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South Korea, world's lowest fertility rate plunges again in 2023

South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023.

February 29, 2024 9:10 am
 

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Israeli plan to expand settlements helped trigger US shift in language

Israel’s plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West Bank announced last week.

February 29, 2024 8:38 am
 

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China says Beijing and Moscow should strengthen coordination on Asia Pacific

China and Russia should strengthen communication and coordination in Asia Pacific affairs and jointly safeguard regional security, stability and development, the Chinese foreign ministry reported.

February 28, 2024 6:09 pm
 

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Thousands told to flee homes in Australia amid heat spike, bushfire threat

Tens of thousands of residents in Australia’s southeast were told to evacuate due to an intense heatwave.

February 28, 2024 5:43 pm
 

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German police make arrests in decades-old Red Army Faction case

Daniela Klette, a member of Germany’s notorious Red Army Faction militant group, was arrested in Berlin after decades on the run from armed robbery and attempted murder charges.

February 28, 2024 4:29 pm
 

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Volcanic ash drives some airlines to suspend flights from Mexico City

The Mexico City International Airport said that some airlines had decided to cancel flights after increased activity from the country’s active Popocatepetl volcano, without giving further details.

February 28, 2024 3:38 pm
 

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China urges UN to define roadmap to exempt non-nuclear states

The United Nation’s Conference on Disarmament should define a roadmap or timetable for an international legal instrument to exempt non-nuclear-weapon states from the threat of nuclear weapons.

February 28, 2024 2:08 pm
 

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US cautions after Hawaii neighbor Kiribati gets Chinese police

The United States on Monday cautioned Pacific Islands nations against assistance from Chinese security forces after Reuters reported that Chinese police are working in the remote atoll nation of Kiribati, a neighbor of Hawaii.

February 28, 2024 1:23 pm
 

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Italy's Meloni loses control of Sardinia in election defeat

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suffered her first significant electoral setback since taking office in 2022, results showed.

February 28, 2024 1:01 pm
 

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Newshub set to close at end of June, Warner Bros. Discovery staff devastated

Up to 300 jobs are expected to be lost as one of our biggest commercial media company’s newsrooms – Newshub – is set to close at the end of June, with dozens of high-profile presenters and journalists out of roles.

February 28, 2024 12:21 pm
 

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G20's legitimacy depends on treatment of world's poorest

The legitimacy of the Group of 20 economic powers depends on its impact on the world’s poorest people.

February 28, 2024 12:16 pm
 

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Navalny's lawyer briefly detained in Moscow

A lawyer for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who accompanied Navalny’s mother last week as she fought to get authorities to hand over his body, was briefly detained in Moscow, Russian news media said.

February 28, 2024 11:34 am

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