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China's embassy in Ukraine warns Chinese nationals to avoid unstable areas
China's embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday warned Chinese nationals and businesses in Ukraine against venturing to "unstable" areas, but didn't advised them to leave the country.
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President Putin's recognition of Ukraine's rebels ups ante in crisis
The recognition of the rebel regions came as over 150,000 Russian troops have surrounded Ukraine from three sides in what the US and its allies saw as a sign of an imminent invasion.
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Ukraine denies Moscow's allegation that it sent troops into Russia
Kyiv calls Russian allegation 'fake news'; Ukraine and West on alert for Russia creating pretext to invade
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Xi Jinping's daughter Xi Mingze living in America, says US Senator Hartzler
US Congress Rep Vicky Hartzler revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping's only daughter Xi Mingze is living in America
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US, Egypt launch working group to prepare for COP27 climate summit
The US and Egypt launched a joint working group to prepare for the next climate change summit in November, the American envoy for climate issues said.
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Euro gains, dollar eases on potential Biden-Putin summit
The White House said in a statement that Biden had accepted the meeting "in principle" but only "if an invasion hasn't happened"
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Putin and Biden could meet or talk but no firm plans yet: Kremlin
The United States and its allies have been warning for days that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, which Moscow denies
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Icahn nominates two members to McDonald's board to challenge pig policy
McDonald's Corporation on Sunday said Carl Icahn has nominated two members to its board of directors in an escalating fight over the treatment of pigs by the burger chain's suppliers.
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US, NATO must respond to Russia's security demands: Putin on Ukraine crisis
Russia's Vladimir Putin in his telephone conversation with French President Macron on Sunday stressed the need for the US and NATOmust respond to Russia's security guarantees demands seriously.
US says extended Russian deployment part of invasion 'playbook'
Russia held nuclear drills Saturday as well as the conventional exercises in Belarus, and has ongoing naval drills off the coast in the Black Sea.
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US Covid-19 infections, hospitalisations continue steady decline
In New York, the number of cases went down by more than 50 per cent over the last two weeks.
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US claims Russia has ordered final preparations for Ukraine invasion
Residents of Ukraine's capital filled a gold-domed cathedral to pray for peace.
Embassy in Ukraine advises Indian citizens to leave if stay not essential
According to an official document in 2020, Ukraine had a small but vibrant Indian community and there were about 18,000 Indian students studying in that country
Beijing's 2022 winter Olympics closes safe amid tense geopolitics
'The success in insulating the event from the virus and keeping disruption to sports events to a minimum also reflected the effectiveness and flexibility of China's overall zero-Covid policies'
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What are false flag attacks and can Russia make one work in the info age?
Even as the Biden administration attempts to blunt Russia's ability to seize the initiative, it too faces credibility challenges.
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Covaxin to be evaluated as Covid vaccine candidate in US: Bharat Biotech
Ocugen Inc is co-developing the Covaxin vaccine candidate for Covid in the US and Canada
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US VP Harris warns Russia of unprecedented sanctions if it invades Ukraine
US VP Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday of facing unprecedented financial costs if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the United States.
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Joe Biden signs stopgap spending bill to extend govt funding for 3 weeks
The Senate approved the measure Thursday by a bipartisan 65-27 vote, five more than the 60 votes needed, after the House easily approved the legislation last week
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US children's mental health crisis worse during Covid: CDC studies
One study showed Covid-related emergency department visits increased across all pandemic years and among pediatric age groups
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US adds e-comm sites operated by Tencent, Alibaba to 'notorious list'
E-commerce sites operated by China's Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd were added to the US government's latest "notorious markets" list
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