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Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China's Xi to step down (AP)

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UPDATE 5-Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China's COVID curbs mounts (Reuters)

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Negotiators at COP27 reach tentative deal on loss and damage, signaling potential for major breakthrough at climate summit (CNN)

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Ukraine to attend ASEAN summit for first time ever and sign friendship treaty â€" diplomat (TASS)

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Senior White House Official Involved in Undisclosed Talks With Top Putin Aides (The Wall Street Journal)

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Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

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Russia seeks UN probe of claims on Ukraine biological labs (AP)

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IMF cuts 2023 global outlook over colliding global shocks (al-Jazeera)

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Germany introduces â‚¬200B gas price cap to counter Russiaâ€™s â€˜energy warâ€™ (Politico)

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Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years (AP)

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Xinjiang residents complain of hunger after 40-day COVID lockdown (al-Jazeera)

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Britain borrows big again to ease energy shock (Reuters)

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Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference (AP)

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Frozen US-China cooperation presents new hitch for global warming (AFP)

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Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Following Bilateral Meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan (Speaker Newsroom)

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Transcript of Pelosi Remarks Receiving Order of Propitious Clouds With Special Grand Cordon (Speaker Newsroom)

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Even as China becomes more assertive, there are still shared interests, New Zealand's prime minister says (Reuters)

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Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan next month amid China tensions (FT)

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UK leader candidate decries 'mudslinging' as race gets nasty (AP)

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OBITUARY - Shinzo Abe sought to reinvigorate Japan with bold economic policies, strong armed forces (Reuters)

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Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign (AP)

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'Impossible situation' for Sri Lankans struggling for petrol (Reuters)

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Morocco: 18 migrants dead in stampede to enter Melilla (AP)

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Sri Lanka PM says he's open to Russian oil (AP)

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After 'partygate', UK PM Johnson to face confidence vote on Monday (Reuters)

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Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases (AP)

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Hungary's Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo (AP)

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Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties (AP)

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EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy (AP)

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With Marcos Jr. tipped to win, Philippines at tenuous moment (AP)

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Republic of Korea (ROK) marks deadliest day of pandemic as hospitals buckle (AP)

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Harvard-educated Petkov elected as Bulgaria's prime minister (Reuters)

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North Korea's Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule (AP)

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Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years (AP)

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Right-winger Petr Fiala to be named new Czech PM (AFP)

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Political shake-up on the horizon as Chile to elect new President (al-Jazeera)

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Laos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine (AP)

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ASEAN leaders hold summit with Myanmarâ€™s general shut out (AP)

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Leaked records open a "Pandora" box of financial secrets (AP)

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Myanmar judge rules that Suu Kyi's trial will continue (AP)

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UK's Johnson demotes foreign secretary in Cabinet shake-up (AP)

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The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding (AP)

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Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support (AP)

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Japan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology (AP)

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Iran orders travel ban and shutdown amid COVID surge (Reuters)

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UN chief: Threat to global peace from Islamic State rising (AP)

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Main Tanzania opposition party says leader arrested, missing (AP)

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Two Haitian U.S.s in custody after President's killing, minister says (Reuters)

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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed President, amid fears of chaos (Reuters)

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OPEC oil alliance in standoff between Saudi Arabia and UAE (AP)

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Hong Kong organiser of Tiananmen vigil released on bail (Reuters)

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China suspends economic dialogue mechanism with Australia as relations curdle (Reuters)

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UK announces plan for 'quantum leap' in relations with India (AP)

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G7 to look at rapid response mechanism against Russian 'propaganda', UK's Raab says (Reuters)

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Venezuela gives US oilmen house arrest in gesture to Biden (AP)

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Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison (AP)

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India's federal government won't import vaccines, leaving it to states (Reuters)

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Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange (AP)

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Navalny hails rallies; doctors urge him to end hunger strike (AP)

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1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines (AP)

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'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK (AP)

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India's Modi scorned over reckfewer rallies, religious gathering amid virus mayhem (Reuters)

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Cuba kicks off party congress to lower curtain on Castro era (Reuters)

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Dutch PM Rutte fights for his political life in tough debate (AP)

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'looks healthy', lawyer says, as U.S. orders non-essential staff to leave (Reuters)

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Myanmar's junta frees hundreds of prisoners; silent strike in Yangon (Reuters)

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Slovak PM prepared to step down to resolve coalition crisis but sets conditions (Reuters)

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EU regulator reviews AstraZeneca shot and blood clot links (AP)

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AstraZeneca finds no evidence of increased blood clot risk from vaccine (Reuters)

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UN appeals for $5.5 billion to avert famine for 34 million (AP)

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Myanmar police crack down on protests after envoy appeals to UN to stop coup (Reuters)

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Algeria dissolves lower house of parliament, calls early elections (Reuters)

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Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines (AP)

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WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea (AP)

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Russians show Valentine's Day support for Navalny with candle-lit vigils (Reuters)

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Turkish authorities detain 65 more people over university protests (Reuters)

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Mexico's President says he's tested positive for COVID-19 (AP)

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UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries (Reuters)

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Presidents of Mexico, Russia to discuss Sputnik V vaccine on Monday (Reuters)

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Scotland's leader vows to push for second independence vote (AP)

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Estonia to get 1st female PM as government deal clinched (AP)

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In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests (AP)

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Kremlin critic Navalny lands in Russia, flying home despite arrest threat (Reuters)

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Kyrgyz nationalist wins landslide victory in Presidential poll (Reuters)

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China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team's trip (Reuters)

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Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested for breaching security law (Reuters)

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Iran denies seized Korean ship and crew are being held as hostages (Reuters)

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Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage (AP)

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World Health Organization lists Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use (Reuters)

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Hungary says will focus on EU, Chinese coronavirus vaccine purchases (Reuters)

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Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

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First batch of Pfizer/BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Canada (Reuters)

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UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal (AP)

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UN chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climate emergency' (Reuters)

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Japan's bird flu outbreak worsens, government orders disinfection of poultry farms (Reuters)

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Russia and China have not sought EMA's authorisation for vaccines (Reuters)

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Moldovan prime minister contracts coronavirus, adviser says (Reuters)

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Senior El Salvador official resigns, in blow to President (Reuters)

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Romaniaâ€™s center-right prime minister resigns after election (AP)

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World Economic Forum to be held in Singapore in May - WEF President in email (Reuters)

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