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Australian minister heads to China seeking 'unimpeded' trade

Australia's trade minister flew to Beijing on Thursday on a mission to demolish all Chinese import barriers after years of punishing sanctions and unofficial bans.. China then took delivery of its first Australian coal shipment in February this year, after an unofficial ban of two years.

Imran Khan's U-turn from military's man to army critic

Former prime minister Imran Khan has gone from being the chosen one to a thorn in the side of Pakistan's military -- long considered the nation's political power brokers.. Widely popular Khan "doesn't feel beholden to the same benefactors" previous prime ministers might have, said Threlkeld.

European Parliament votes on curbs for ChatGPT and other AI

EU lawmakers hold a crucial vote Thursday towards setting restrictions on how AI such as ChatGPT can be used in the European Union.. Once the committees' vote is held on Thursday, the full European Parliament will have its say with a plenary vote next month.

Indonesia's Widodo says limited progress on Myanmar peace plan

Southeast Asian nations have made "no significant progress" on implementing a peace plan aimed at ending bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday, on the final day of a summit.. As leaders began the final day of talks in the fishing town of Labuan Bajo, Indonesian President Joko Widodo admitted they had made "no significant progress" on implementing the peace plan.

Combative Trump refuses to accept election defeat, mocks sexual abuse victim

A combative Donald Trump made a rare live appearance on CNN on Wednesday, repeating his false claims about the 2020 election, hurling insults and mocking a former magazine columnist he was found liable of sexually abusing and defaming.. The CNN appearance came just one day after Trump was ordered by a New York jury to pay $5 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll, a former columnist for Elle magazine who accused him of raping her in a Manhattan department store changing room in 1996.

Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy

From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector's hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime.. - Breaking open the market - Last year, Disney+ announced exclusive streaming rights to season two of smash-hit teen biker gang saga "Tokyo Revengers", part of a lucrative deal with publishing giant Kodansha.

French gastronomy facing huge logistical challenge for Olympics

France's vaunted gastronomy will be put to the ultimate test when organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have to feed 15,000 athletes.. It is a "huge logistical challenge", says Philipp Wuerz, project manager for catering, cleaning and waste on the Paris 2024 organising committee.

Migrants turn themselves in at US border as Trump-era rule expires

Jimmy Munoz had just turned himself in to US border police after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, the contours of the river still visible on the distant green plain.. Still at the border line, Jimmy Munoz explained why he left Ecuador, a country plagued by gang violence: "We had to flee, they wanted to kill us.

Nicaraguan parliament dissolves local Red Cross

Nicaragua's parliament on Wednesday dissolved the local branch of the Red Cross, accusing it of taking sides in 2018 anti-government protests.. Nicaraguan lawmakers accused the Red Cross of violating the political neutrality required from humanitarian organizations following anti-government protests in 2018 that rights bodies say unleashed a campaign of violent oppression.