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China FM warns Taiwan independence moves will be ‘harshly punished’ after poll

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BEIJING: China’s top diplomat warned Sunday (14th of Jan, 2024) that any steps towards Taiwan’s independence would be “harshly punished”, after the self-ruled island defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. Taiwan elects pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. _____________________ Voters on the island spurned Beijing’s repeated calls not to vote […]

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N. Korea fires missile as tensions run high

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PYONGYANG: North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions riseNorth Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile off its east coast on Sunday (14th Jan, 2024) South Korea said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang’s recent launches of an intercontinental ballistic missile and its first military spy satellite. “North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile […]

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Figure Staking: Hendrickx Claims Her First Gold

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KAUNAS (Lithuania): Belgian Loena Hendrickx dethroned title-holder Georgian Anastasiia Gubanova to claim her first gold at the European figure skating championships on Saturday (14th Jan, 2024). The 24-year-old Hendrickx had been favourite to win the title last year but fell twice in her free skate and settled for silver behind surprise winner Gubanova. The Belgian […]

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Oil prices rise on Red Sea escalation

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NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels, while global stocks were mixed following the kickoff of corporate earnings season. Crude prices spiked more than four percent before ebbing somewhat after the allies launched deadly strikes following weeks of disruptive rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping. […]

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