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Philippines protests new China law as ‘verbal threat of war’
The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries’ structures on islands it claims, Manila’s top diplomat said Wednesday.
Foreign Secretary Teodoro…
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Putin warns against internet giants becoming state competitors
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned against the increasing influence of large technology companies, which he said are “competing” with states.
His comments came as Russia ramps up pressure on the activities of foreign…
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The first robbery of vaccines against Corona was detected in a European country
Poland recorded, today, Wednesday, the first case of the theft of a vaccine against the Corona virus in the country.
According to the local radio "RMF FM", "At night, vaccines against Covid-19 were stolen from a private and specialized…
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Putin: The returns to material globalization were only for 1% of the world’s population
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that globalization has primarily enriched large American and European companies, amid increasing poverty for most of the world's population.
In a speech delivered today, Wednesday, via video…
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Giuseppe Conte quits as Italy’s PM in tactical bid to build new majority
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation to the head of state on Tuesday, hoping he would be given an opportunity to put together a new coalition and rebuild his parliamentary majority.
The deepening…
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Iran sentences brother of senior vice president to 2 years
Iran has sentenced the brother of the country’s senior vice president to two years in prison on corruption charges, the website of the Iranian judiciary reported Tuesday.
According to the judiciary’s spokesman, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the…
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Hezbollah should have no role in Lebanon’s future, says Bahaa Hariri
Bahaa Hariri, the eldest son of slain Lebanese statesman Rafik Hariri, is calling for a broad alliance — a “supermajority” — to coalesce around a plan to agree on the way forward for Lebanon as it faces multiple crises.
Such an alliance…
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Lebanon central bank head says figures in some media about Swiss case ‘inflated’
Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said on Monday that figures circulating in some news outlets and on social media relating to an inquiry by the Swiss authorities into allegations of money laundering and embezzlement were…
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Greece, France to sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal amid Turkey tensions
Greece signed a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France on Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions remain high with neighbor Turkey.
Florence Parly, the French defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to…
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Netherlands anti-curfew protests spark clashes with police, looting
Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities across the country Sunday, authorities and reports said.
Police used water cannon and dogs in…
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