World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on Covid woes, property crisis
China's economy has been hammered by years of strict Covid containment measures including lockdowns and mass testing
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Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake
More than 1,000 people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after a 5.9-magnitude quake struck Afghanistan's Paktika province
Australia urges release of citizens in China
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday urged the release of citizens held in China, as she prepared to embark on a landmark visit to Beijing. Wong is set to be the first top Australian diplomat to visit China in four years, a trip aimed at thawing troubled relations. She will depart Australia on Tuesday …
Tunisia election board edges vote turnout up to 11 percent
Members of the Tunisian electoral commission count votes on December 18, 2022 in Tunis, a day after voters overwhelmingly snubbed the elections for a neutered parliament
European stocks attempt pre-Christmas rebound; US equities retreat
Will a Santa rally buoy the markets to close 2022?
Japan's Senga says it's 'surreal' to join MLB Mets rotation
Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga was excited to join his new Major League Baseball club, the NMew York Mets
Libya sentences 17 'IS members' to death
Libyan security forces affiliated with Tripoli-based interim Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah take part in a parade marking the 6th anniversary of the “liberation of Sirte” from Islamic State (IS) group on December 17
Record year for auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's
Andy Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe — "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" — sold for a whopping $195 million in May 2022 at Christie's
What's next for Tunisia after huge election boycott?
Tunisian President Kais Saied casting his ballot at a polling station near Tunis on December 17, 2022
Women lack basics in crisis-hit Lebanon's crowded prisons
Nour said she and her daughter shared a cell at the Baabda women's prison with another 23 people, including two other babies