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In this photo taken from video, Russian peacekeepers board a Russian military plane at an airfield outside Moscow to fly to Kazakhstan on Thursday. A Russia-led military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said early Thursday that it wo

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Russia-led alliance troops have arrived in Kazakhstan after mass protests

4:18pm January 06, 2022

by Harrison Jacobs

Russia-led alliance troops arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday after increasingly chaotic and violent protests rocked the nation for days and resulted in dozens of people killed and hundreds injured.

For many Afghans, winter is forcing a cruel choice of whether to eat or stay warm

4:05pm January 06, 2022

by Hannah Bloch

"It shouldn't be a lottery of life about who gets to eat, who doesn't get to eat. Do I keep my child warm or do I give my child food?" a World Food Programme Afghanistan spokesperson tells NPR.

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The closed Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing. China lashed out at the United States Thursday over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

China lashes out at U.S. for supporting Lithuania in feud with Beijing over Taiwan

6:03am January 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

China lashed out at the United States over its support for the Baltic nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan.

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says was a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile

2:10am January 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. Wednesday's launch was the North's first known weapons test in about two months.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the Davis Cup Semi Final match between Croatia and Serbia at Madrid Arena pavilion in December in Madrid, Spain.

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa after his earlier COVID vaccine exemption

5:49pm January 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Australian Border Force said the top-ranked tennis player "failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled."

U.S. and Germany touch base before meeting with Russia about Ukraine tensions

5:07pm January 05, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

With Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his German counterpart huddle before next week's meetings with Russian officials aimed at defusing the crisis.

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An Afghan girls soccer team rebelled to play the game they love. Now they're refugees

5:07pm January 05, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

The teenagers on the Afghan girls national soccer team lean on each other as they adjust to a new life in Portugal, where they fled after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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Reigning Australian Open men's champion denied entry into Australia to defend title

4:53pm January 05, 2022

The reigning Australian Open men's champion Novak Djokovic — who is famously skeptical about the COVID vaccine and received a medical exemption from being vaccinated — was not admitted to the country.

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Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi of Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that could prove beneficial to countries with fewer resources.

A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer

3:52pm January 05, 2022

by Joe Palca

Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi used an oldie-but- goodie technology to devise a vaccine that's easy to make — and relatively cheap. India has already ordered 300 million doses.

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Protesters rally in Almaty on Monday after fuel price hikes.

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Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign

1:50pm January 05, 2022

by Nell Clark

A sudden hike in fuel prices drew intense public condemnation over the weekend. Protesters have seized the airport in the largest city, Almaty, and stormed public buildings.