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China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea

China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea

China and Russia on Thursday vetoed tougher United Nations sanctions against North Korea, rejecting a US effort to punish Pyongyang for testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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US stocks rally again as China premier warns on Covid-hit economy

US stocks rally again as China premier warns on Covid-hit economy

Wall Street stocks rose for a second straight session Thursday on a mixed day for global equities, while China's premier offered an unusually stark warning as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.

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Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention

Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention

Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the assault rifle used in the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, said Thursday it will not attend a convention this week in the state of the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby.

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Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire

Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire

Senegal's President Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit.

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Twitter shareholder lawsuit accuses Musk of 'market manipulation'

Twitter shareholder lawsuit accuses Musk of 'market manipulation'

Elon Musk faces a lawsuit accusing him of pushing down Twitter's stock price in order to either give himself an escape hatch from his $44 billion buyout bid, or room to negotiate a discount.

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Chile name Argentine Berizzo as new coach after World Cup qualification failure

Chile name Argentine Berizzo as new coach after World Cup qualification failure

Argentine Eduardo Berizzo is the new coach of the Chilean national football team, replacing Uruguay's Martin Lasarte, the South American country's football federation announced on Thursday.

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Kinder withdraws 3,000 tonnes of products after Salmonella cases

Kinder withdraws 3,000 tonnes of products after Salmonella cases

More than 3,000 tonnes of Kinder products have been withdrawn from the market over salmonella fears leaving a dent of tens of millions of euros, a company official told France's Le Parisien daily Thursday.

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Palestinian probe finds journalist 'murdered' by Israeli soldier

Palestinian probe finds journalist 'murdered' by Israeli soldier

An Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this month was murdered in a "war crime" by an Israeli soldier, an official Palestinian investigation concluded Thursday.

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Russian shelling kills nine in Kharkiv: regional governor

Russian shelling kills nine in Kharkiv: regional governor

Nine people were killed in fresh Russian shelling on Ukraine's second city Kharkiv Thursday, a regional official said, where many have returned after Russia's attempts to capture the eastern city were repelled.

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Swiatek races to 30th successive win as Tsitsipas survives another French Open epic

Swiatek races to 30th successive win as Tsitsipas survives another French Open epic

Unstoppable world number one Iga Swiatek racked up her 30th successive victory at the French Open on Thursday as 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas survived another Roland Garros rollercoaster.

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