China’s trade growth accelerated sharply in April, official data showed on Saturday, defying pressure from the Middle East conflict and reversing a recent decline in exports to the United States. Exports from the world’s second-largest economy rose 14.1% year-on-year in April, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs, far exceeding a Bloomberg forecast...
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Police In Thailand Investigate Weapons Cache Found At Chinese Man’s Home
Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons which includes assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines found at the home of a Chinese man. Authorities said on Saturday that Two M16 assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, Russian landmines, projectiles, gasoline and nearly five kilos (11 pounds) of explosives were found...
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Explosives-Packed Drone Discovered Near Bogota Airport, Military Base
Report says an explosives-laden drone was discovered near El Dorado International Airport and an adjacent military base. Authorities reportedly found the fibre-optic drone on Wednesday about 5.4 km (3 miles) from the military air base, which borders Bogota’s main international airport. CliqMetro gathered that the discovery comes amid a surge in attacks by left-wing guerrilla...
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French Court Revives Investigation Into Rwanda Ex-first Lady Genocide Role
France’s judiciary has ordered the resumption of an investigation into allegations that Agathe Habyarimana was involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Investigating magistrates had dismissed the case in 2025, citing insufficient evidence to pursue charges of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity. The latest ruling overturns that decision and directs that the probe...
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Ted Turner, Trailblazer Of Cable TV News And Founder Of CNN, Dies At 87
Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that...
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Slovakia Scraps Diesel Restrictions After EU Warning
Slovakia said on Wednesday it would repeal restrictions on diesel sales, including higher prices for foreign drivers, after the European Commission warned the measures breached EU law. The government had introduced the rules in March, citing disrupted oil supplies through a pipeline via Ukraine as global energy prices surged amid conflict in the Middle East....
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Mexican BTS Fans Go Wild As Concerts Draw Near
Dancers bounced to the sound of BTS on an avenue in Mexico City, clapping and screaming at a pep rally kicking off a string of concerts by the South Korean superstars. And K-pop fervor in Mexico is not limited to fans like these young people. Many parents approve of all this passion for the group,...
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FIFA Invites Iran To Headquarters For World Cup Talks
FIFA have invited the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) to their headquarters for talks on the country’s participation at this year’s World Cup, on Tuesday. Mehdi Taj, the head of the Iranian federation, said Iran’s presence at the tournament was contingent on guarantees from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino. “We firmly believe that the Iranian team must...
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Bolivian Cities Ground To A Halt By Fuel Protests
Bolivian bus and taxi drivers went on strike in several major cities on Tuesday and blocked national roads to protest months-long fuel shortages and declining fuel quality. Public transport ground to a halt in the cities of La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, Sucre and Oruro as drivers stayed off the road to protest irregular fuel...
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Biontech To Cut Up To 1,860 Jobs As Covid Jab Sales Drop
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