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US and China eye stability but base hollow for next crisis

The United States and China looked to set up a safety net for their intensifying rivalry during a visit to Beijing by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but the trip achieved only general promises and no breakthroughs on hoped-for military talks and flashpoint issues.. But Blinken acknowledged that the United States did not achieve one of its wishes most crucial to avoiding miscalculations -- a resumption of dialogue between the two militaries.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 4 mins read

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Six dead, eight wounded in Ecuador gang shooting

Six people were killed and eight wounded Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a port city in Ecuador terrorized by a wave of violence blamed on a spiraling drug war, authorities said. . - 'Terrorists' - Guayaquil, on Ecuador's southern Pacific coast, is the country's largest city, biggest port and economic hub, but in recent years has become the increasingly bloody center of a turf war.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 3 mins read

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Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulation

Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.. The labs used different techniques to encourage human embryonic stem cells, which can become any type of cell, to self-assemble into a structure that resembles an embryo -- without needing sperm, an egg or fertilisation.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 3 mins read

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Modi to talk tech, trade on US visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States on Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress, with military and technological ties on the agenda as his hosts seek a regional counter to China.. But Washington is seeking to boost ties with a potential regional ally to counter an increasingly assertive China.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read

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Eyeing China, EU to unveil plans to combat economic risks

The EU will on Tuesday detail the economic security risks facing the bloc and new tools Brussels can use as it seeks to muscle up against rivals Russia and China.. The EU this year agreed to establish a trade tool that would go after countries that seek to put pressure on one of its members after China targeted Lithuania in a spat over Taiwan.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read

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'Tough balancing act': Chinese, German leaders hold talks

Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday, seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a "systemic rival".. Beijing has bristled at being described as a "partner, competitor and systemic rival" in the text, saying such labels would only "push our world towards a vortex of division and confrontation".

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read

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Himalayan glaciers melting 65 percent faster than previous decade: study

Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly two billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warned Tuesday.. Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are a crucial water source for around 240 million people in the mountainous regions, as well as for another 1.65 billion people in the river valleys below, the report said.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read

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Foreign media attack UK Tories over conference charges

Hundreds of foreign media groups including AFP on Tuesday accused Britain's Conservatives of undermining press freedom by imposing charges on journalists to cover their annual conference.. It has again imposed charges for the October Conservative party conference in Manchester, northwest England, imposing a £137 ($175) charge, rising to £880 from August 1.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 1 mins read

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Underwater vessel exploring Titanic wreck declared missing

A submersible vessel carrying five people to see the Titanic's wreckage in the North Atlantic has gone missing, triggering a multinational search-and-rescue operation, US and Canadian authorities said Monday.. The US Coast Guard said in a statement Monday that one of its aircraft was "searching for five persons after the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince lost contact with their submersible during a dive, approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) east of Cape Cod."

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read

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Uganda arrests three over horrific school massacre

Uganda has arrested three people over last week's  attack on a school in the remote west of the country that killed 41 people, a senior official in the area told AFP on Monday.. "Three people have been arrested and are under interrogation regarding the attack.

Mon, Jun 19, 2023 2 mins read