Hong Kong and Beijing officials have warned against what they claim are “external forces” threatening to exploit last week’s deadly apartment complex fire for political disruption, as rescuers say at least 159 people have been confirmed…
Category: 4. World
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Investigation into pre-Budget leaks is under way, MPs told
Josh MartinBusiness reporter
ReutersEV levies, tourist taxes, pension changes and income tax policy were announced in the Budget on 26 November, but were reported by media beforehand Chancellor Rachel Reeves is backing an inquiry into pre-Budget…
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Why Putin and Modi are meeting in Delhi
Steve Rosenberg,Russia editor, in Delhiand
Vikas Pandey,India editor
AFP via Getty ImagesModi and Putin share a warm relationship Russian President Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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The Cost of Confused Climate Science
Have you heard how, by the end of the century, climate change will cut the world’s economic output by two thirds? How Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the wonders of the natural world, is disappearing? How the island nations of the…
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5 soldiers hurt, one seriously, in attack on troops in Rafah; IDF strikes in Khan Younis
Five IDF soldiers were wounded Wednesday afternoon, one of them seriously, in an attack by Palestinian terror operatives on troops stationed in southern Gaza’s Rafah, the military said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had…
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Putin visit to India: Can India keep on good terms with Moscow and Washington?
When Vladimir Putin’s plane touches down in New Delhi on Thursday, he will be met with the pomp and ceremony reserved for one of India’s most steadfast partners. Yet his host, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
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