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Tennis star Osaka expresses concern in post: Where is Peng Shuai?

By Associated Press

Peng wrote in a lengthy social media post earlier this month that a former vice premier had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals.

Blinken travels to Africa to boost U.S. response to region

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration's competition with China for influence hasn't gotten off to a great start in Africa. In August, the top U.S. diplomat planned a visit, only to postpone it because of the turmoil in Afghanistan that preoccupied Washington.

Talks between Biden and China’s Xi raise hope for better ties but strains remain

By Ken Moritsugu, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

China has welcomed a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden as raising hopes for better relations, while the U.S. was more muted on the talks.

Pacific leaders agree on vaccines but not on U.S. hosting regional summit

By Nick Perry, Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and reduce carbon emissions, but failed to reach agreement on whether the U.S. should host talks in two years' time.

U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

U.S. Holocaust Museum report shows China increasing Uyghur repression

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The new findings include allegations of forced sterilization, sexual violence, enslavement, torture and forcible transfer.

News Wrap: Senate Republicans block voting rights bill for the fourth time in 2021

In our news wrap Wednesday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked consideration of a voting rights bill for the fourth time this year. The U.N. human rights office is blaming Ethiopia's government and Tigray's rebels for extreme brutality in their…

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Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment

By Zen Soo, Associated Press

Last month, Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn said it would shutter its Chinese site, replacing it with a jobs board instead.

Chinese envoy argues nation is in ‘special development stage’ preventing more emissions cuts

By Associated Press

Xie Zhenhua, who played a pivotal role in talks leading to the 2015 Paris climate accord, underscored China’s stance that the United States and other developed nations should be the ones doing more to cut climate-damaging emissions faster, not China.

WATCH: Biden, Boris Johnson give remarks on ‘Build Back Better World’ agenda at climate talks

By News Desk

President Joe Biden and other world leaders are making a pitch for his Build Back Better World, the U.S. president’s effort to offer an alternative to China’s infrastructure financing, at the COP26 climate talks on Tuesday.