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Aerial strikes by Sudan army rock Khartoum despite truce
Apr 27, 2023 08:39The Sudanese army has launched airstrikes against positions of paramilitary forces in the capital Khartoum despite its acceptance of extending a ceasefire.
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US nuclear submarines to dock in S Korea in rare visit amid tension with North
Apr 27, 2023 08:11The US military is set to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea in a purported move to show its resolve to protect Seoul against the North Korea.
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Peace talks only way out of Ukraine war, China’s Xi tells Ukraine’s Zelensky
Apr 27, 2023 04:05Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the only way to end the war in Ukraine is negotiation between Kiev and Moscow.
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Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars
Apr 27, 2023 03:37The global trend of substituting the US dollar with local currencies in trade transactions is speeding up as more countries are ditching the greenback.
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Republicans pass debt-ceiling hike as US creeps toward financial calamity
Apr 27, 2023 03:31The US House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed a bill to raise the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, defying Democratic President Joe Biden by attaching sweeping spending cuts for the next decade.
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US will send nuclear-armed subs to South Korea: Biden
Apr 27, 2023 03:23In a new agreement with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden has pledged to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in four decades to defend its ally from what they claim to be growing nuclear threats from North Korea.
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US consumer confidence falls to 9-month low in April
Apr 27, 2023 03:12US consumer confidence fell more than many predicted in April, fueled by a deterioration in expectations among over-55s and households with annual incomes over $50,000, according to survey data released Tuesday.
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Over one million UK children receiving food aid as cost-of-living crisis deepens: Charity
Apr 27, 2023 03:00New figures released by a major British food charity organization unveil that more than a million children in the European country received food aid in the past 12 months amid a deepening cost-of-living crisis.
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UK confirms depleted-uranium munitions are now in Ukraine
Apr 26, 2023 13:21Britain’s Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has told Parliament the government has already started shipments of depleted-uranium (DU) munitions to Ukraine.
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China on alert after EU calls for naval patrols in Taiwan Strait
Apr 26, 2023 11:29Chinese authorities is on high alert and prepared for any action posing a threat to China's sovereignty and territory, Beijing has declared after the EU’s top diplomat called for European navy patrols in the Taiwan Strait.