The death toll from COVID-19 has crossed 6 million, the latest tragic milestone as the pandemic enters its third year...
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The price of oil has jumped more than $12 a barrel and shares are sharply lower as the conflict in Ukraine deepens amid mounting calls for harsher sanctions against Russia...
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China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance" approach to dealing with outbreaks...
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Oil prices jump more than $10 a barrel, shares sink as US mulls calling for ban on imports of crude from Russia...
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Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops are battling a large wildfire that tore through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station and a liquified natural gas...
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China has cut its annual economic growth target to its lowest level in decades as Beijing tries to reverse a slump at a time when Russia’s war on Ukraine is pushing up oil prices and roiling the globa...
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China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over its refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion o...
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Shares have fallen in Asia after another bumpy day on Wall Street, as investors remain concerned about the broader impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
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Attackers believed to be West Papua separatist rebels have killed eight technicians repairing a remote telecommunications tower in Indonesia’s restive Papua province...
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Asian stock markets have rebounded and oil prices climbed after the head of the Federal Reserve said he supports a smaller rise in interest rates than some expected...
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