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Storm Saudel intensifies rapidly from tonight, may strengthen into a super typhoon
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Tropical storm Saudel is forecast to strengthen rapidly from the night of August 20 and may reach major typhoon level on August 22.
Russia reveals reason for not abandoning agreements with the West
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Russia has no plans to end agreements with NATO, EU, WTO and IMF, saying that these documents can still become a tool for dialogue with the West.
President Trump expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the end of the year
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US President Donald Trump said he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in an effort to restore relations between the two leaders.
British Prime Minister allocates 15% of salary to help homeless people nationwide
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New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a plan to support the homeless, with the goal of ending the situation of sleeping on the streets before Christmas.
Mr. Trump declares unprecedented economic war
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Mr. Trump shifted the focus from the military front to the financial strangulation in the conflict with Iran.
The world's second largest Chinese dam after the Three Gorges Dam is operating at full capacity
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China's second largest hydroelectric plant in the world after the Three Gorges Dam was put into full operation on December 20.
Most notable space events in 2022
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2022 marks a major turning point in the global aerospace industry with the success of the Artemis I lunar mission and the DART Earth defense test.
Russia tests largest Tu-160M hypersonic nuclear bomb squadron
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Russia's second Tu-160M hypersonic nuclear bomb squadron, nicknamed "White Sphinx", had its first test flight on December 19.
Mr. Putin: The situation of 4 Ukrainian provinces merging into Russia is extremely complicated
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President Vladimir Putin said the situation in the four regions of Ukraine acceded to Russia was extremely difficult and called for increased supervision to ensure border security.
Rescued 1 crew member in the sinking of a Thai warship, 29 people are still missing
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The Thai Navy said it rescued a crew member on December 20, nearly two days after a warship sank, with 29 people still missing at sea.
US strengthens global energy supplier position in 2023
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The US has become a global crude oil exporter in recent years, but since World War II, US oil exports have not exceeded imports. That could change in 2023.
World-famous figures who passed away in 2022
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In 2022, many famous figures in the world passed away, including Queen Queen Elizabeth II, former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo...
Thai Navy ship sinks, 31 crew members waiting for rescue
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A Thai naval ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand. Ship and helicopter are deployed on December 19 to rescue the crew.
Russia trains soldiers to prepare for a new attack in Ukraine
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Ukraine is preparing for the possibility of Russia escalating the war with a winter attack.
Ukraine admits to planning to assassinate Russian chief of staff
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President Zelensky's top assistant confirmed that Ukraine planned to assassinate Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.
North Korea launches ballistic missile
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North Korean missiles fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
5-year-old American boy kidnapped found in Vietnam
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A 5-year-old boy kidnapped in Mount Vernon, USA, has been found in Vietnam and is now reunited with his mother in Seattle.
Surprised by India's market share in Russian oil exports
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India is expected to remain Russia's top Urals crude oil importer for December - the second consecutive month, Reuters quoted data from Refinitiv and traders.
Russia builds a giant dome on Europe's largest nuclear power plant
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The Russian giant arch built above Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine will shield spent radioactive fuel depots from attacks.
German-controlled Russian refinery finds new crude oil supply
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Poland supplies crude to Rosneft's old refinery in Germany.
