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Xi-Biden talks aim to 'stabilise' ties, says US
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Nov 15 in the San Francisco area to try to "stabilise" relations after recent tensions between the two superpowers, US officials said.
Palestinians say deadly strike hit Gaza hospital
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Palestinians said Friday a deadly strike hit Gaza's largest hospital compound as heavy fighting between Hamas and Israel has sent tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.
Prince Harry wins round in battle with UK papers
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» LONDON - The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought against them by Prince Harry and others thrown out of court, opening the way for a possible trial.
Australia offers Tuvalu citizens climate refuge
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» SYDNEY - Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in Australia under a landmark pact unveiled Friday -- an offer of refuge as their Pacific homeland is lost beneath the seas.
The Dnipro river, a 'rampart' winding through Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» KHERSON REGION (UKRAINE) - A sweeping plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro river, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian attacks.
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers demanding a nearly tripled wage increase, after violent clashes with police and factories were ransacked.
Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» YANGON - Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel has agreed pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza that will allow some civilians to flee heavy fighting, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any broader ceasefire as a "surrender" to Hamas.
Japanese priest counsels elderly scam victims
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» NARITA (JAPAN) - In a serene temple in the countryside near Tokyo, the sound of a priest's mobile phone breaks the silence.
China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» SUZHOU (CHINA) - When Han Jiali's beloved cat Dabai was taken from her Shanghai home last year, she embarked on a hunt for her pet that took her deep into the bowels of China's underground feline meat trade.