Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data
The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.
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Anger in Germany at Musk attempt to 'influence' election
Germany's government said Monday US billionaire tech baron Elon Musk is trying to sway February elections by praising the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a move strongly rejected by major parties.
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'Foreign jihadists' in Syria leader's pick for army officers: monitor, experts
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has tapped dozens of former rebels for high-ranking army positions, several of whom are foreign fighters, a war monitor and experts said on Monday.
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US announces $5.9 bn in military, budget aid for Ukraine
The United States on Monday unveiled almost $6 billion in military and budget aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to provide assistance before Donald Trump takes office next month.
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Argentina charges five over death of singer Liam Payne
Five people have been indicted in Argentina over the death of British singer Liam Payne, who fell from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October after consuming alcohol and drugs, prosecutors said Monday.
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Sporting deaths of the year -- Part II
Part II of the AFP Sports deaths of the year includes Bela Karolyi, who coached Nadia Comaneci to the first 'Perfect 10' in Olympic gymnastics and Welsh rugby legends Barry John and JPR Williams:
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US prepares state honors for late president Jimmy Carter
Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Monday as global tributes poured in for the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter -- the longest-lived US president who died aged 100.
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Shahidi, Bennett star as Afghanistan draw Zimbabwe Test
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday.
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LeBron James prepares to follow those who kept winning after 40
When LeBron James, who turned 40 on Monday, takes to the court for the Los Angeles Lakers against his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers on New Year's Day, he will join a long line of sporting legends who have defied time.
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Sporting deaths of the year -- Part I
The year was marked by the deaths of a number of sporting superstars from Franz 'Der Kaiser' Beckenbauer to the notorious OJ Simpson.
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