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At Least Eight Dead in Fire at Yemen Migrant Facility: IOM
At least eight migrants and guards were killed, and scores more injured, in a fire on Sunday at a holding...
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UK Calls on Iran to Release British-Iranian Woman After Sentence Ends
The UK government called for the immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman, after her five-year sentence for sedition...
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Hundreds Protest Royal Defamation Laws in Thailand
Hundreds marched in Bangkok and lit ceremonial fires in front of a courthouse to protest Thailand's draconian royal defamation law...
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Senegal Clashes Kill One After Opposition Leader Arrest
Senegalese police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, leaving one person dead, a police official said -- the...
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Algeria Welcomes France’s Admission It Killed Independence Figure
Algeria welcomed France's admission for the first time that its soldiers tortured and murdered a key figure in the country's...
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Six Dead as Myanmar Security Forces Fire at Protesters
At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half...
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Reporters Without Borders Sue Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi Murder
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that it had filed a criminal case in a German court against Saudi Crown Prince...
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Khashoggi Fiancée Demands Punishment for Saudi Prince
The Turkish fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should be "punished...
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Russians Mark Sixth Anniversary of Kremlin Critic’s Murder
Several thousand Russians along with Western diplomats gathered in Moscow on Saturday to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination...
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Eritrean Troops Killed ‘Hundreds’ in Ethiopia Massacre: Amnesty
Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year...
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Syria Health Workers to Receive Covid Vaccine From Next Week
Syria will start giving coronavirus vaccines to its vital healthcare workers across the war-ravaged country from next week, a government...
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Pregnant Migrant Sets Herself on Fire in Greek Camp
An eight-months pregnant Afghan asylum-seeker was released from hospital after having set herself on fire at a camp on the...
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China Targets Uighurs With More Prosecutions, Longer Prison Terms: HRW
China has dramatically increased its prosecution of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang through the formal court system, handing out long prison...
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Afghanistan Begins Covid Vaccine Campaign Amid Surge in Violence
Afghanistan has launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign aimed at inoculating hundreds of thousands, as the war-weary nation reels from near-daily...
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Rohingya Boat in Distress, Eight Dead: UN Refugee Agency
A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya, including women and children, has broken down at sea and at least eight people...
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Iran to Host UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Ahead of Sanctions Deadline
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi was to open talks on February 20 in Iran on the eve of Tehran's...
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First Death Hits Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Movement as Pressure Swells Against Generals
A young protester died Friday, more than a week after being shot in anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar, offering a fresh...
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One in Two S. Africans Infected by Covid: Study and Estimates
Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a figure far higher than the documented...
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First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccine Arrives in Gaza After Israel’s Blockage
A first batch of coronavirus vaccines, enough to inoculate 1,000 people, arrived in Gaza on February 17, Palestinian and Israeli...
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Veteran Hong Kong Activists on Trial Over Huge Democracy Rally
Veteran Hong Kong activists flashed protest salutes and accused authorities of "political persecution" as they went on trial Tuesday for...
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