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China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan this week
China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan this week

China's President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week, Beijing said Monday -- his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 12, 2022

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Queen's death reveals hidden French royalist streak
Queen's death reveals hidden French royalist streak

After laying flowers outside the British embassy in Paris for Queen Elizabeth II, Victoria Cazals stopped to ponder why the death of the 96-year-old monarch had touched her, and France, so deeply.

September 12, 2022

Huge queue as Hong Kongers mourn Elizabeth II
Huge queue as Hong Kongers mourn Elizabeth II

Crowds of Hong Kongers queued in sweltering heat on Monday to pay tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, some expressing nostalgia for the city's colonial past at a time when China is seeking to purge dissent.

September 12, 2022

Appeal trial opens over 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in France
Appeal trial opens over 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in France

The appeal trial opened in Paris on Monday for two men suspected of helping the gunmen who stormed the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly and a Jewish supermarket in January 2015, the first of a wave of Islamist terror attacks that have rocked France in recent years.

September 12, 2022

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Asian markets continue to rally, building on US gains
Asian markets continue to rally, building on US gains

Asian markets rallied on Monday, building on the momentum of gains in the United States and Europe at the end of last week, as investors price in the expectation of further interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation.

September 12, 2022

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Saqlain defends Pakistan T20 style after Asia Cup final defeat
Saqlain defends Pakistan T20 style after Asia Cup final defeat

Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq defended his team's Twenty20 playing style after losing Sunday's Asia Cup final, saying they were on the right track for next month's T20 World Cup.

September 12, 2022