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China Evergrande leaves bondholders guessing if it will pay up
Its silence on its offshore payment dues has left global investors asking if they will have to swallow large losses.
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Probe finds 80 alleged sex abuse cases linked to WHO’s DRC work
Independent investigators find 83 alleged cases of sexual abuse during health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak.
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Pakistan cricket chief quits in the wake of tour fiasco
The PCB gave no reason for Wasim Khan’s resignation, but said it would meet later on Wednesday to ‘consider the matter’.
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Opinion
Kishida to become Japan’s next prime minister after party vote
Former foreign minister wins LDP leadership race and is set to become Japan’s next prime minister.
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US passes bill enabling sanctions on foreign actors in Libya
Legislation would sanction foreign actors backing rival Libyan factions loyal to forces in either Tobruk or Tripoli.
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Top US General Milley calls Afghanistan a ‘strategic failure’
Pentagon chiefs acknowledge failures in US withdrawal that led to fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
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US to declare 23 types of birds, fish and other species extinct
Officials say move will free up resources for on-the-ground conservation efforts for species that can still be rescued.
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