Nation and World
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Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands' internet cables
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - NANGAN, Taiwan - In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-Lin had to tell his guests he couldn't provide them with the internet. Others living on Matsu, one of...
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UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic right...
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Xi accuses U.S. of trying to block China's development
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and ho...
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Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut...
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Tens of thousands march in Greece to protest train disaster
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Tens of thousands of people marched in Athens and cities across Greece on Wednesday to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country's worst train disa...
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Germany cautious over Nord Stream pipeline attack reports
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - Germany's defense minister voiced caution Wednesday over media reports that a pro-Ukraine group was involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the ...
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Women's Day events highlight gaps in gender equality
Mar 08, 2023 12:00 am - MADRID - From demands for constitutional rights in Islamabad to calls for economic parity in Manila, Paris and Madrid, International Women's Day demonstrations in cities...
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Hungarian delegation backs Sweden's NATO application
Mar 07, 2023 12:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said Tuesday that it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliam...
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France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age
Mar 07, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - More than a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across France on Tuesday, in a new round of protests and strikes against the government's plan to r...
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Israeli military caught up in divide over Netanyahu's plan
Mar 07, 2023 12:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - Shraga Tichover is hanging up his fatigues. After more than three decades as a reservist in the Israeli military, the paratrooper says he will no long...