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Month: September 2023

Palestinian Authority lashes out at renowned academics who denounced president’s antisemitic remarks

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian political factions have raged against dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent remarks on the Holocaust. Politicians on Wednesday lambasted the open letter signed earlier this week by over a hundred Palestinian academics, activists and artists based around the world as “the statement of shame.” They

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South Korean and Polish leaders visit airbase in eastern Poland and discuss defense and energy ties

MINSK MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is in Poland for talks on regional security amid war in neighboring Ukraine, and also to discuss military and nuclear energy cooperation, as the two countries continue to strengthen their ties. Han and his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, visited an airbase in eastern Poland

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North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia’s ‘just fight’ after viewing launch pads with Putin

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “just fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. After touring launch pads

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El huracán Lee pone a las Bermudas bajo aviso de tormenta tropical y las playas del sureste de EE.UU. corren el riesgo de sufrir corrientes de resaca

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El huracán Lee generó una alerta de tormenta tropical sobre las Bermudas y se espera que se debilite en los próximos días, aunque el sistema podría seguir siendo “grande y peligroso” a lo largo de la semana, según los meteorólogos. El enorme huracán, que sigue siendo de categoría 3 este

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The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, a French agency says

PARIS (AP) — A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it emits levels of electromagnetic radiation that are too high. The National Frequency Agency, which oversees radio-electric frequencies as well as public exposure to electromagnetic radiation, called on Apple in a statement Tuesday

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Indonesian leader takes a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The $7.3 billion rail project, funded largely by China, connects the capital, Jakarta, and Bandung, the heavily populated capital of West Java province. It is to

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Israel’s democracy is at a crossroads as its top court debates a law limiting its power. Here’s what to know

By Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court held hearings Tuesday on a law to curb its powers, in a case that could set the judiciary on a collision course with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government after months of mass protests over the controversial legislation. The court heard arguments

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