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Toy trouble: Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map

Toy trouble: Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map

Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

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Zelensky accuses Russia of rejecting ceasefire after new strikes

Zelensky accuses Russia of rejecting ceasefire after new strikes

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities.

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Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin

Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin

Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has dried up.

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Markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment

Markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment

Equity markets were mixed and gold hit another record high on Wednesday as trade war worries cast a shadow and geopolitical concerns returned to the fore.

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Zelensky accuses Russia of rejecting ceasefire as new strikes hit Ukraine

Zelensky accuses Russia of rejecting ceasefire as new strikes hit Ukraine

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes hours after Moscow agreed to temporarily pause attacks on energy facilities.

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Bank of Japan holds rates and warns of trade uncertainty

Bank of Japan holds rates and warns of trade uncertainty

The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and warned about the economic outlook amid global uncertainty fuelled by Donald Trump's trade war.

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Australia prepare for unknown against Kluivert's Indonesia

Australia prepare for unknown against Kluivert's Indonesia

Tony Popovic admitted Wednesday there will be a degree of unknown when his Australia side face an Indonesia team led for the first time by Patrick Kluivert in a World Cup qualifier.

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Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict

Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict

Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.

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Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge

Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge

Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used by scammers that are more available than ever thanks to artificial intelligence.

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Rwanda, DRC presidents hold surprise ceasefire talks in Qatar

Rwanda, DRC presidents hold surprise ceasefire talks in Qatar

The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.

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