US right-wing Project Veritas admits to spreading election disinformation lie
Right-wing activist group Project Veritas and its ex- leader have renounced bogus claims that a Pennsylvania postmaster illegally backdated mail-in ballots during the 2020 US election, highlighting the power of litigation in combatting disinformation even years later.
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China consumer prices show quickest drop in 14 years
Chinese consumer prices fell in January at their quickest rate in more than 14 years, data showed Thursday, as the country's leaders struggle to revive buying sentiment in the world's second-biggest economy.
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World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level: climate monitor
Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a "warning to humanity".
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Pakistan begins voting, with Khan in jail and Sharif tipped to win
Millions of Pakistanis began voting Thursday in an election marred by allegations of poll rigging, with the country's most popular politician in jail and a military-favoured candidate tipped to win.
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Most Asian markets track Wall St record, Shanghai extends rally
Most Asian stocks rose Thursday following another record on Wall Street, with strong earnings, a resilient US economy and Chinese moves to boost the country's markets playing up against fading hopes for an early Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
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De Rossi's revitalised Roma face first test against Inter
Daniele De Rossi faces the first true test of his new Roma regime on Saturday as rampant Inter Milan come to town looking to defend their four-point Serie A lead.
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Christian Horner - Red Bull mastermind in the eye of a storm
Days before he launches his 2024 Red Bull car, team supremo Christian Horner finds himself at the centre of a potentially damaging storm involving accusations of inappropriate behaviour from one of his employees.
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Tucker Carlson to air Putin interview Thursday
Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin will air on Thursday, the right-wing US talk show host announced.
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Exiled ex-candidate says Nicaragua is a 'tropical North Korea'
A year ago, Felix Maradiaga, who was imprisoned while running for president against Nicaragua's increasingly authoritarian leader Daniel Ortega, was freed and exiled to the United States.
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Economy is a gamble for Biden in election year
Anger over rising prices and wages that don't stretch far enough brought thousands of casino workers onto the streets of Las Vegas in recent months, part of a wave of labor discontent in the United States.
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