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Peru faces food, fuel shortages as Boluarte defiant

Peru faces food, fuel shortages as Boluarte defiant

Shortages in Peru of basic products, including increasingly expensive fuel and food, mount further Wednesday, as the president remained defiant in the face of relentless protests.

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Families of Boeing MAX crash victims set to face company in US court

Families of Boeing MAX crash victims set to face company in US court

Relatives of passengers who died in the twin Boeing 737 MAX crashes are scheduled to confront the airplane maker Thursday in a US court, some four years after the tragedies in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

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Hong Kong returns to lead most Asian markets higher

Hong Kong returns to lead most Asian markets higher

Most Asian markets rose Thursday as the majority returned from the Lunar New Year break on an optimistic note, with inflation slowing and central banks hinting at a lighter approach to tackling prices.

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Israel military integrates soldiers with autism

Israel military integrates soldiers with autism

Israeli soldier Nathan Saada is busy at his computer on an army base in Tel Aviv, where he is part of a specialised programme designed for military personnel with autism.

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China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent

The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.

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Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams

Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams

Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of a better life in Europe, but today he inhabits a daily purgatory of hunger, cold and police violence in Morocco.

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'Things aren't working': Milan's title defence crumbling as Napoli host rivals Roma

'Things aren't working': Milan's title defence crumbling as Napoli host rivals Roma

With 86 minutes gone of their last Serie A home match AC Milan's title defence was very much alive, two goals to the good against Roma and set to maintain the five-point gap separating the champions and league leaders Napoli.

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Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

Manchester City and Arsenal take a break from an intense Premier League title race this weekend -- only to face each other in a heavyweight FA Cup clash at the Etihad.

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Lula urges EU-South America regional trade deal before China talks

Lula urges EU-South America regional trade deal before China talks

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for the South American trade bloc Mercosur to urgently seal a free trade agreement with the European Union before negotiating with China.

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UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS

UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS

Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission.

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