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The queen's last hours as family dashed to deathbed

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for massive help for flood-ravaged Pakistan on Friday as he visited to boost the response to a disaster that the government estimates has caused $30 billion of damage.

Russia warned the West on Friday that plans to try to cap the price of Russia's oil and gas exports in retaliation for the war in Ukraine would fail and ultimately lead to the instability of the United States and Europe.

German bakery owner Peter Hemmerle is expecting his company's annual electricity bill to quadruple to 1.2 million euros as energy prices have risen since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

The logic of Sudoku is to complete a 9×9 grid by filling each row, column, and 3×3 subgrid using the numbers from 1 to 9, with the numbers only occurring once.

As a result of his scheme to defraud France's social security service, Lionel Guedj became the highest-paid dentist in the country in 2010.

When COVID-19 case numbers started ticking up in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen last week, Robin Chen got in his car and fled to nearby Huizhou.

The head of the U.N. human rights mission in Ukraine said on Friday that Russia is not allowing access to prisoners of war, adding that the U.N.

There were three 17-year-old prisoners onboard with five custodial officers when the incident occurred.

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An Australian navy warship was tracked by a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine, a warship and multiple aircraft in the international waters of the South China Sea.

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During her reign, the queen never apologized for Britain's bloodied exploitation of certain communities and nations.

"A piece of culture just died for Latinos everywhere," one fan tweeted.

The U.S. Army's Pacific commander, General Charles Flynn, said he is in no rush to withdraw rocket launchers and other equipment from a Japanese army base at the edge of the East China Sea even after the joint training they were used in ended.

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A new North Korean law calls for "automatic" nuclear launches if the country's leadership or command and control systems are threatened, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's fears of a so-called "decapitation" strike, experts said.

"It is important to emphasize that we are not talking about the legalization of cryptocurrency as a means of payment on the territory of our country," the Bank of Russia said.

With war in Ukraine lingering on and the U.S. pushing for additional arms to be delivered to Kyiv, Taipei's plans for military modernization are being delayed.

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Britain's King Charles will address a nation in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother and the country's figurehead, Queen Elizabeth, at the age of 96.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the death of Queen Elizabeth as the end of a chapter in history, as leaders across the Pacific mourned the death of the 96-year-old monarch.

A journalist claimed that the video was meant to trick Russia, and it reportedly worked.

Twitter is filling up with tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, who will be remembered as the monarch who stayed on the throne for seven decades while prime ministers and world leaders changed over the years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also took to Telegram to confirm reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had liberated the city of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast.

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European Union countries' energy ministers meet on Friday to search for solutions from a long list of possible measures to shield citizens from sky-high energy prices as winter approaches.

North Korea passed a law enshrining the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself, a move leader Kim Jong Un said makes its nuclear status "irreversible" and bars any denuclearisation talks, state media reported on Friday.