Quick! buy flowers: Biden reminds Xi of wife's birthday
Being a head of state is a busy job and family life sometimes takes a back seat. Luckily there are other heads of state on hand to remind you when you might have forgotten your wife's birthday.
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Israel presses Gaza hospital raid
Israel renewed its operation at Gaza's largest hospital Thursday, targeting what it maintains is a Hamas command centre concealed in a complex sheltering more than 2,000 civilians.
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Frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate's past
How was the air breathed by Caesar, the Prophet Mohammed or Christopher Columbus? A giant freezer in Copenhagen holds the answers, storing blocks of ice with atmospheric tales thousands of years old.
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Asian markets drop as rate-hope rally loses steam
Asian markets fell Thursday as investors took a breather and cashed in on a recent rally, though analysts said the outlook was bright, even as data pointed to a soft landing for the world's top economy.
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Jamaica sprint queen Thompson-Herah splits with coach
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with her coach, eight months before she attempts to defend her sprint titles at the 2024 Paris Games, her agent said Wednesday.
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Canadian Jewish community shocked over anti-Semitic school, synagogue attacks
Many in the majority-Jewish Canadian town of Hampstead worried about the potential for unrest tied to the Israel-Hamas war, but residents of the small Quebec community have been startled by the scale of the outbreak of anti-Semitic incidents in recent weeks.
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Under pressure, Central Asia migrants leaving Russia over Ukraine war
After living and working in Russia for the last decade, Tajik construction worker Zoir Kurbanov recently decided it was time to head home.
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Biden, Xi agree to restore military ties at 'productive' summit
US President Joe Biden hailed his "most constructive" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, as they agreed at their first summit in a year to restore military-to-military communications and ease tensions.
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Xi warns Biden not to arm Taiwan, agrees to restart military talks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned US President Joe Biden at a summit to stop arming Taiwan, but agreed to restart high-level military-to-military talks, Beijing said Thursday.
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