China’s Top Diplomat to Attend Munich Security Conference, Visit Russia

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will attend the Munich Security Conference this month and plans to visit several countries including Russia, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will also visit France, Italy …

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Meteoroid expected to safely strike Earth’s atmosphere Sunday evening over France

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A small meteorite about a meter long is expected to safely strike Earth’s atmosphere over northern France on Sunday at 10:00 p.m. ET, the European Space Agency said. The meteoroid, named Sar2667, will enter the atmosphere over Rouen, France, and should be visible over Belgium, the Netherlands, northern France and southern England, according to the …

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Swiss skier Odermatt beats Kildey for downhill gold at Worlds

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COURCHEVELL, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s downhill Sunday for the first world championship medal of his career. Odermatt produced a stunning performance on the L’Eclipse course to beat Aleksander Amod Kilde by 0.48 seconds as the Norwegian added to his silver medal tally in Thursday’s Super-G. Cameron Alexander …

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Nearly 1 Million French March Against Raising Pension Age 2 Years

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PARIS (AP) – Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters sometimes rested for a fourth round nationwide demonstration Against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the country’s pension system. According to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 960,000 people marched in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities. Protesters …

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In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin’s Legion of Honor medal : NPR

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace before a working dinner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Louise Jolley/AP hide caption toggle caption Louise Jolley/AP French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace before a working dinner …

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Europe is Ukraine’s ‘home’, Zelensky tells EU lawmakers in emotional address CNN

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CNN , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to lawmakers in Brussels on Thursday to allow his country to become part of the European Union, insisting that Europe is Ukraine’s “home”. During an address to the European Parliament, Zelensky said that his country and the European Union share the same values, and that the “European standard …

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