Joe Biden mixes up Chinese leaders, refers to Deng Xiaoping instead of Xi Jinping (www.scmp.com)
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UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet (english.elpais.com)
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WHO calls on governments for urgent action to invest in Universal Health Coverage (www.who.int)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 2023 global health expenditure report, which sheds new light on the evolution of global health spending at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Canada police charge man with 14 counts of murder for mailing poison (www.theguardian.com)
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Female prison guard ‘had secret phone sex with inmate’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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German companies have asked the authorities to compensate for investments in Russia (www.oreanda-news.com)
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Egypt's Sisi cruises towards victory in subdued election (www.reuters.com)
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Myanmar becomes world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
Myanmar became the world’s biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government’s crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report....
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In Jabalia camp, thousands shelter in one school (www.972mag.com)
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Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the U.S. (www.washingtonpost.com)
One-fifth of troop fatalities in Gaza due to friendly fire or accidents, IDF reports (www.ynetnews.com)
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Argentina's Macri favors Mercosur single currency (en.mercopress.com)
Saudi Arabia is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say (www.carbonbrief.org)
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This Is Not a War Against Hamas (theintercept.com)
It has become indisputably clear over these past two months that there are not actually two sides to this horror show. Without question, the perpetrators who meted out the horrors against Israeli civilians on October 7 should be held accountable. But that is not what this collective killing operation is about. And journalists...
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'US President Joe Biden unlikely to visit India in January for Republic Day celebrations' (m.timesofindia.com)
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‘Chip alliance’: South Korean president kicks off Dutch trip (www.euractiv.com)
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US House panel urges moving China to ‘new tariff column’ (www.scmp.com)
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‘We will not sign our own death certificate’: COP28 talks on the cusp of failure (www.smh.com.au)
Climate-vulnerable nations’ hopes that the world was on the cusp of an agreement to rapidly phase out the use of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit were shattered when a new draft text emerged from negotiations drastically watering down such language....
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Alarm Grows Over Weakened Militaries and Empty Arsenals in Europe (www.wsj.com)
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German prosecutors charge 27 over alleged far-right plot (www.theguardian.com)
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Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges (www.kyivpost.com)
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Japan plans 10-year tax breaks for EV and chip production (asia.nikkei.com)
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A Nativity among rubble to remember Gaza on the eve of Christmas in Bethlehem (english.elpais.com)
Father Munther and other Christian clergy made an appeal to the White House for a ceasefire. ‘There they celebrate Christmas with presents and lights, and here they send us weapons and the machinery of war’
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Israel drove suitcases stuffed with cash into Gaza to keep Hamas in power (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli officials are facing backlash after years of Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu quietly allowing Hamas to remain in power....
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