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Danish drugmaker to supply monkeypox vaccine to Europe

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 02:41 PM | Updated Nov 18 02:42 PM

Experts and health authorities have warned against claiming victory against monkeypox too soon. Read more »

Pelosi to step down as leader of House Democrats

Caitlin Wilson and Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 10:36 AM

Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to wield the speaker's gavel in the US House of Representatives, said she will step down as party leader when Republicans take control of the chamber. Read more »

3 sentenced to life for flight MH17 downing

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 10:19 AM

A Dutch court sentenced 3 men to life imprisonment over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. Read more »

North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul's military

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 10:10 AM | Updated Nov 18 11:41 AM

North Korea fired an "unidentified ballistic missile" Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch in two days. Read more »

In Kyiv, no safe space for children

Sergei Supinsky, AFP
Nov 18 10:06 AM

The Ukrainian capital has been under siege since the start of the war with Russia on February 24, 2022. Read more »

Aphrodisiac beliefs endangering sea turtles in Panama

Francisco Jara, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 08:51 AM

The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition. Read more »

New wave of Russian strikes batter Ukraine grid as first snow falls

Ania Tsoukanova, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 07:49 AM

KYIV, Ukraine - Fresh Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Thursday, the latest in a wave of attacks that have crippled the country's energy infrastructure as winter sets in and temperatures drop. Read more »

Protesting against APEC Summit

Diego Azubel, EPA-EFE
Nov 17 11:16 PM

Protesters push against Thai riot police shields during a protest against the APEC Summit, at the Asoke intersection in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more »

Chinese spy jailed for 20 years in US

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 05:00 PM

Xu Yanjun was accused of playing a leading role in a five-year Chinese state-backed scheme to steal commercial secrets from GE Aviation and France's Safran Group. Read more »

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 9 during Iran protests

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 04:58 PM

Assailants on motorbikes shot dead nine people, including a woman and two children, during protests in two separate attacks in southern Iran, state media said on Thursday. Read more »

Japan court orders 2 to pay 500M yen over 'fast movie' uploads

Kyodo News
Nov 17 04:32 PM

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a man and woman to pay 500 million yen ($3.6 million) in damages to 13 major film production companies for uploading minutes-long, edited versions of their films known as "fast movies" on video-sharing sites without permission. Read more »

Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China's frayed ties with Canada

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 04:21 PM

Chinese President Xi scolded Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit. Read more »

China, Japan leaders to meet as N. Korea fires missile

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 04:07 PM

The leaders of China and Japan will hold their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after North Korea fired the latest in a record-breaking missile blitz. Read more »

Brazil's Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks

Alvaro Villalobos, Kelly Macnamara and Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 03:25 PM

UN climate talks got a boost after Brazilian president-elect Lula vowed to fight Amazon deforestation and global leaders reaffirmed key pledges. Read more »

NATO believes Poland blast an 'accident'

Damien Simonart with Max Delay in Brussels, Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 02:26 PM

Western leaders moved to calm fears of a dangerous escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine, saying a missile blast in Poland was likely an accident. Read more »

Police escorts, flight bans as half a million S Koreans sit key exam

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 01:07 PM

South Korea closed its airspace and offered police escorts as more than half a million students sat high-stakes college admission exams. Read more »

Republicans win U.S. House majority in challenge for Democrat Biden

Kyodo News
Nov 17 12:58 PM

Republicans are set to win the House of Representatives in last week's U.S. midterm elections, local media projected Wednesday Read more »

Myanmar junta to deport former British envoy, Japan journalist: statement

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 12:34 PM | Updated Nov 17 12:48 PM

Myanmar's junta said Thursday it will deport a former British ambassador, an Australian economics adviser and a Japanese journalist jailed during its crackdown on dissent and released in an amnesty. Read more »

N. Korea fires missile hours after warning of 'fiercer' military response

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 11:01 AM

North Korea has fired an "unidentified ballistic missile", Seoul's military said Thursday, the latest in a record-breaking blitz of launches. Read more »

Ukraine war casts shadow over APEC summit

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 10:42 AM

Pacific rim leaders fly into Bangkok on Thursday for a summit on pandemic recovery and the global economic turmoil unleashed by the war in Ukraine. Read more »

Detainee's tale of torture under Russians in Kherson

Emmanuel Peuchot, Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 10:41 AM

He was held for weeks in detention, beaten and electrocuted. He urinated blood. He lost 25 kilograms and thought of killing himself. Read more »

US says missile explosion in Poland likely caused by Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 08:06 AM

The US on Wednesday backed Warsaw's assessment that the missile that landed inside Poland was fired by Ukrainian forces. Read more »

Beachboy Biden thrives on Bali vibes

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 08:01 AM

It could be the beaches and palatial hotels. It might be Chinese President Xi Jinping's warm smile. But there is no doubt: Joe Biden is enjoying his Bali G20. Read more »

Landmark same-sex marriage bill advances in US Senate

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 07:19 AM

A bill to give same-sex marriages federal protection advanced Wednesday in the US Senate with rare bipartisan support, as Democrats rushed to preserve such unions while they still control Congress. Read more »

US charges two Russians behind Z-Library website

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 07:03 AM

Two Russians have been charged with copyright piracy and fraud for running the globally popular Z-Library website, which offered free downloads of millions of books Read more »