US fails to get China to back UN text against NKorea
The United States and European allies on the United Nations Security Council failed Monday to convince China and Russia to back a text noting North Korea's "violations" of resolutions on missile technology.
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Lewandowski drops sponsor Huawei amid Ukraine crisis
Bayern Munich's Polish international striker Robert Lewandowski has cut ties with sponsor Huawei amid claims the Chinese tech giant has been helping Russia secure their network against cyber attacks following the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russians brace for sanctions as their favourite shops close
Yulia Shimelevich hurries to stock up on imported food for her cat and dog as it may soon disappear from Moscow shelves with the onslaught of sanctions from Western capitals on Russia over Ukraine.
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Anti-competitive practices lower US wages by 20%: Treasury
The decline in unionization and moves by employers to stop workers from changing jobs have undermined competition in the US labor market, lowering American salaries by 20 percent, the Treasury Department said Monday.
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Ukraine, Russia fail to agree on refugee corridors
Ukraine and Russia made tentative progress in talks Monday but failed to reach a deal on creating "humanitarian corridors" from pummelled cities, as the bloodshed from Moscow's invasion mounted.
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US announces new emissions standards for trucks and buses
The United States on Monday announced tougher emissions standards on trucks and buses starting from 2027, and said it would spend almost $1.4 billion on expanding green public transit.
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'Make their voices heard': Turkish women fight femicide
A group of female activists prepare banners ahead of a march in Istanbul: "Keep the feminist rebellion going", reads one, "We don't have to stick to your taboos", says another.
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Duplantis clears 6.19m to break world pole vault record
Armand Duplantis broke his own world record in the pole vault on Monday, clearing 6.19m at his third attempt at the indoor meeting in Belgrade.
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'Hand-to-hand combat': Street battles rage on Kyiv's edge
Street battles and hand-to-hand combat. Ukrainian servicemen and fleeing residents described ferocious fighting on Kyiv's northwestern edge Monday that could soon spread to the besieged capital.
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Top US, Israel diplomats meet in Riga on Ukraine, Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met Monday to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the possibility of a new agreement with Iran on limiting its nuclear programme.
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