US warns others to avoid loans from Chinese state banks, but it is biggest recipient
WASHINGTON — For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling…
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
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Pakistan launches drive to vaccinate 57M children against measles, rubella and polio
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Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffs
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Swiss farmers downplay impact of US tariff deal
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What to know about COP30, this year’s UN climate talks
People from around the world are beginning to gather at the gateway of the Amazon in Belem, Brazil,…
Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality
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South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage
SEOSAN, South Korea — Hwang Seong-yeol stood at the edge of a golden field, watching nervously as a…
Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer’s boat
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Alabama promised to improve psychiatric care for men charged with crimes
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Mentally ill people are stuck in jail because they can’t get treatment. Here’s what’s to know
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in a jail cell, waiting…
Bernese carnival bear sent into hibernation
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