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'Chip alliance': S. Korean president kicks off Dutch trip

'Chip alliance': S. Korean president kicks off Dutch trip

South Korea's president on Tuesday kicked off a visit to the Netherlands, hoping to forge a "chip alliance" between the two global semiconductor powerhouses amid growing tech tensions with China.

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Australia's Steve Smith turns to golf after below-par form

Australia's Steve Smith turns to golf after below-par form

Australia's Steve Smith conceded on Tuesday that he has not played to his usual high standards this year but believes he has found part of the solution -- taking up golf.

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Asia tracks Wall St rally ahead of run of data, Fed decision

Asia tracks Wall St rally ahead of run of data, Fed decision

Stocks tracked Wall Street higher and the dollar retreated Tuesday as traders awaited a bumper round of market-moving events, starting with the release of US inflation data later today.

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South Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt

South Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt

South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday.

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Chinese laud 'great' Gao Yaojie, dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower

Chinese laud 'great' Gao Yaojie, dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower

A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken AIDS campaigner was praised in her home country on Tuesday, days after she died in self-exile in the United States at age 95.

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Suspended sentences in Japan army sexual assault case

Suspended sentences in Japan army sexual assault case

Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague who won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusations.

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Sex, death and madness on the night train from Tolstoy to Bond

Sex, death and madness on the night train from Tolstoy to Bond

The return of the sleeper train from Berlin to Paris is a reminder of the romance of railways that has long inspired writers, musicians and filmmakers.

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Senegalese cinemas pay tribute to Sembene on 100th anniversary

Senegalese cinemas pay tribute to Sembene on 100th anniversary

The lights fade and the screen lights up, transporting Senegalese cinemagoers back in time to the world of Ousmane Sembene, who would have been 100 this year.

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Fleeing Israel too, Ukrainian Jews seek refuge in Hungary

Fleeing Israel too, Ukrainian Jews seek refuge in Hungary

Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz from the northeastern city of Kharkiv never imagined his family would be forced to flee a second war after leaving Ukraine for Israel last year.

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UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels

UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels

The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

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