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Chinese who reported on COVID to be released after 3 years - The Associated Press

Wastewater study finds 18 new psychoactive drugs: A testing program shows a string of new psychoactive substances in widespread use across the globe. Scientists believe criminals are developing substances slightly altered from illegal drugs to stay ahead of the law

Western governments evacuate more citizens from Sudan as situation deteriorates - POLITICO Europe

UK sees record sickness and zero productivity growth in 2022

Marburg outbreak in Tanzania declared contained after all affected patients were found Marburg-free.

Russia slams Polish ‘seizure’ of embassy school in Warsaw - Al Jazeera English

Ukraine war: Crimea oil tank set ablaze by reported drone

Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park

'Death zone' queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits

Fighters rampage in Darfur as Sudan extends fragile truce - The Associated Press

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday decreed six new Indigenous reserves, the first after a dearth of such expansion under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro

Chinese official expected at King Charles’ coronation was key player in Hong Kong crackdown

Why Ukraine's Looming Offensive May Be The Most Important Clash Of The War. Period. - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded | Record figures for month recorded in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Asia

Mayor Marries 16-year-old Teen and Promotes Mother-in-Law to Secretary of Culture - Brazil

Slavery: Rishi Sunak rejects call to apologise and pay reparations - BBC

US Ambassador: 'Hungary's policy of standing alone to block high level meetings of NATO-Ukraine Committee untenable'

North Korean defectors may face deportation by China as COVID border controls ease - NPR

For the first time, scientists detect seismic waves rippling through Mars' core

Guatemala president pledges strong support for 'Republic of Taiwan' - Reuters

Human Rights Watch report: Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have unlawfully killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, and disappeared children as part of a pattern of serious violations

Azerbaijan Sets Up First Checkpoint on Key Route to Armenia - The Moscow Times

Israel arrests Jordanian MP for alleged gun-smuggling - BBC

China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line

Beijing says don’t ‘hype up the so-called China threat narrative’ after Australian criticism

China and Philippines look to boost communications to manage dispute - South China Morning Post

Anti-Kremlin protesters staged a rally in Paris on Sunday, urging the EU to slap sanctions on the socialite wife of the Russian deputy defense minister, who they accuse of bypassing sanctions

Japan deploys PAC3 interceptor system in Okinawa for N.Korea 'satellite' launch

Global balance of population and power is shifting - Axios

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Russia's Belgorod sees mass evacuations over undetonated bomb

Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78 - The Associated Press

Millions of Iranian Schoolgirls at Risk of “Deliberate” Poisoning, Group Warns

Stoltenberg: NATO membership for Ukraine to be "high on the agenda" at Vilnius summit

India: 69 Hindus acquitted over deadly 2002 sectarian riots - Al Jazeera English

Hanoi reinstates mask mandate in crowded spaces as Covid-19 cases spike

U.S. preparing to position troops in case of Sudan embassy evacuation

Macron 'working on secret plan' with China to end Ukraine war

German cabinet approves bill to phase out oil and gas heating systems - Reuters

Russia warns South Korea against arming Ukraine in ‘unfriendly stance’, threatens retaliation involving North Korea

2 Indian Politicians Killed on Live TV While in Police Custody - Democracy Now!

Poland strengthens security measures along border with Russian exclave Kaliningrad

Eastern Europeans face Brussels backlash over Ukraine grain bans - POLITICO Europe

Germany announces delivery of Patriot air defence system to Ukraine

Sudan crisis: Burhan and Hemedti - the two generals at the heart of the conflict - BBC

Shot 5-year-old girl in head: Prisoners from Wagner confess to killing children in Bakhmut and Soledar

'We're doomed': Americans grade Biden's handling of China - Fox News

Scientists discover new gene that can temporarily switch off sperm in men allowing for male birth control pill

Heavy fighting breaks out in Sudan's capital - Sky News

Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows: The estimate is contained in a document that is part of a trove of top-secret material leaked in a Discord chatroom

Under the shadow of war, Ukraine & Russia mark Orthodox Easter; 130 Ukrainian POWs released | WION - WION

India could buy Russian crude past cap if Opec+ cuts boost costs: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit

From a law aspirant to a law breaker, how 47 days changed Asad's life - The Tribune India

Ban on homegrown cannabis plants in Quebec upheld in unanimous Supreme Court ruling

War would bring disaster to China too, Taiwan presidential contender says

France ready to provide €2 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine

Italian court suspends order to put down bear that killed jogger - The Guardian

Germany calls on China to avoid 'horror' in Taiwan Strait | German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned China against using force in Taiwan and discussed Ukraine during strategic talks in Beijing. China warned against interference in matters concerning Taiwan.

US and UK announce new sanctions targeting Russian ultra-wealthy - Al Jazeera English