Category: 2. World
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Putin expresses condolences to Pakistan over Jaffar Express attack
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China restaurant chain refunds thousands after diner urinates in hotpot
Waiters serve customers at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Beijing, China October 11, 2021. — Reuters SHANGHAI: One of China’s biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot… Continue Reading
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Australia’s prime minister urges citizens to ‘buy local’ amid hefty US tariffs
Australia’s prime minister urged citizens Thursday to “buy local” after the US imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Anthony Albanese said Australians will be incentivized to buy local products after the US move, which Washington has defended as “fundamental for national… Continue Reading
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4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Naples area, causing building damage
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Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada’s premier on Friday
Mark Carney is set to be sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on Friday at Rideau Hall in the capital Ottawa, ushering in a new administration with a streamlined Cabinet. Governor General Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in ceremony at 11 a.m. local time, her office said in a… Continue Reading
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Pair sues Japanese university over ‘no married couples’ rule
This representational image shows the facade of the University of Tokyo, in Bunkyo, Japan. — Reuters/File A couple who both worked at a Japanese university have sued the institution, a court said on Thursday, for reportedly allowing only the husband to keep an… Continue Reading
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Putin’s aide warns US ceasefire proposal would only give Kyiv forces a respite
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UK govt, museums urged to stop display of ancestral remains, repatriate them
People walk through the atrium of the British Museum in London, Britain, September 28, 2023. — Reuters Some British lawmakers, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and researchers have called on the government to fix what they have described as a “legislative… Continue Reading