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Hong Kong to Create More National Security Offences: Official
Hong Kong will create a host of new national security offences, a senior official confirmed, building on a law Beijing...
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Over 1,200 Civilians Killed in Two DR Congo Provinces This Year: UN
More than 1,200 civilians have been killed in the restive DR Congo provinces of Ituri and North Kivu so far...
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Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear for Afghanistan’s Heritage
Bamiyan's cultural center should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated...
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200 Non-Afghans to Leave Kabul in First Airlift Since US Retreat
About 200 non-Afghans including Americans are to fly out of Kabul in the first airlift since the US withdrawal and...
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Covax Eyes Vaccines for Just 20% of People in Poor Nations in 2021
The vaccine-sharing facility Covax said it should be able to provide Covid jabs to no more than 20 percent of...
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Top Afghan TV Network Stays On-Air Despite Fear of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a...
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Climate Crisis Triggers Spike in Lightning Strike Deaths in India
Scores of people died from lightning strikes this year in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes more common.
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Afghans’ Desperate Pleas in Wake of US Pullout
As the last US soldiers left after the 20-year-long American deployment there, Afghans are making desperate appeals to the West...
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Russia Failed in Probe Over Chechnya Activist Killing: Europe Court
Russia has failed to properly investigate the 2009 killing of activist Natalia Estemirova, Europe's top rights court said, while disappointing...
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UK Government Blasted Over Afghan Exit as Hundreds Left Behind
The UK government faced a torrent of criticism after its hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan ended, leaving hundreds eligible for relocation...
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UN Warns of Up to 500,000 More Afghan Refugees by Year End
The United Nations said it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up to half a million...
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18 Europe-Bound Migrants Drown Off Libya: Coastguard
Eighteen migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Libya, the coastguard said Tuesday, the latest tragedy on the dangerous...
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UK to Urge Extension of Kabul Evacuations at G7 Talks
Britain said Monday it would urge the United States at a virtual G7 summit to extend an end-of-the-month deadline to...
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Bangladesh Vaccinates Hundreds of Sex Workers at Largest Brothel
Hundreds of sex workers at Daulatdia, Bangladesh's largest brothel, have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Concern Over Virus Outbreak in Australia Indigenous Communities
There is "enormous concern" over a coronavirus outbreak in vulnerable Australian Indigenous communities.
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Hong Kong Saw Net Outflow of 90,000 Residents Over the Last Year
Hong Kong's population declined by 1.2 percent in the last year, including nearly 90,000 more residents departing than moving to...
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Young Afghan General Takes Fight Against Taliban to Social Media
36-year-old Sami Sadat, Afghanistan's highest-ranking army officer, is leading the fight against the Taliban on the battlefield and on social media.
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Between Holocaust and Israel: Jews Jailed on Cyprus
Between August 1946 and February 1949, more than 52,000 Jews taken off 39 boats were detained in a dozen camps...
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China Mass Testing Shows Virus Cases at Six-Month High
China reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered...
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More Than 250 Palestinians Injured in West Bank Clashes: Medics
About 270 Palestinian protesters were injured, mostly by tear gas fire, in clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank.
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