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China to offer childcare subsidies in bid to boost birth rate

French car dealer charged over Takata airbag injury

Plane carrying nearly 50 crashes in Russia’s far east

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Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting

Children starve in Gaza as EU powers push ceasefire talks

Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets and rockets in deadly border row

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Ukraine proposes fresh peace talks with Russia next week

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