Biden's 3.5-hour summit with Xi focuses on "managing strategic risks"
The wide-ranging discussion between the U.S. and Chinese leaders brought no major breakthroughs, but a "respectful" debate on contentious issues including Taiwan and human rights.
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Hundreds stung after storms wash scorpions into people's homes
The storms forced scorpions from their hiding places into many houses across the province.
Belarus-Poland standoff fuels fear of new migrant crisis in Germany
Germans have been on edge about immigration since the controversial admission of 1 million refugees in 2015. Now an EU faceoff with Belarus' Russian-backed autocrat is driving a new influx.
China locks down university campus over new COVID outbreak
The order was issued Sunday after several dozen cases were reported at Zhuanghe University City and hundreds of students were transferred to hotels for observation.
U.S. limits refugee admissions to focus on resettling Afghans
The Biden administration will prioritize the resettlement of certain refugees, including those who are reuniting with family members already in the U.S.
U.S. blames Russia after satellite debris forces space station crew to take shelter
State Department says Russia "recklessly" carried out an anti-satellite missile test, creating a cloud of space debris.
Austria orders lockdown for unvaccinated residents
The move prohibits unvaccinated people 12 and older from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping, going for a walk — or getting vaccinated.
Migrants rescued barely conscious near Poland's border with Belarus
The EU says Europe's "last dictator" Alexander Lukashenko has lured thousands of people to his country to try to cross into the EU. Many are camped out in a bitterly cold forest, near a barbed wire border fence.
Biden to hold "candid" direct talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping
The virtual summit will be the most significant U.S.-China talks since Biden took office. It comes amid disputes on a range of issues and is intended to ensure that "competition doesn't lead to conflict."
Taxi driver lauded as hero as U.K. cops treat hospital blast as terror
Video shows the moment a taxi pulled up to a Liverpool hospital and burst into flames, and the driver's quick actions may have prevented a more serious tragedy.
U.S. journalist Danny Fenster freed from Myanmar prison, on way home
The American reporter swept up in Myanmar's post-coup unrest was sentenced only days ago to 11 years hard labor, but is now heading for home, U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson says.
Italian Coast Guard rescues 550 migrants from stormy seas
Authorities say an increasing number of human traffickers are using a route along the southern tip of the Italian peninsula.
Portugal, the little country that could ... get vaccinated
One of the most vaccinated countries on Earth is now welcoming visitors after having achieved a 98% vaccination rate for its eligible population, a success it achieved by approaching the virus as if going to war.
Yellen says economic slowdown in China would have "global consequences"
"If China's economy were to slow down more than expected, it certainly could have consequences for many countries," Yellen said.
Queen sprains back, misses first planned appearance in weeks
The queen missed out on the Remembrance Sunday service in London to pay tribute to Britain's war dead.
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