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Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations (New York Times)

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China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests (AFP)

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China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi (AP)

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Chinese university students sent home amid protests (AP)

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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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Shanghai hit by COVID protests as anger spreads across China (Reuters)

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Reports: Workers protest at virus-hit China iPhone factory (AP)

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Nepalis vote amid looming inflation, political stability concerns (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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China Delivers Blow to Climate With New Building Emissions Deadline (Bloomberg)

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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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Vanuatu calls snap election amid superpower contest in Pacific Islands (Reuters)

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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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After Chinaâ€™s Military Spectacle, Options Narrow for Winning Over Taiwan (NYT)

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Thousands stranded in China resort city amid COVID lockdown (AP)

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

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Solomon Islands takes tighter control over state broadcaster (AP)

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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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China Imposes Economic Curbs on Taiwan With Sand, Fruit Bans (Bloomberg)

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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan (CNN)

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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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Saudi crown prince says unrealistic energy policies will lead to higher inflation (Reuters)

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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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Hong Kong deploys massive security as Xi set to swear in new leader (Reuters)

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

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China's Xi to visit Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of handover (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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Mexican court injuntion against plan to employ Cuban doctors (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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Australian prime minister calls May election (AP)

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan loses no-confidence vote (al-Jazeera)

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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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Gambia will head to polls in 1st post-Jammeh election (AP)

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

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Portugal's main opposition party re-elects moderate leader as election looms (Reuters)

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

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Japan votes in national election, 1st key test for Kishida (AP)

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Laos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine (AP)

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Brazil's Petrobras posts big profit just after Bolsonaro says it is too profitable (Reuters)

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

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Brazil senators readying call for Bolsonaro criminal charges (AP)

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

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Israeli PM denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in UN speech (AP)

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Courtroom shooting leaves 3 dead in Indian capital (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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North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles (AP)

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

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Veteran opposition leader wins Zambia's Presidential race (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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Tunisia opens corruption probes of leading Islamist party (AP)

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India pushes back against US human rights discourse (The Times of India)

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Premier: Iraq doesn't need US combat troops (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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Peru leftist Castillo claims election win as Fujimori fights result (Reuters)

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

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Israel's opposition declares new government, set to unseat Netanyahu (Reuters)

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Iran says Iraq to release $125 mln of frozen funds for vaccines (Reuters)

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Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates (AP)

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

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EU scraps plan to observe Ethiopia election (Reuters)

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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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China's Xi offers more help to India in message to Modi (AP)

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Stampede at Israeli festival reportedly leaves dozens dead (AP)

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Brazil passes 400,000 COVID-19 fatalities with high death toll to plateau for months (Reuters)

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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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Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan (AP)

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