US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader's ouster
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Venezuela on Wednesday for talks with acting president Delcy Rodriguez and oil industry executives on harnessing the country's vast reserves of crude.
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Ukraine will only hold elections after ceasefire, Zelensky says
Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure.
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WHO urges US to share Covid origins intel
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the Covid-19 pandemic's origins, despite the United States quitting the WHO.
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TotalEnergies can do without Russian gas: CEO
French fossil fuels giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday it will abide by a European ban on imports of Russian liquefied natutral gas (LNG) due to come into force next year and said it can easily replace the supplies.
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Instagram CEO denies addiction claims in landmark US trial
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Wednesday rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark California trial over whether his company knowingly hooked children on its platform for profit.
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Israel's Netanyahu pushes Trump on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump at the White House to push for a harder line in Iran nuclear talks Wednesday, with the Middle East still on edge over the threat of US military action.
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EU leaders push rival fixes to reverse bloc's 'decline'
EU leaders told industry executives on Wednesday they were committed to transforming the bloc's lagging economy into a global powerhouse able to confront US and Chinese competition.
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BMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars over fire risk
German carmaker BMW is to recall hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide over a potential risk of engine starters sparking a fire, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday.
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Norris quickest in Bahrain as Hamilton calls for 'equal playing field'
World champion Lando Norris topped the timesheets during Wednesday's pre-season testing in Bahrain as former champion Lewis Hamilton called on the FIA to make sure that all 11 Formula One teams would start the new season "on an equal playing field".
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Colombia election favorite vows US-backed strikes on narco camps
Colombia's right-wing presidential frontrunner told AFP on Wednesday that he would seek US support for a bombing campaign to rout cocaine-producing armed groups during his first 90 days in office.
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