A woman shops at a supermarket in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on Jan. 4, 2023. The country’s inflation has held above 5%, driven by high food prices. Adriana Adie | Nurphoto | Getty Images...
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China to increase defense spending by 7.2%
China’s air force shows off its L15 Falcon trainer at the Zhuhai Air Show in 2022. The country has a deal to export the aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. Future Publishing | Future...
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Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil
Hundreds of thousands of people attended the annual candlelight vigil service in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on June 4, 2018 to pay respect those who lost their lives during the 1989 Tiananmen square massacre....
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China sets GDP target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023
China’s economy is widely expected to grow by more than 5% this year. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China set a growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, according...
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Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on attack aircraft, including F-16s
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet flies past during the second day of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru on Feb. 14, 2023. Manjunath Kiran | AFP | Getty Images Two Ukrainian pilots are...
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The more attractive a person thinks they are, the less likely they are to mask, new study finds
Deciding if and when to wear a mask used to depend on how safe, or unsafe, a person felt in certain settings; but for some people, it might actually boil down to how attractive...
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Trump pledges to stay in 2024 presidential race even if he is criminally charged
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the recent derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, during an event at a fire station in East Palestine, Ohio, February 22, 2023. Alan Freed | Reuters...
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Climate activists deface constitutional monument in Germany with black paint, posters
Climate activists defaced a work of art near Germany’s Parliament Saturday in the latest act of vandalism by protestors concerned with environmental policy. Members of The Last Generation threw black liquid over a series...
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Bus with 40 children crashes in French Alps; 21 injured
A bus carrying 40 elementary school students home from a trip to the French Alps plunged down a wooded slope into a creek Saturday, leaving the driver and his partner hospitalized with serious injuries,...
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Xi, Chinese Communist Party to tighten grip on power as People’s Congress convenes
Thousands of Communist Party members have arrived in Beijing for the beginning of a much-anticipated session of its highest legislative body. The National People’s Congress is set to open on Saturday and expected to...
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