Small South Korea towns bear brunt of doctor shortage
Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are expressing their desperation for more physicians, as a stalemate drags on between policymakers and trainee doctors, who are entering a third month of their protest against plans to tackle the shortage by boosting medical school admissions. Diane To reports.
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Blinken raises concern about China's support of Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting Beijing, spoke on Friday (April 26) about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.
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Blinken meets with China's Xi in Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks in Beijing on Friday (April 26). During his visit to Beijing, Blinken raised concerns about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.
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Brazil Indigenous people rally for land protection
Thousands of Indigenous protesters marched in Brazil's capital on Thursday against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. The annual event this year focused Indigenous anger over the government's plans for a railway they say will destroy the environment of tribal communities near the Tapajos river. Devi Rajaram reports.
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India begins second phase of voting in giant election
Voters stood in long queues at polling stations on Friday (April 26), as India entered the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
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China's Wang: US-China ties still face 'disruptions'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday (April 26) for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China's backing of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Massive fire burns at Oceanside Pier in California
Firefighters responded to a massive fire that broke out at Oceanside Pier in California on Thursday (April 25).
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#MeToo founder 'angry, sad' about Weinstein verdict
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court on Thursday (April 25), reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable. #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke spoke to Reuters.
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How much seaweed does Japan need to meet its climate goal?
On an April morning at a popular beach in Japan’s Yokohama, volunteers pluck a strand of eelgrass from a tray. Around 100 volunteers gathered to plant seedlings, contributing to Japan's broader environmental goals such as achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, which includes eelgrass restoration efforts. Syakir Jasnee reports.
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Kim Kardashian 'super honored' to be at White House
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday (April 25) to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted clemency to more people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
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Scientists discover new dinosaur in Argentina
Paleontologist Rodrigo Alvarez announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur in Argentina that was a fast runner and lived around 90 million years ago in present-day Patagonia.
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Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says
The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China's excess industrial capacity, which is a top concern for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday (April 25).
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What's behind the pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities?
Student protests in the U.S. over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges including Columbia, Yale, and New York University. Lucy Ha explains why.
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A look at VIP lounges for wealthy Paris Olympics guests
Olympics' enthusiasts with deep pockets will be offered a variety of services and VIP spaces provided by American company 'On Location,' when the Games kick off this summer.
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Wildlife experts seek cause of mass whale-stranding
Australian wildlife experts were taking measurements and samples from whales that had beached on the shores of Western Australia on Thursday (April 25), looking to determine the cause of the mass stranding event.
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Macron: 'Europe could die' without stronger defenses
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday (April 25) for stronger, more integrated European defenses as he outlined his vision for a more assertive European Union on the global stage. Olivia Chan reports.
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Spain PM suspending duties 'unprecedented' - analyst
Political analyst Miguel Murado explained on Thursday (April 25) that the decision of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to suspend his public duties was ‘unprecedented’ in the country. Sanchez said on Wednesday (April 24) he would step back "for a few days" to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.
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NATO’s Stoltenberg flies in Eurofighter on patrol
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg flew aboard a German Air Force Eurofighter on Thursday (April 25) as part of his visit to the Rostock-Laage air base, home to the Luftwaffe’s “Air Squadron 73 S” near the Baltic Sea coast.
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Venice residents protest against payment system
Venice residents on Thursday (April 25) staged a protest against the introduction of a payment system for tourists, aimed to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season. Giovanni Andrea Martini, a member of an opposition group in the Town Hall, said the new ticketed system "regulates nothing" and that the city will still suffer from over-tourism.
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Venice introduces first payment charge for tourists
The Italian city became the first in the world on Thursday (April 25) to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season. Alice Rizzo has more.
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US's Blinken says committed to stable China relationship
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Shanghai on Thursday (April 25), where he met with business leaders and students and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to a stable relationship with China.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets UK's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (April 25) he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow bypassing them.
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Giuliani among 18 indicted in Arizona election case
Rudy Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, is among 18 people charged in Arizona with illegally seeking to claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for the then-U.S. president, in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday (April 25) that names Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator. Diane To reports.
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Portugal celebrates 50 years of democracy
Portugal marked the half century milestone on Thursday (April 25) with a military ceremony in capital Lisbon and street parties expected later on in the day. The country's "Carnation Revolution" saw the toppling of the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe.
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The migrant survivor haunted by his memories
Last summer Senegalese fisherman Birane Mbaye and his friend Omar Seck left Senegal aboard a crowded wooden fishing boat, seeking a better future in the Canary Islands. But the voyage was hit by disaster, and Mbaye returned alone. David Doyle has more.
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