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US strike kills approximately 30 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia

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China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December

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US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans

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Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail

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Snooker investigates Chinese players over alleged match-fixing scandal

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The 'sexy' reality behind Sicily's 'White Lotus' hotel

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Xi Jinping estimates China's 2022 GDP grew at least 4.4%. But Covid misery looms

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Pritzker-prize winning architect Arata Isozaki has died at 91

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