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Zelensky demands world punish Russia as Biden woos UN

Zelensky demands world punish Russia as Biden woos UN

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Wednesday that the world punish Russia in a dramatic video address to the UN General Assembly, where US President Joe Biden accused Moscow of violating basic international norms.

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Pressure on Putin as reservists called up for war

Pressure on Putin as reservists called up for war

Pressure ratcheted up on Vladimir Putin Wednesday as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home, and Western leaders tore into the Russian leader at the United Nations.

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Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria

Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised $14.25 billion Wednesday at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the diseases are set back by Covid.

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Families of missing Mexico students urge Israel to deport suspect

Families of missing Mexico students urge Israel to deport suspect

Relatives of the 43 Mexican students who disappeared in 2014 protested Wednesday outside Israel's embassy, demanding the extradition of a former top investigator wanted in connection with the case.

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Pressure grows after World Bank chief dodges climate questions

Pressure grows after World Bank chief dodges climate questions

Climate groups called Wednesday for the World Bank's president to be removed after he refused multiple times to say if he believed man-made emissions contributed to global warming.

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US embassy in Cuba to resume 'full visa processing' in 2023

US embassy in Cuba to resume 'full visa processing' in 2023

The US embassy in Cuba said Wednesday it would resume "full immigrant visa processing" next year for the first time since 2017, when the mission was closed over alleged sonic attacks on diplomatic staff.

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US stocks fall, dollar gains as Fed unveils latest big rate hike

US stocks fall, dollar gains as Fed unveils latest big rate hike

Wall Street stocks tumbled and the dollar rallied Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced another large interest rate increase and signaled it expects more monetary tightening ahead to fight inflation.

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Missing Ecuadoran lawyer found murdered, husband wanted

Missing Ecuadoran lawyer found murdered, husband wanted

A young woman lawyer was found murdered in Ecuador 10 days after going missing, the government said Wednesday, in the latest femicide in a country plagued by violence against women.

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Matsuyama-Scott face Schauffele-Cantlay to open Presidents Cup

Matsuyama-Scott face Schauffele-Cantlay to open Presidents Cup

Americans Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, both ranked in the world's top five, will face Masters winners Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Scott when the Presidents Cup tees off Thursday.

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UN raises funds to salvage stricken oil tanker off Yemen

UN raises funds to salvage stricken oil tanker off Yemen

The United Nations said Wednesday it has raised the $75 million necessary to salvage a stricken tanker off Yemen, an emergency operation aimed at averting a disastrous Red Sea oil spill -- and a potential $20 billion cleanup.

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