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Asia
Mandarin learning boom as China extends its soft power in Middle East
China’s influence in the Middle East has never been more evident. In December, while his country was still experiencing COVID-19…
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Italy migrant crisis: Nearly 7,000 migrants arrive in just over 24 hours
Issued on: 14/09/2023 – 10:56Modified: 14/09/2023 – 11:00 02:00 In the space of 24 hours on Wednesday, nearly 7000 migrants…
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Italy: What is the government’s reponse to the uptick in migrant arrivals and its consequences?
Issued on: 14/09/2023 – 12:46Modified: 14/09/2023 – 12:51 03:51 © France 24 A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants…
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Italy migrant crisis: Dozens missing off Lampedusa after boats capsize in rough seas
Issued on: 07/08/2023 – 10:46Modified: 07/08/2023 – 10:54 01:53 At least 30 people are still missing, following two shipwrecks off…
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France repatriates 10 women suspected of jihadism, 25 children from Syria camps
France on Tuesday repatriated 10 women and 25 children who were held in prison camps for suspected jihadists in northeast…
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Asia
Xi hails establishment of ‘China-Palestine strategic’ ties
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Jun 14) that his country was establishing “strategic” relations with Palestinians ahead of…
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Middle East
In Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia on a trip…
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Middle East
Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi’s son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike
BEIRUT (AP) — The health of a son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi was deteriorating three days into a…
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OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN’s nuclear watchdog could oversee AI
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during…
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