Russia-led ‘peacekeeping’ troops to enter Kazakhstan as violence continues
Peacekeeping troops from a Russia-led alliance are set to enter Kazakhstan as violent protests sparked by an energy price hike continue.
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January 5, 2022 Winter snowstorm strands passengers on Amtrak train for 40 hours
Travel chaos caused by Monday’s snowstorm is not limited to the traffic standstill on Interstate 95, with passengers on an Amtrak train having been stuck aboard for 40 hours.
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January 5, 2022 North Korea has launched possible ballistic missile, say Japan and South Korea
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile early on Wednesday, the first such test by Pyongyang of the new year, drawing condemnation from Japan and calls for talks from South Korea.
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January 2, 2022 Antarctica research station battling COVID outbreak
A research station in Antarctica is battling a coronavirus outbreak, with at least 16 of the 25 workers testing positive for the virus.
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January 1, 2022 Australia starts 2022 with record COVID cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia started 2022 with a record number of new COVID-19 cases as an outbreak centred in the eastern states grew, and New South Wales eased its isolation rules for healthcare workers as the number of people hospitalised with the virus rose.
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December 30, 2021 Kim Jong Un pictured looking noticeably slimmer, fanning rumours of health issues
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked noticeably slimmer in photos released by state media this week.
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December 29, 2021 Russian court orders closure of country’s oldest human rights group
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s oldest human rights group, in a watershed moment in Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on independent thought.
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December 28, 2021 James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys antenna
NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed a critical antenna Sunday (Dec. 26) just one day after its Christmas launch into space.
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December 26, 2021 Russian gas flows east via Yamal-Europe pipeline for fifth day
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Yamal-Europe pipeline that usually sends Russian gas to Western Europe was operating in a reverse mode for a fifth day on Saturday, shipping fuel from Germany to Poland, data from German network operator Gascade showed.
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December 25, 2021 US president falls for anti-Biden insult from father during Santa tracker call
A White House Christmas event took an awkward turn on Friday when a caller dropped a vulgar anti-Biden slogan into a conversation with the US president.
