Articles filed under Politics
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Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau's capital during reported clashes between security forcesDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - Gunfire erupted in Guinea-Bissau's capital city late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning during what local media reported as clas...
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Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopesDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army...
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The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China SeaDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - THITU ISLAND, South China Sea - The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China...
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5 reasons why COP 28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attentionDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: "Huh?" Ask those who do know and the answer may be: "...
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Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, warDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next ste...
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A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with ChinaDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Official China called Henry Kissinger "an old friend." A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been a...
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America, France, and the free marketDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman have failed the country, and that it's time for new policies. Campaignin...
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A big thanks to America's women votersDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - I admit I am not thankful for the climate change deniers, assault weapons supporters and election rejecters so prevalent on the American political scene. What I am thank...
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DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirantsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could ...
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Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emergeDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - Japan's top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequat...