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South Korea, U.S. launch 8 missiles in response to North Korea’s missile firings
A news broadcast shows file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 17, 2022, after North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward in the country’s fourth suspected weapons test this month, according to the South’s military. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty Images South Korea and the […]
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Nadal tops Ruud for 14th French Open title, 22nd Slam trophy
Rafael Nadal during Day 4 of the 2019 French Open Clive Mason | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Rafael Nadal pulled away to beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final on Sunday for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, adding to two records he already owned. Nadal’s […]
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Beijing to allow indoor dining, further easing Covid curbs
Women eat and drink together outside a closed convenience store on May 31, 2022 in Beijing. Inside dining and drinking was banned due to Covid-19 outbreaks. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Beijing will further relax Covid-19 curbs by allowing indoor dining, as China’s capital steadily returns to normal with inflections falling, […]
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Australia says a Chinese fighter jet intercepted its surveillance craft in May
A J-16 fighter jet flies over PLA naval aviation training base in Ningbo, China on Jan. 14, 2021. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images A Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May, Australia’s defense department said on Sunday. The Royal Australian Air […]
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North Korea test-fired salvo of short-range missiles, South Korea says
An overview of what state media reports is the launch of the “Hwasong-17” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in this undated photo released on March 25, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA | Reuters North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South […]
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Man captured in Taiwan after taking $3M from account in California home invasion, police say
A man accused of transferring $3 million from a woman’s account in a brazen home invasion in San Francisco is back in California after his capture in Taiwan, police said. Tianze Zhang, a 30-year-old from Los Angeles, was booked Friday on suspicion of first-degree burglary, kidnapping for ransom, and making criminal threats, according to San […]
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LeBron James is officially a billionaire—this is the first money lesson he says he learned as a kid
LeBron James has officially become a billionaire, according to Forbes. This makes James the first active NBA player to reach the milestone, and the second NBA player to reach billionaire status, joining retired basketball star Michael Jordan. James, a small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, is the NBA’s highest-paid player, earning $121 million dollars […]
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How companies are shifting their office spend to lure reluctant workers back
As companies and workers continue to try to figure out where and how work will take place in a hybrid environment, the costs being spent on existing office spaces previously built around the 9-to-5, five-day workweek are being closely examined. Flexibility has become the buzzword for both sides of the employee-employer power dynamic. Workers have […]
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UK says Russia’s gains in eastern Ukraine have been ‘slow and costly’; Putin blames West for food, energy crisis
UK says Russia’s offensive in northern Ukraine ‘ended in a costly failure’ The U.K. Ministry of Defence said Russia’s offensive in northern Ukraine “ended in a costly failure.” The ministry said Russian forces were spread “too thinly without enough support from artillery and combat aircraft.” It said those efforts were based on “wildly optimistic assessments […]
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Hong Kong steps up security on Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan decries suppression
Police officers seal off Victoria Park ahead of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 3, 2022 in Hong Kong. Louise Delmotte | Getty Images Hong Kong deployed heavy security near a major park on Saturday as it warned people not to gather to commemorate China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen […]
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