Makeshift wifi spot reconnects shattered Ukraine city
Starved of news and contact with the outside world during six months of occupation by Russian forces, residents of recently liberated Izyum are grateful for a makeshift wifi spot in the shattered Ukrainian city.
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Kremlin set to annex four Ukraine territories at ceremony
Russia is expected to annex four occupied regions of Ukraine at a lavish Kremlin ceremony on Friday that follows a threat by President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in their defence.
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Japan plans more stimulus to tackle inflation, low yen
Japan is preparing another round of economic stimulus measures, the government said Friday, as rising prices and the plummeting yen squeeze the world's third-largest economy.
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Women's Rugby World Cup set to smash attendance record
The record attendance for a women's Rugby World Cup match is set to be broken after New Zealand organisers said Friday more than 30,000 tickets have been sold for the opening day.
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Fast and furious no more? Bangkok's infamous No.8 bus
A "Pink Devil" roars down Bangkok's busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows to allow passengers to scramble on before veering back into the capital's hectic traffic. Welcome aboard the No. 8 bus.
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Nobel 2022 prize season under shadow of war in Ukraine
Next week the world will celebrate peace and mankind's do-gooders when the winners of the Nobel prizes are revealed in a string of daily announcements -- as war rages in Ukraine.
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Asian markets drop again but sterling holds up after recovery
Asian markets sank Friday after another devastating day on US and European trading floors, with inflation continuing to soar and central bankers getting increasingly hawkish in their attempts to bring prices under control.
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Bolsonaro, Lula in attack mode in final Brazil president debate
Trailing in the polls for Brazil's polarizing presidential election, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro went on the attack against front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in their final debate Thursday, calling him a "liar, ex-inmate and traitor."
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Fire in Paraguay elections office destroys thousands of vote machines
A fire broke out Thursday at Paraguay's Superior Court of Elections, destroying thousands of electronic ballot boxes and other equipment only two months ahead of the South American country's presidential primaries, officials said.
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Dolphins ace Tagovailoa stretchered off amid concussion fears
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field during Thursday's clash with the Cincinnati Bengals, sparking new concussion fears just days after he had been evaluated for a head injury.
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