After the February coup halted Myanmar’s economic recovery, 1.2 million people lost their jobs (Bloomberg) in the year’s second quarter, the International…
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Taiwan will open its first trade office (Bloomberg) in Europe under the name “Taiwan” rather than “Taipei,” as its other European diplomatic…
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The United States and allies including the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries condemned China (FT) for widespread cyberattacks…
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The Joe Biden administration transferred Abdul Latif Nasser (NYT), a man detained at Guantanamo Bay who was recommended for discharge in…
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A group of international diplomats—including representatives from the United States, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations—have urged Haitian…
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More than one hundred thousand people protested across France (AP) on Saturday to denounce new restrictions aimed at controlling rising COVID-19 infections…
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma testified virtually (Al Jazeera) in his long-running corruption trial for the first time since his imprisonment…
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied producer nations, collectively known as OPEC+, agreed to increase output (NYT) beginning…
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Afghanistan withdrew its ambassador and senior diplomats (Dawn) from Pakistan after the ambassador’s daughter was abducted in Islamabad, the Afghan foreign ministry…
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in canceled plans to visit Tokyo (Yonhap) for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The trip would have…
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A joint investigation by seventeen media organizations found that spyware sold to governments by Israeli firm NSO Group was used to…
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Statement We, as South Azerbaijani parties and organizations, support the uprising of the Arab nation of Al-Ahwaz. The heroic and…
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The first monthly payments of an expanded child tax credit that was included in the country’s COVID-19 recovery package have…
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A nine-year study of four sites in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest found that those areas emitted more carbon (CNN) than they absorbed, apparently…
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Despite warnings issued (Politico) by the European Flood Awareness System, extreme flooding caused by record rainfall (BBC) in Belgium and Germany has killed more…
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The China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved a $100 million loan (Reuters) to Rwanda to finance COVID-19 recovery measures. The World…
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Lebanese Prime Minister–designate Saad Hariri resigned (Al Jazeera) after failing to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun over the makeup of…
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The situation in Afghanistan dominated the agenda (AP) during a two-day international conference in Uzbekistan that was originally intended to focus on…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern convened an informal virtual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) today to discuss…
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China opened the world’s largest carbon-trading market (SCMP) today after originally pledging to do so ahead of the 2015 signing of the…
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