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Putin meets Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on

Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping planned more talks on Tuesday after a Kremlin dinner.
Putin meets Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on

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Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles, piling on to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to get leaner.
Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs

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China's Xi arrives in Russia to meet Putin over Ukraine war

Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Monday where he was expected to press Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in the Ukraine conflict while Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped for support against Western pressure.
China's Xi arrives in Russia to meet Putin over Ukraine war

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Thai PM slips in opinion poll, rival pulls ahead as election looms

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha fell behind his main election rival, daughter of popular billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra in a new opinion poll, as the nation awaited the dissolution of parliament ahead of elections.
Thai PM slips in opinion poll, rival pulls ahead as election looms

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North Korea's Kim calls for nuclear attack readiness against US, S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the U.S. and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on Monday.
North Korea's Kim calls for nuclear attack readiness against US, S. Korea

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Xi: China's proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of global views

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Beijing's proposal on how to solve the Ukraine crisis reflects global views and seeks to neutralize consequences, but acknowledged that the solutions are not easy.
Xi: China's proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of global views

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UBS to take over Credit Suisse, assume up to 5B Swiss francs in losses

UBS agreed to buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in stock and agreed to assume up to 5 billion francs ($5.4 billion) in losses, in a shotgun merger engineered by Swiss authorities to avoid more market-shaking turmoil in global banking.
UBS to take over Credit Suisse, assume up to 5B Swiss francs in losses

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Russia's Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classes

Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early morning and is kept busy until midnight.
The ChineseFirst language center co-founder Wang Yinyu teaches a Chinese class for adults. Photo by AFP/Yuri Kadobnov

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Putin visits Mariupol, Russia-occupied city in Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin made a working trip to Mariupol, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region which has been occupied by Moscow forces since May of last year, Russian media reported on Sunday.
Putin visits Mariupol, Russia-occupied city in Ukraine

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Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, Russian state media reported on Sunday, in what would be the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the start of the war.
Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine

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WHO, advisors urge China to release all Covid-related data after new research

Advisors to the World Health Organization on Saturday urged China to release all information related to the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens.
WHO, advisors urge China to release all Covid-related data after new research

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Japan, Germany pledge closer ties as Scholz visits Tokyo

Japan and Germany pledged closer defense ties and cooperation on diversifying supply chains as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Saturday.
Japan, Germany pledge closer ties as Scholz visits Tokyo

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Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as prosecutors consider charges overahush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest.
Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests

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