding a staunchly pro-Russia member

Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill

Hundreds of candidates drop out of French election runoff in last gasp bid to keep far right from power

Britain is on the cusp of a new era. Here’s what you need to know about its upcoming general election

At least 116 people killed in crush at religious event in India, say local police

Netanyahu rejects report citing top Israeli generals as wanting a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas still in power

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots

Israeli military orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting evacuation of European Hospital