South Korea orders striking doctors to return to work
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday officially ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately, a step that could lead to legal punishments if the doctors don’t…
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Heavy snow hits north and central China, disrupting traffic and canceling classes
BEIJING — Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to cancel classes.Flights and intercity train traffic on which much of China’s commuters rely were delayed or…
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Nigeria’s defense chief accuses nations withholding arms sales over abuses of ‘double standards’
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won’t sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns.Gen. Christopher…
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Estonia detains 10 people suspected of committing sabotage on orders from Russia
HELSINKI — Estonia’s domestic security agency said on Tuesday that it had apprehended 10 people suspected of sabotage and of spreading fear and creating tension within the Baltic country in a…
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Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe began an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio on Tuesday after health authorities detected three cases caused by the rare mutation of…
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Kremlin rejects call for independent postmortem on opposition leader Alexei Navalny
LONDON — Kremlin officials rejected on Tuesday a call for an independent postmortem examination on the remains of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.The Council of the European Union had on Monday called for…
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Ship carrying 19,000 cattle causes big stink in the South African city of Cape Town
Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation Monday after a foul stench swept over the South African city.City officials inspected sewage facilities for leaks and an environmental health team was activated…
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Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin, while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body…
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Strike shuts down the Eiffel Tower as workers protest monument’s management
Tourists looking to explore Paris’ most famous landmark were turned away from the Eiffel Tower on Monday as workers went on strike over what they contend is mismanagement that could jeopardize the…
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Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian government said Monday it will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring.The Department of National Defence said in a statement that drones…
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