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China warns it will not tolerate Taiwan 'separatists'
China on Wednesday vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" in Taiwan and reaffirmed that it would take the self-ruled island by force if necessary. It added, however: "We will only be forced to take drastic measures to respond to the provocation of separatist elements or external forces should they ever cross our red lines."
In Norway, old oil platforms get a second life
At an industrial yard in southwestern Norway, decommissioned oil platforms are slowly being dismantled for a second life in the circular economy. Many of the oil platforms there are coming to the end of their life spans.
Billboards get Poles talking low birth rate
The billboards are hard to miss: large and plastered all over Poland, they show two blonde girls in immaculate white posing in a wheat field. Observers have been quick to point out that the figures in the original billboard are incorrect: official statistics show Polish women were having fewer than four children on average during the 1950s.
Experts see inflation reprieve in America
Is inflation finally slowing down in the United States? Consumer prices have continued to climb in the United States, squeezing family budgets and, and by extension, Biden's popularity.
Taliban torn over reforms one year after seizing power
One year on from the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders can tolerate.
Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares: document
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings published Tuesday, amid a high-stakes legal battle with Twitter over a $44 billion buyout deal. The move comes after Musk sold around $8.5 billion worth of shares in the electric carmaker in April as he was preparing to finance the Twitter deal.
Kabul airport, symbol of chaotic US exit from Afghanistan
Tens of thousands of Afghan men, women and children rushed to Kabul's airport a year ago in a desperate bid to flee the advancing Taliban, who seized power on August 15, 2021. One year on, Taliban authorities gave AFP photographers access to the airport to shoot the facility and areas that were trashed last year.
South Korea flooding death toll rises to nine
At least nine people were killed and seven others missing in South Korea after record downpours flooded major roads, metro stations and homes, officials said Wednesday. "There are a total of 16 casualties, including nine deaths and seven missing," an official at the Interior Ministry told AFP. In all, around 600 people have been affected, he said, with many forced to leave their homes.
China's landmark #MeToo case returns to court after setback
A landmark sexual harassment case in China was set to return to court Wednesday after an earlier ruling dealt a blow to the country's fledgling #MeToo movement. The country's #MeToo movement has stumbled since 2018, when a wave of women published allegations of sexual harassment against university professors.
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