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Estonia takes first steps toward building nuclear power plant
TALLINN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Estonian government has initiated the preparation of a national special spatial plan and a strategic environmental impact assessment for the possible construction of a 600-megawatt nuclear power plant (NPP).
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U.S. Senate votes to end California's EV mandate
NEW YORK, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The GOP-led U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take away California's ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards, effectively killing the country's biggest driver of electric vehicle investment.
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Africa records over 2,400 cholera deaths in 2025: Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Africa has recorded more than 2,400 deaths due to ongoing cholera outbreaks in different parts of the continent in 2025, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.
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South Africa suspends poultry imports from Brazil due to bird flu outbreak
JOHANNESBURG, May 22 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has suspended imports of live poultry, eggs, and fresh poultry meat, including frozen items, from Brazil after a bird flu outbreak in the South American country.
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Georgian court places opposition leader in pre-trial detention for contempt of parliament
TBILISI (Reuters) -A Georgian court on Thursday placed Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the country's largest opposition party, in pre-trial detention, as the government clamps down on dissent after major protests last year.
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EU says it has begun to ease sanctions on Kosovo
(Reuters) -The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Thursday said the bloc has begun to lift sanctions on Kosovo, but that the process would be conditional on a sustained de-escalation of violence and hostilities in the north.
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Feature: With flying kicks into future, Tanzanian girls find strength in Chinese kung fu
by Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lucas Liganga
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US senator accuses Turkey's Erdogan of democratic backsliding over jailing of rival
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Turkey's authorities should present credible evidence of corruption against Istanbul's jailed mayor or immediately release him, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff said on Thursday as he urged his colleagues to back a resolution calling out President Tayyip Erdogan over what he called democratic backsliding.
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Buffeted by Trump, South Africa's Ramaphosa praised for keeping his cool
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Facing a barrage of debunked claims from U.S. President Donald Trump that white people were being persecuted in his country, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa remained composed, pushed back politely and even tried to joke with Trump.
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Germany inaugurates first overseas armored brigade in Lithuania
VILNIUS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The German 45th Armored Brigade "Lietuva" was officially inaugurated on Thursday afternoon in Lithuania, marking the first permanent deployment of a full German military brigade outside national borders since World War II.
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Global businesses call for more cooperation in digital era for common development
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Global business and trade leaders on Thursday came together at the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2025 to launch a Beijing Initiative, calling for further cooperation in the digital era to drive global growth and shared prosperity.
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Trump ambush a sideshow, as South African investors focus on coalition
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -For investors, the spectacle of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's fraught Oval Office encounter with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was little more than a sideshow.
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Kurds plan Damascus talks as visions for Syria collide
HASAKEH, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian Kurdish parties will send a delegation to Damascus soon for talks over their region's political future, a leading Kurdish politician said, as they seek to advance their goal of regional autonomy despite opposition from the Islamist rulers.
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G7 likely to have joint communique on Ukraine support, German Finance Minister says
BANFF, Alberta (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Thursday the Group of Seven advanced economies will most likely have a joint communique showing its support for Ukraine.
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Kenyan court finds two guilty of aiding 2019 Nairobi hotel attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Thursday found two people guilty of aiding a 2019 attack by al Qaeda-linked militants on a hotel and office complex in the capital that killed 21 people, the presiding judge said.
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Brazil hopes to be officially free of bird flu in 28 days
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil began a 28-day bird flu observation period on Thursday which it hopes will show the country's chicken farms are free of the disease after local authorities said a farm where its first outbreak was detected had been fully disinfected.
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Brazil's Senate approves bill to loosen environmental licensing
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Senate has approved legislation to loosen environmental licensing, despite criticism from climate policy groups and figures inside President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government.
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New German chancellery chief calls for tougher Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe needs to step "out of its comfort zone" and consider much tougher sanctions on Russia, such as bans on gas or uranium, or tapping into frozen Russian state assets, Thorsten Frei, the chief of staff of Germany's new chancellor, told Reuters.
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Firefighters test readiness as Greece enters wildfire season
LAVRIO, Greece (Reuters) -On a hillside outside Athens, firefighters, rescuers and the army stand ready to tackle an encroaching wildfire near a summer camp - a scenario all too familiar in Greece, where climate change has made blazes more frequent and devastating.
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EU brands just four countries as 'high risk' under deforestation law
BRUSSELS -Commodities from just four countries will face the strictest checks under the European Union's anti-deforestation law, with major forest nations including Brazil and Indonesia spared the toughest rules.
