30,000 flee ethnic violence in South Sudan, says UN
Armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by ethnic clashes have forced around 30,000 civilians to flee their homes, the UN's emergency response agency said Thursday as international partners demanded an end to the violence.
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Serbs start removing barricades in easing of tensions in Kosovo
The roadblock near the main border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia was removed Thursday, state-run TV said, announcing a move that paves the way to easing of tensions in the volatile region.
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Stocks wobble as China's Covid surge spooks investors
Stocks sank in Asia and wavered in Europe on Thursday, with sentiment clouded by China's Covid surge.
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G7 tells Taliban to 'urgently reverse' ban on women aid workers
G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to "urgently reverse" a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector.
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Israel's Netanyahu returns to power with extreme-right government
Israel's hawkish veteran Benjamin Netanyahu was set to return to power Thursday after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country's history.
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S. Korea to boost military readiness after drone incursion
President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that South Korea must boost its preparedness to respond to airspace intrusions after the military failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed the border.
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Ex-pope Benedict's health serious but stable: media
Former pope Benedict XVI remains in a serious but stable condition, Italian media reported Thursday, the day after the Vatican revealed the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.
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At least 19 killed, scores injured in hotel-casino fire at Cambodian border
At least 19 people were killed and many others are feared dead in a fire at a Cambodian casino, with a rescuer describing how victims hurled themselves from a ledge in a desperate bid to escape the flames.
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Triple Olympic ski champion Mayer announces retirement
Triple Olympic champion Matthias Mayer announced his immediate retirement from skiing on Thursday, shortly before the start of the men's Super-G World Cup event in Bormio.
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Tsitsipas battles past Dimitrov at inaugural United Cup
Stefanos Tsitsipas fired his 12th ace on match point to give Greece a 2-0 lead over Bulgaria with a comeback win against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday at the inaugural United Cup.
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