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US offers $1 bn in loan guarantees for Ukraine

US offers $1 bn in loan guarantees for Ukraine

The United States is offering up to $1 billion in credit guarantees to help Ukraine weather the threat of war against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.

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Valieva says grandfather's medicine led to positive test: IOC member

Valieva says grandfather's medicine led to positive test: IOC member

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva told her doping hearing at the Beijing Olympics that she tested positive because of "contamination" from her grandfather's medicine, a senior IOC member said on Tuesday.

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Move aside Gu, here comes Su -- teenager wins 'insane' Games gold

Move aside Gu, here comes Su -- teenager wins 'insane' Games gold

Step aside Eileen Gu. Hosts China have a new teenage hero at the Beijing Olympics after 17-year-old Su Yiming on Tuesday added an emphatic snowboard Big Air gold to his controversial silver.

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Interpol issues warrants for Canadians over gangster's murder in Thailand

Interpol issues warrants for Canadians over gangster's murder in Thailand

Interpol has issued two "red notice" arrest warrants for a pair of Canadians over the suspected murder of an Indian gangster outside a luxury villa on Thailand's Phuket island.

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Russia says pulling back some forces from Ukraine border

Russia says pulling back some forces from Ukraine border

Russia said Tuesday it was pulling back some of its forces near the Ukrainian border to their bases, in what would be the first major step towards de-escalation in weeks of crisis with the West.

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Israel PM meets Bahrain's Jewish community on landmark visit

Israel PM meets Bahrain's Jewish community on landmark visit

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Bahrain's Jewish community Tuesday after arriving for the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the Gulf country, 17 months after they defied decades of tensions to normalise ties.

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Asia markets drop but signs of easing Ukraine tensions lift Europe

Asia markets drop but signs of easing Ukraine tensions lift Europe

Asian markets mostly fell again Tuesday on fears that Russia is about to invade Ukraine, but early signs that tensions could be easing boosted European stocks and sent oil prices down.

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US urges its citizens to immediately leave Belarus

US urges its citizens to immediately leave Belarus

The United States has urged its citizens to immediately leave Belarus, citing a buildup of Russian troops along the border with neighboring Ukraine.

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New trial against Kremlin critic Navalny starts

New trial against Kremlin critic Navalny starts

A new trial against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny began Tuesday inside the penal colony outside Moscow where he is held, in a case that could see his jail time extended by more than a decade.

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Philippines now at 'low risk' from coronavirus: gov't

Philippines now at 'low risk' from coronavirus: gov't

The Philippines is now at "low risk" from the coronavirus pandemic as more people get vaccinated and hospital admissions drop, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said Tuesday.

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