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French cognac workers protest China bottling plan amid tariff threat

Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy on Thursday staged a protest over potential measures to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the European Union.Staff in the town of Cognac in southwestern France, from which the iconic brandy takes its name, earlier this month went on strike to protest a plan to …

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Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s

Taiwan president’s plan to stop over in Hawaii, Guam angers Beijing

What would an ICC arrest warrant for Myanmar’s junta chief mean?

South Africa bowled out for 191 against Sri Lanka

OPEC+ postpones meeting on oil output to December 5

The OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing nations has postponed a weekend meeting to December 5 in what analysts said were signs of disagreement among the group over plans to increase output.The 22-member OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia was due to decide on its 2025 output policy at a ministerial meeting originally scheduled …

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One dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southern Thailand

Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi emerges as Pakistan protest figure

China probes top military official for corruption

Six children among 12 killed in Sri Lanka, storm heads to India