Ambulance workers join widening UK strikes
UK ambulance workers went on strike Wednesday, widening a dispute with the government over its refusal to increase pay above inflation after recent walkouts by nurses.
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'Life is worse': Kenya's Ruto marks 100 days in office
Kenyan shop attendant Winnie Wanjiru Mwaura was brimming with hope when she signed up to be an election agent for William Ruto during the August 9 polls and elated when he became president.
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Philippines 'concerned' over China land reclamation in disputed sea
The Philippines said Wednesday it was "seriously concerned" over a report that China has started reclaiming several unoccupied land features in the disputed South China Sea.
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Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education in another assault on human rights.
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Yen holds gains, markets mixed after Bank of Japan move
The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets were mixed after plunging the day before in response to the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.
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In troubled South Africa, a boys' choir gives cause for hope
A hush grips the auditorium as the long-awaited concert by one of the world's most renowned chorales gets underway.
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Indonesia's 'all-gendered' priests on verge of extinction
After dawn in a small eastern Indonesia town, a young man holds an ornate umbrella over non-binary priest Puang Matowa Nani, as they walk barefoot to a nearby pond to perform the annual ritual of Mappalili.
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Ghosts of insecurity, inflation haunt Nigeria Christmas present
This year will be the fourth year running that Seyi Anne Moses has had to decide against going home to see her parents at Christmas.
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Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity.
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High energy costs in Finland put hockey training on ice
Snowflakes dance in the massive spotlights at a public ice hockey rink in the Finnish city of Oulu, against the echoing sound of pucks bouncing during a precious practice session for a local youth team.
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