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Award-winning Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold rose to international fame when his debut album “Gold” reached number seven on the Billboard World Charts. Since then, the 37-year-old has released four more…

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For decades, Chinese workers have retired relatively early. That’s about to change

September 13, 2024

For decades, Chinese workers have wrapped up their working lives at relatively young ages: 60 for men and as early as 50 for women. But all that is about to…

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Russia expels six British diplomats it accuses of spying and sabotage activity

September 13, 2024

Russia’s FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work. Britain’s…

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Typhoon Yagi: Asia’s most powerful storm submerges parts of Vietnam and Thailand

September 13, 2024

Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, has left dozens dead since sweeping across southern China and Southeast Asia last week, leaving a trail of destruction with its intense…

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North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program

September 13, 2024

New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is a uranium enrichment facility have given an extremely rare glimpse inside the isolated nation’s closely…

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South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

September 13, 2024

South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” – sending hundreds of thousands of children overseas after the country was ravaged by war and many…

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Putin warns NATO will be ‘at war with Russia’ if it allows Ukraine to use Western long-range missiles against it

September 13, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Thursday that allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike inside Russia would be seen by Moscow as NATO’s direct entry into the war. “This will…

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Israeli intelligence commander to resign after being accused of failing to prevent October 7

September 13, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, who led its 8200 intelligence unit, has informed them he will “conclude his role in the near future.” The country’s…

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Critics denounce their government as a dictatorship. But these people say they’ve never felt so free

September 12, 2024

For decades, life choices were bleak for many in El Salvador: Leave or die. Dubbed the “murder capital of the world,” there was an average of a homicide an hour…

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A runaway penguin spent two weeks missing at sea. A typhoon may have saved her

September 12, 2024

A runaway penguin has been found safe in Japan nearly two weeks after she first went missing, having paddled 45 kilometers (28 miles) during a typhoon in a survival story…

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North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program

South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

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