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China calls on Japan to correct chip export restrictions

China is seriously concerned about Japanese export restrictions on chip manufacturing equipment and called on it to correct its “wrong practice”, the Chinese commerce ministry said.

April 5, 2023 10:37 am
 

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With abortion in the balance, Wisconsin voters to choose new high court judge

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will select a new state Supreme Court justice in an election that will determine the future of abortion rights statewide and could have a significant impact on the 2024 election.

April 5, 2023 10:34 am
 

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Trump consulting lawyers as he prepares to face history-making criminal charges

Former US President Donald Trump has been consulting lawyers at Trump Tower in New York City as he prepares to face history-making criminal charges.

April 5, 2023 9:04 am
 

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India's milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock

Buying milk is getting expensive in India and the price could soon hit an all-time high, forcing the world’s biggest producer to step up imports to boost supplies and ease cost of living pressures.

April 5, 2023 8:54 am
 

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Pakistan court orders provincial votes in win for ex-PM Khan

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that elections in two provinces should go ahead by May 15 despite government reluctance to hold the votes now as it struggles with an economic crisis and a political challenge from the opposition.

April 5, 2023 8:17 am
 

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Firefighters, army douse massive fire in Bangladesh market

Firefighters and army personnel have extinguished a fire that ripped through a crowded shopping complex in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, injuring several firefighters and burning down some 5,000 stores.

April 5, 2023 7:06 am
 

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Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to help tackle online extremism

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will help tackle violent extremism online and will also be on the board of an environmental prize set up by Prince William as she looks ahead to a life after politics.

April 5, 2023 6:09 am
 

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Trump faces day in court in historic US first

Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, will appear in court today and is set to be formally charged, finger-printed and have a mug shot taken in a watershed moment ahead of next year’s presidential election.

April 4, 2023 5:53 pm
 

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After COVID and drug shortages, EU revamps drug laws

The EU is revamping laws governing the 136 billion euro ($148 billion) pharmaceuticals industry aimed at reviving investment and boosting access to affordable drugs at a time when health budgets have been drained by the costs of treating COVID-19.

April 4, 2023 3:20 pm
 

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One killed in train accident near The Hague, 30 injured

At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early after hitting construction equipment on the track, Dutch emergency services said.

April 4, 2023 2:34 pm
 

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India's Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for April 13

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed against his conviction for defamation, seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsion from parliament a year before a general election is due.

April 4, 2023 12:04 pm
 

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North Korea slams U.S. for protecting raiders of Spain embassy in 2019 case

North Korea criticized the U.S. for refusing to extradite a man who was accused of staging a break-in at North Korea’s embassy in Spain in 2019, saying Washington was protecting terrorism, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.

April 4, 2023 10:41 am

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