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"Africa CDC declares continental emergency over Ebola outbreak

India and the African Union have postponed a summit meeting due to take place next week in New Delhi after an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. “Mindful of the emerging public health situation on the continent… the two...

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China says Lai inauguration speech 'confession of Taiwan independence', warns of 'countermeasures'

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China. Trump told reporters on Wednesday...

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Pakistan PM says 'Afghan citizens' helping suicide bombers

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday to Tuesday for talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran would be discussed. Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the...

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Japan's cabinet approves fighter jet exports

The German government and military on Wednesday staged a drill on responding to a 9/11-style attack scenario in which a hijacked aircraft is used as a weapon. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet joined the exercise that simulated “a time...

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Airbnb, facing tighter local regulations on short-term home rentals, announced Wednesday it is adding boutique hotels, car rentals and grocery delivery to its app in a bid to transform itself into a one-stop travel shop. The rollout marks the latest...

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