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Angry crowd heckles France's Macron over pensions legislation

Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age.

April 20, 2023 7:54 am
 

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China orders probe after fire kills 21 in Beijing hospital

China has ordered an investigation into a fire that killed 21 people at a Beijing hospital, one of the deadliest in the capital in recent years, but many social media posts on the incident were deleted as people questioned a delay in announcing the news.

April 19, 2023 5:17 pm
 

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Chinese tourists are back, but numbers still far from pre-COVID levels

Bookings in China for trips abroad during the upcoming May Day holiday point to a continued recovery in travel to Asian countries, but the numbers remain far off pre-COVID levels with long-haul airfares soaring and not enough flights available.

April 19, 2023 3:30 pm
 

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Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine

South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack.

April 19, 2023 2:30 pm
 

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Leaked US assessment says China readying supersonic spy drone unit - Washington Post

A leaked U.S. military assessment says the Chinese military may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday.

April 19, 2023 2:00 pm
 

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UK regulator reprimands police for secretly recording calls

Britain’s information regulator said it had formally reprimanded two police forces for recording more than 200,000 phone calls.

April 19, 2023 1:10 pm
 

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New York state confirms new chief judge, installing liberal nominee

New York’s Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s highest court, elevating a judge favored by liberal lawmakers.

April 19, 2023 12:44 pm
 

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At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

A four-story parking facility collapsed in New York City’s lower Manhattan near Pace University and the New York Stock Exchange, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were inside the structure.

April 19, 2023 12:06 pm
 

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Kansas City homeowner charged in shooting of Black teen released on bond

An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a Black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the man’s house in Kansas City surrendered to police, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday, but was freed on bond within a few hours.

April 19, 2023 11:54 am
 

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Alleged leaker Teixeira's unit ordered to halt intelligence mission, Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force’s 102nd Intelligence Wing, which the alleged leaker of classified information belonged to, has been ordered to halt its intelligence mission as the service’s inspector general carries out an investigation, the Air Force said on Tuesday.

April 19, 2023 10:44 am
 

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India's migrant millions: Caught between jobless villages and city hazards

As he crosses the mud houses and wheat fields around his village to catch a train to distant Mumbai, Sujeet Kumar says he is thinking about the better life that awaits him in India’s city of dreams.

April 19, 2023 9:05 am
 

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Anti-abortion groups urge US Supreme Court to restrict abortion pill

The U.S. Supreme Court should restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, anti-abortion groups challenging the medication’s federal regulatory approval told the justices in a filing on Tuesday, urging them to implement curbs ordered by a conservative federal judge in Texas.

April 19, 2023 8:34 am

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