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    Israel says S.Africa 'genocide' case 'totally divorced' from facts

    Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pretoria urges judges to order a ceasefire in Gaza. Pretoria has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order a stop to the Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah, which Israel says is key to eliminating Hamas militants.

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    Eric Swalwell Scolds 'Do-Nothing' Republicans Playing Hooky From Hearing For Trump

    The California Democrat joked that it was "nice to see" GOP lawmakers who could make it to the meeting.

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    China offers to buy up commercial housing to boost property market

    China cut the minimum down payment rate for first-time homebuyers on Friday and suggested the government could buy up commercial real estate, in some of Beijing's most ambitious moves yet to lift the ailing housing market out of an unprecedented debt crisis.The moves are some of Beijing's most ambitious yet in seeking to reverse a chronic crisis in the housing market.

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    Hong Kong, Shanghai stand out in Asia after China property move

    Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Friday after China unveiled its most wide-ranging measures to support the country's battered property sector, sending real estate firms soaring.Shanghai piled on one percent, having wallowed in negative territory in the morning, while Hong Kong extended a recent advance after Beijing unveiled the plans.

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    Rapidus 'last opportunity' to put Japan back on global chip map

    Japan's Rapidus project that brings together some of the world's biggest companies is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned.And its success should inspire young engineers to further growth Japan's chip sector, he added.

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    Putin in trade push on final day of China trip

    Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial trade with China and win greater support for his war effort in Ukraine.Putin will hold a press conference with Russian media later in the day.

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    US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier

    The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.(Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore.

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