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Turkey earthquake death toll now over 45,000

  The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey has reached at least 45,000, the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said early Wednesday. On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7...

China slams COVID-19 probe not based on science

  China slammed efforts to what it called a probe on COVID-19 origins getting politicized and being based on science. “The tracing of COVID origins is a matter of...

US agencies to remove TikTok from government devices

  US federal agencies have been given 30 days to remove TikTok from all government devices amid mounting fears that US data may end up in the hands...

Walt Disney World in Florida loses self-governing authority

After more than half a century, the self-governing authority of Walt Disney World in Florida has been stripped,   "Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," Florida...

Former Russian president reiterates nuclear threat

  Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev echoed his country's threat of a nuclear war if the West's supply of arms to Ukraine continues. The warning, published in an opinion article in the state-run...

North Korean faces worsening food shortage

  North Korea is facing a worsening food shortage, causing the country’s leadership to hold a meeting of its ruling Workers' Party to lay out plans for...

Kremlin studying China’s peace plan for Russia-Ukraine conflict

  The Kremlin is paying close attention to China's 12-point peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war which Beijing released last Friday. "Any attempt to develop a...

German, US officials warn of more attacks by pro-Moscow hackers

  German and US officials said there have been increasing attacks by pro-Moscow hackers since the war in Ukraine started a year ago. Nancy Faeser, Germany's Interior Minister, told the news...

US report blames China for COVID pandemic

  A classified report from the US Energy Department has pointed to a leak from a lab in China as causing the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, the report's conclusions were made...