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US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (AP/Reuters): The United States (US) urged other nations to tell Russia to stop making nuclear threats and end "the horror" of its war in Ukraine as all three countries' top diplomats spoke - but didn't quite meet - at a high-profile UN Security Council meeting Thursday.Held...

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US aircraft carrier arrives in S Korea to 'deter' North

BUSAN, Sept 23 (AFP): A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North.The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan and vessels from its strike group docked in the southern port...

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Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast

TRIPOLI, Sept 23 (BBC/AFP): The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria's coast, the health minister has said.Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of Tartus.Officials said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals - including women...

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Biden, Philippines' Marcos discuss tensions in South China Sea

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea on Thursday, in response to China's efforts to exert its influence there.Biden and Marcos held their first face-to-face talks on the...

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Cancer-killing virus shows promise in patients

LONDON, Sept 23 (BBC): A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists.One patient's cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours shrink.The drug is a weakened form of the cold sore...

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News in brief (2022-09-24)

Putin, Saudi crown prince satisfied after prisoner exchangeMOSCOW, Sept 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone to express their satisfaction over a prisoner-of-war swap between Moscow and Kyiv facilitated by Riyadh, the Kremlin said Friday. During a phone call late Thursday the...

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