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Drivers strike over plan to remove jeepneys from roads in Philippines

Philippine transport groups have launched a nationwide strike to protest against a government programme drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become...

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges...

Ohio hit by second cargo train derailment in a month

About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield on Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio...

Chinese defence spending boost to meet ‘complex security challenges’

Increases in China’s defence budget have been “appropriate and reasonable” and are aimed at meeting “complex security challenges”, a government spokesman said. Wang Chao gave...

Andrew Tate’s lawyer says he plays a character saying things for ‘entertainment’

Detained social media personality Andrew Tate plays an “Andrew Tate character” says things just for “entertainment” and is not intending to be taken seriously,...

China and Belarus presidents call for Ukraine ceasefire

The presidents of China and Belarus joined in urging a ceasefire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict. The joint...

China ‘open and transparent’ in search for origins of Covid-19 pandemic

China said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and dismissed US criticism as politicising...

Fresh quake topples buildings in southern Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has shaken southern Turkey, three weeks after a catastrophic tremor devastated the region. The quake centred in the town of Yesilyurt...

G20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the...

Turkey launches investigation into 612 people after earthquake

Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake earlier this month, a government...

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