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Canada, Australia, Spain & Morocco join countries imposing COVID restrictions on Chinese travelers
Jan 01, 2023 04:52Canada, Australia, Spain, and Morocco have become the latest countries to impose travel restrictions on arrivals from China following a surge in COVID-19 cases there.
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Kim orders 'exponential increase' of North Korea's nuclear arsenal to counter US threat
Jan 01, 2023 04:45North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the development of new nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missiles and the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter the threat from the United States to his country’s sovereignty.
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US facing ‘risks’ over Patriot missiles delivery to Ukraine: Congressional advisory body
Jan 01, 2023 04:34A US government advisory body has warned Congress that the planned delivery of Patriot missile systems to Ukraine has raised “legislative and oversight” risks for the United States.
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US ramps up immigration arrests mostly at Mexican border
Jan 01, 2023 03:50Immigration arrests nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021 as border authorities apprehended more migrants and courts blocked efforts by US President Joe Biden to more narrowly target detentions to focus on serious criminals.
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US weapons sales to NATO members almost doubled in 2022
Jan 01, 2023 03:44The United States' weapons sales to NATO member states in 2022 have shown a drastic increase as countries react to fears caused by the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
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UK NHS ‘buckling’: Number of flu cases in hospital seven times higher than last month
Jan 01, 2023 03:35The UK health service is “buckling”, with the number of flu cases across English hospitals rising seven-fold in comparison to last month, the latest figures by the UK National Health Service (NHS) have shown.
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Supporters of right-wing leader wreak havoc in Bolivia after his detention
Dec 31, 2022 12:11Bolivian supporters of Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho have clashed with police following his detention on terrorism charges.
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Russia’s victory in Ukraine ‘inevitable’: Defense minister
Dec 31, 2022 11:46Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says his country’s victory in Ukraine “is inevitable,” though he said that the situation on the frontlines remained “difficult.”
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Former pope Benedict XVI, first pontiff to quit in six centuries, dies
Dec 31, 2022 11:33Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.
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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles after South's test of space launch vehicle
Dec 31, 2022 11:21North Korea has fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean military says.