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The Hong Kong government is overhauling parts of the school curriculum to focus more teaching on patriotism and National Security. The Education Bureau says that will strengthen students’ sense of national identity, but there are worries it’ll also limit their freedom of thought.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Jones described the incident as 'a hoax' on his media channels, which led to harassment of the grieving loved ones.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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Stocks of donated blood have fallen to a critically low level in England - with warnings hospitals may be forced to postpone some elective surgeries as a result. Health officials have appealed for the public to come forward to donate. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports from London.
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The UK Prime Minister has defended her tax cuts and confirmed she will not cut public funding.
In her first PMQs since the government unveiled its mini-budget last month, Liz Truss stood by her party's policies.
The budget saw the pound plummet to record lows against the dollar and forced the Bank of England to intervene.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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The French fuel crisis continues today/ Wednesday/October 12, as refinery workers extend their strike, demanding a ten per cent pay rise.
The situation has been ongoing now for weeks, with unions vowing it will continue- despite the government using rare emergency powers to force staff back to work.
Sarah Coates has more from FSN's bureau in Paris
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They are among thousands of art works that were stolen from the Benin Kingdom in the country by British colonialists in 1897.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos
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NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to coordinate on plans to send more military aid to Ukraine as Russian attacks across the country continue.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will chair a meeting expected to focus on supplying air defense systems, which are among the military assets Kyiv is calling for.
Rosie Birchard is in Brussels where NATO is headquartered.
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Indian drug maker linked to the death of 66 children in the Gambia may have skirted quality control rules.
State drug officials have accused Maiden Pharmaceuticals of skipping several key steps in the manufacturing of the cough syrups that the WHO says could have caused kidney damage in the children.
Ishan Garg reports.
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The two Ministers met today in Tokyo and announced a new "action plan" for working towards regional security, as Joly begins her three day visit to Japan.
Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.
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