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Live updates | G-7 leaders plan ban on Russian gold imports
U.S. President Joe Biden says that the United States and other Group of Seven leading economies intend to announce a ban on imports of gold from Russia
6/26/2022 04:26:31 EDTChina says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said the conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity," but proposed no solutions
June 22, 2022Ukrainian army to leave battered city to avoid encirclement
An official in Ukraine says that the country's troops will retreat from a city.
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AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's last hand-painted porcelain factory
Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks of dinnerware, each piece painstakingly decorated by hand with vibrant motifs of flowers, fruits and animals.
Joseph Tso, the third-generation owner of the factory, and his small team are among the few people in Hong Kong who have mastered the traditional technique of painting “guangcai,” or Canton porcelain.
It is a fading art in this modern metropolis, as fewer young people are willing to put in the time and effort required to master the craft or to work at the factory full-time.
“The business environment in Hong Kong is not suitable for labor-intensive industries,” Tso said. “Hong Kong’s traditional handicraft industry is gradually declining. It will eventually disappear.”
Guangcai, which comes from the nearby Chinese city of Guangzhou, is characterized by an overglaze technique in which the painter sketches a design on white porcelain and...
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Ecuador's government lifts state of emergency amid protests
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that comes as lawmakers in the National Assembly hear an opposition petition to remove him from office
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8 bodies found, may be kidnapped workers from Mexican resort
Eight bodies have been found on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, and they appear to be those of eight men apparently kidnapped from a resort on the Caribbean coast
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Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
Russian forces press momentum as Ukrainian troops withdraw from Sievierodonetsk.
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Groups in Spain and Morocco push for border deaths inquiry
Moroccan state media are reporting that the number of people who were killed after they tried to scale a border fence between Morocco and a Spanish enclave in North Africa has risen to 23
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Iraqi PM heads to Saudi Arabia, Iran for new dialogue
Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's office says he has arrived in Saudi Arabia on an official visit
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Russian military says separatist fighters in full control of Sievierodonetsk chemical plant, last Ukrainian holdout
Russian military says separatist fighters in full control of Sievierodonetsk chemical plant, last Ukrainian holdout
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Clash with police leaves 1 Indigenous person dead in Brazil
A confrontation between military police and members of the Guarani Kaiowá group south of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil near the Paraguay border left at least one Indigenous person dead and seven wounded
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Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination
Mexico City hosted a mass wedding for couples as part of celebrations of Pride.
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Mali junta paves way for elections with new law
Mali is preparing the ground to return to constitutional rule following its last coup in 2020 after the junta leader Col. Assimi Goita signed a new law that paved the way for elections in the West African country
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Congo bishops say pope's Canada trip a good sign for future
Congo’s Catholic bishop say Pope Francis' decision to go ahead with a trip to Canada was an “encouraging sign” that his knee treatment was working
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Leader of Mali's junta signs election law letting him run
Mali’s junta leader has signed a new law paving the way for elections and a return of the country to constitutional rule
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Danish queen opens new museum telling the story of refugees
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has opened a new museum that tells the story of the generations of refugees who have shaped Danish society
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With war, Kyiv pride parade becomes a peace march in Warsaw
Ukraine's largest LGBTQ rights event has gone ahead this weekend
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Iran and EU say Vienna nuke talks will resume in coming days
The European Union and Iran say they have agreed to resume negotiations in Vienna in the coming days over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers
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Pope hails families, blasts 'culture of waste' after Roe
Pope Francis is urging families to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican family rally a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion
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Spain unveils emergency actions to curb soaring living costs
The Spanish government has approved a package of emergency economic measures worth more than 9 billion euros ($9.5 billion) to try to temper the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Guatemala court blocks anti-corruption agreement
A Guatemalan court has tossed out an agreement that made it easier to prosecute bribery involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht
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Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival
A gunman who opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district has killed two men and left more than 20 other people injured during the LGBTQ Pride festival in Norway's capital
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Gabon and Togo admitted into Commonwealth group of nations
The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations
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Turkish president: Sweden hasn't alleviated NATO concerns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden’s prime minister he hasn't seen any “tangible” moves to address Turkey’s concerns about her country joining NATO
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Milan to turn off fountain spigots as drought bakes Italy
A mayor in northern Italy signed an ordinance turning off public fountains.
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Oslo police believe mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 10 was terror attack
The Oslo Pride festival says the Pride parade set for Saturday is now canceled.
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Protesters gather as G-7 leaders set to arrive in Germany
About 4,000 protesters have gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven leading economic powers are set to hold their annual gathering in the Germany's Bavarian Alps
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Xi taking part in Hong Kong anniversary but no word on visit
The Chinese government says President Xi Jinping will participate in next week’s celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China
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European mayors duped into calls with fake Kyiv mayor
The mayor of Ukraine's capital has warned that an imposter is posing as him.
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Egypt’s president holds talks with visiting Qatari emir
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt was holding talks with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is vising Cairo for the first time in years
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Turkish state media: Detained Greek spied on border defenses
Turkey's state-run news agency says security forces have detained a Greek citizen accused of spying for Athens’ intelligence service
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Pakistan plane carrying aid joins Afghan quake relief effort
New relief supplies rolled into eastern Afghanistan after this week's powerful earthquake that state media said killed at least 1,150
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Moderate quake jolts southern Iranian province, killing 1
Iranian media are reporting that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck a southern Iranian province, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others
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Defiant Johnson says he won’t change despite election woes
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls from his Conservative Party to change direction after two thumping special election defeats
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Bangladesh marks opening of country's longest bridge
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations
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Norwegian security service raises terror alert level after mass shooting
Norwegian security service raises terror alert level after mass shooting
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French lawmakers want abortion rights in constitution
A group of lawmakers from French President Emmanuel Macron's party is proposing a bill to inscribe abortion rights into the constitution
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Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
Train stations are all but deserted across Britain on the third day of a national strike that snarled the weekend plans of millions
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'Total bloodbath': Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attack
Hundreds of people, mostly ethnic Amhara, were slaughtered in a village and its surroundings this month in the latest explosion of ethnic violence in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation
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Israel fires at Palestinian stone throwers, teen said killed
Palestinian officials say a 16-year-old youth has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank
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Oslo police say they believe mass shooting that killed 2, wounded 14 was a terror attack
Oslo police say they believe mass shooting that killed 2, wounded 14 was a terror attack
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Oslo Pride organizers have canceled Saturday's Pride parade after overnight mass shooting
Oslo Pride organizers have canceled Saturday's Pride parade after overnight mass shooting
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Norwegian police say 2 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting in Oslo
Norwegian police say 2 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting in Oslo
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