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More than 50 poor countries in danger of bankruptcy, UN official warns
Nov 11, 2022 08:58More than 50 of the poorest developing countries are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy due to their inability to pay debts unless the rich countries come forward with assistance, the head of the UN Development Programme has warned.
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President Xi calls on China’s army to focus on ‘preparation for war’
Nov 11, 2022 05:25President Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, amid deepening friction in relations between China and the United States over Chinese Taipei.
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US says to buy South Korean ammo for Ukraine; Seoul insists on war neutrality
Nov 11, 2022 05:19The United States is mulling the purchase of artillery shells from South Korea to supply them to Ukraine, a US official says, even though Seoul insists that its policy of not sending military aid to Ukraine remains unchanged.
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US doubles down on military aid to Ukraine
Nov 11, 2022 05:13The United States is sending a fresh $400-million-worth military aid package to Ukraine within days of announcing it would spend the exact same amount to fund Kiev-headed tanks.
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‘An underwhelming finish:’ US midterm elections hand Republicans a sullied victory
Nov 11, 2022 05:06Incomplete results from midterm elections in the United States show that the Republican Party is ahead in both the Senate and the House of Representatives but has performed far more poorly than it had been expected to.
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Europe engulfed by widespread transport strikes as cost of living escalates
Nov 11, 2022 04:56Europe has been engulfed by widespread transport strikes as workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living seek raises.
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UK freezes $20.5bn worth of Russian assets
Nov 10, 2022 10:35The United Kingdom says it has frozen assets worth 18 billion pounds ($20.5bn) purportedly owned by Russian oligarchs, and other individuals and entities subjected to sanctions by London over the Russian offensive against Ukraine.
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Russia denies planning to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Nov 10, 2022 09:33Russia has rejected claims that it is planning to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, tacitly acknowledging that such a scenario would trigger nuclear war, which it says "should never be unleashed."
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Senior IRGC cmdr.: Iran develops hypersonic ballistic missile capable of penetrating advanced air defense shields
Nov 10, 2022 08:52A high-ranking commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country has developed a homegrown hypersonic ballistic missile which is capable of penetrating sophisticated aerial defense shields and striking designated targets.
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Meta cuts 11,000 jobs as it sinks more money into the metaverse
Nov 10, 2022 06:01Meta Platforms Inc said on Wednesday it would cut more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, as the Facebook parent doubled down on its risky metaverse bet amid a crumbling advertising market and decades-high inflation.