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Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to boost production of baby formula Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to boost production of baby formula and approved flights to bring in overseas infant formula amid a nationwide shortage. “The president is requiring …

London, UK | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday night warning that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain. An investigation is underway by British health officials to detect the cause of the outbreak which has hit mainly London, now affecting nine …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Kiev doesn’t support any compromise formula of granting Ukraine European Union (EU) candidate status, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday. “We do not need surrogates for EU candidate status that show second-class treatment of Ukraine and hurt the feelings of Ukrainians,” Kuleba tweeted. He urged …

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey will not approve Sweden’s NATO membership if the country does not extradite “terrorists” upon Turkish request, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. “Supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist organizations and asking us for support for NATO …

Caracas, Venezuela | Xinhua | Venezuela confirmed a decision by the United States to ease oil sanctions, calling for a total lifting of the U.S. sanctions on the South American country. “The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has verified and confirmed the news … that the United States of America has …

Southampton, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  Liverpool took the Premier League title race to the last day of the season as goals from Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip gave them a 2-1 comeback win at Southampton. The victory leaves them one point behind leaders Manchester City ahead of the final …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The terms used by U.S. and European journalists to describe non-European refugees reflect a racist European and American policy that only extends human rights protections to certain groups of people to the exclusion of others, making the death and suffering of Middle-Eastern, African and Asian …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Kremlin said Monday it is concerned about the decision of Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and will closely study all implications. “We have already said that…this is an issue that we are monitoring very closely,” local media reported, citing …

Ankara, Turkey | XINHUA |  Sweden and Finland proposed to work with Turkey on the “security guarantees” that Ankara has demanded over their plans to join NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Turkey has been supporting the open-door policy of NATO, but Finland and Sweden’s membership bid …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed on “the horrific shooting” in Buffalo, state of New York, that took place on Saturday afternoon, according to the White House. Biden “will continue to receive updates throughout the evening and tomorrow as further information develops,” White House …