World News: 21 June 2023

China lashes back as Joe Biden labels Xi Jinping a 'Dictator'
Biden’s comments came just a day after top U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing to stabilize bilateral relations that China says are at their lowest point since formal ties were established.

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Deforestation so high, Sweden now becomes a 'Carbon Bomb'
Sweden is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wood-based materials. We meet the foresters trying to promote more sustainable practices for the industry.
Europe is blessed with magnificent forests. They are vital to us: they clean our air and even help combat climate change. But they are also highly in demand.

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Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in 3rd consecutive Summer Games scandal
One probe was opened in 2017 — the year Paris was picked by the International Olympic Committee as the 2024 host — and the other began last year. Accusations of vote buying linked to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the Tokyo Games in 2021 led to the removal of several members of the IOC.

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Why are pharmacies are closing in Germany at an alarming rate?
More than 120 pharmacies have closed their doors forever in the first three months of the year alone in Germany, as a medicine shortage takes its toll on staff.

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Tropical Storm Bret spins toward Caribbean, forecasters warn of heavy rainfall
A tropical storm watch was issued for Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica, where the meteorological service said Tuesday that the storm poses a “high threat” to the island and warned of landslides, flooding and waves of up to 12 feet (4 meters).

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Millions of Ethiopians starve again as US, UN pause aid after theft
As the U.S. and U.N. demand that Ethiopia’s government yield its control over the vast aid delivery system supporting one-sixth of the country's population, they have taken the dramatic step of suspending their food aid to Africa’s second-most populous nation until they can be sure it won't be stolen by Ethiopian officials and fighters.

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