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COP27: UN chief urges countries to prioritize climate action

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct 3, 2022. (XIE E / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday...

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Nobel medicine prize goes to explorer of ancient DNA

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Japan Prize 2020 laureate Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo poses with his trophy during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony in Tokyo, Japan April 13, 2022. Japan Prize this year awarded the...

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State Duma ratifies accession of 4 Ukrainian regions to Russia

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

In this handout photo released by the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Press Service, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, foreground center, addresses deputies during a session at...

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UK: Truss’s government makes U-turn on tax plan

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (left) and Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on Oct...

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French justice minister faces trial over conflict of interest

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at the Elysee Palace for the first cabinet meeting since French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection, May 23, 2022 in Paris. (MICHEL SPINGLER / AP)...

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National Archives: Trump staffers not returning White House records

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

A letter from acting archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall to former President Donald Trump's legal team is photographed on Aug 23, 2022. (JON ELSWICK / AP) WASHINGTON...

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Chad delays elections by two years

hk_newsOctober 4, 2022

Transition President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (second left) gestures during the opening ceremony of the national dialogue at the Jan 15 Palace in N'Djamena, on Aug 20, 2022. (AURELIE BAZZARA-KIBANGULA...

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Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

A catamaran rests atop a dock in Getaway Marina, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Ian, most of its boats left scattered on the road or stuck in...

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Preliminary results: Latvian PM’s party wins parliamentary election

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

Member the New Unity Party (Jauna Vienotiba) and Latvia's Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins speaks to the media prior to the release of the general election exit polls, on Oct 1,...

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Cholera kills at least seven in Haiti as disease returns

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

Children take refuge at a Catholic school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 30, 2022, after escaping gang violence in the Cité Soleil area. (RICHARD PIERRIN / AFP) PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti...

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Europe steps up energy security bid

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

New pipeline in region comes amid Nord Stream sabotage concerns A Ukrainian soldier walks on a collapsed bridge over the Donets River in the Donetsk region on Saturday. (VLADYSLAV MUSIIENKO...

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Exit polls: GERB-UDF coalition leads in Bulgaria parliamentary polls

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

Voters wait to cast their ballots at a polling station during Bulgaria's parliamentary elections in Sofia, Bulgaria on Oct 2, 2022. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP) SOFIA - GERB-UDF coalition leads...

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Burkinabe coup leader says situation under control

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

Burkina Faso's new self-proclaimed leader captain Ibrahim Traore (center) attends a meeting in Ouagadougou on Oct 2, 2022. (PHOTO /AFP) OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore...

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Brazil election goes to runoff as Bolsonaro beats polls

hk_newsOctober 3, 2022

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for another term, leaves the polling post where he voted in the general election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 2, 2022. (ANDRE...

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Exit poll: PM’s party wins Latvian parliamentary elections

hk_newsOctober 2, 2022

Latvian Prime Minister and Head of board of leading political party Jauna Vienotiba (New Unity) Krisjanis Karins smiles as he speaks to the media while awaiting the results of parliament...

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Brazil votes in tense Lula-Bolsonaro presidential contest

hk_newsOctober 2, 2022

Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads a silent march, in Sao Paulo, Brazil Oct 1, 2022. (MARIANA GREIF / REUTERS) BRASILIA – Brazilians are...

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First health worker killed in latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda

hk_newsOctober 2, 2022

Doctors walk inside the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda, Sept 29, 2022. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble...

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Poll: 2/3 of US adults don’t plan to get COVID boosters soon

hk_newsOctober 1, 2022

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, Sept 8, 2022. (HANNAH...

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UNSC rejects resolution condemning referendums in Ukraine regions

hk_newsOctober 1, 2022

A woman stands in front of a damaged house, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on Sept 12, 2022. (JUAN BARRETO / AFP) UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Security Council on Friday...

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Truss doubles down on economy shake-up

hk_newsOctober 1, 2022

Amid sliding pound, financial jitters, UK's PM holds firm on radical policies British Prime Minister Liz Truss (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet,...