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Russia jails first soldier who refused to go to war in Ukraine
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China races to vaccinate elderly amid Covid surge, but many reluctant
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The rest of the United States is also reeling from the ferocious winter storm.
Ukraine wants February peace summit with UN mediating
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Russia reportedly preparing for new invasion in northern Ukraine
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South Korea removes ban on sex doll imports
South Korea formally lifts ban on the import of full-body sex dolls.
Bomber base deep inside Russia hit by drone attack - kills three
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China will scrap Covid quarantine for incoming travellers from early January
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Violence erupts after gunman kills three Kurds in ‘quiet’ Paris neighbourhood
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Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on
Russia ready for talks to end the war even as Ukraine faced more attacks from Moscow.
Fatal Christmas Eve crash in Spain as bus plunges into river
A bus ran off a bridge and plunged into a river, killing six passengers in Spain.
China’s Covid-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
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Austria avalanche leaves two people missing, fewer than feared
About 200 rescue workers were searching for people feared buried under the snow.
'Fire bomb': Gas tanker explosion in South Africa kills 15, injures hundreds
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Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 24 lives
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Watch: King Charles delivers his first Christmas address
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Ukrainians experience a different Christmas: 'I don’t feel the holiday at all'
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