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Picture of tiger hugging tree wins 2020 wildlife photographer award
It took Russian photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, 11 months to capture the image using hidden cameras
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Pakistan's re-election to UNHRC an important diplomatic achievement: Qureshi
FM says all regions supported Pakistan's re-election, influential and important countries also backed it
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Biggest World War Two bomb found in Poland explodes while being defused
The bomb was dropped by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945 in an attack on the German cruiser Lutzow
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Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines
The new policy will be enforced in the next few days
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Indian ad promoting 'Hindu-Muslim unity' withdrawn after right-wing backlash
Jewellery ad shows baby shower organised for Hindu bride by her Muslim in-laws; conservatives term it 'love jihad'
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No bull: India claims cow dung chip protects against radiation
The head of the National Cow Commission claims 'all this has been approved by science'
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French museum halts Genghis Khan show after Chinese pressure
The museum says it is forced to delay this exhibition until October 2024
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Bootleg alcohol kills 44 people in Turkey in past week
Police suspected some victims of using alcohol-based cleaners to brew homemade drinks
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China warns Asian countries to be vigilant on US strategy
China's top diplomat Wang Yi described Washington’s 'Indo-Pacific' strategy as a 'security risk' for East Asia
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Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire strained by recriminations, reports of fighting
Ankara and Moscow are under growing pressure to use their influence in the region to end the fighting
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UK may have to go further on Covid-19 restrictions, minister says
PM Boris Johnson introduced a new tiered system of restrictions for England
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China to test entire city of 9m in 5 days
Health workers in protective clothing swiftly set up tents and residents queued deep into Monday night for testing
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PM Imran felicitates Tajik president on historic election win
Says looking forward to working with him and strengthening the two countries' brotherly ties
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Herd immunity approach to pandemic ‘scientifically, ethically problematic’: WHO
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says there is no known immunity to the novel coronavirus
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More synchronized action needed to tackle Covid crisis, IMF's Georgieva says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says we are going to continue to push to do even more
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Extreme-weather related disasters jump dramatically: UN
Heatwaves to be biggest challenge in next 10 years, says researcher
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Facebook to ban Holocaust denial or distortion content
The decision is praised by the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee
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Pakistan rejects Indian insinuations over border disputes
India should seriously consider course correction by giving up its aggressive agenda against neighbours, says FO
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63% of adults happy despite Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese come out on top as the world's happiest people with happiness rate of 93%
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North Korea's Kim tearfully thanks troops, apologises for failures
Kim says he was grateful that not a single North Korean had been infected with the virus
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Ankara says Athens has no right to oppose work 15km from Turkish coast
Turkish FM terms Greece's allegations 'baseless'
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US auction theory pioneers win Nobel economics prize
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson's work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world
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Pandemic can be overcome quickly with right tools – WHO
Says If tools not utilised, it could stay with us for a very long period
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Israeli cabinet approves UAE deal, Netanyahu says will meet its leader
Netanyahu says he and UAE's Sheikh Mohammed will meet soon
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Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for Covid-19
Vatican says all of those who had tested positive had mild symptoms
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'Cursed' artefacts returned to Italy
Antiques were stolen in 2005
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Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on virus
Top govt scientist says the ad is edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the pandemic
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Hong Kong leader postpones annual policy address until after Beijing talks
Talks on how the central govt can help with the financial hub’s economic recovery will be held this month
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Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
As researchers say the virus can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days
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Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
International travel in Asia has collapsed due to the pandemic
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India's financial capital hit by unprecedented power outage
Announcements were made that local trains services were suspended
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Trump claims he is "immune" from coronavirus
White House physician Sean Conley Trump is "no longer considered a transmission risk to others."
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Trump tries to put Covid-19 behind him with campaign rally in Florida
Trump had worked furiously to shift public attention away from the virus and his handling of the pandemic
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As globe gallops into vaccine trials, insurers remain unfazed
More than 40 experimental Covid-19 vaccines are being tested on humans
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Twitter flags Trump tweet for violating its rules on Covid-19 information
US president in a tweet claims that he is immune to the coronavirus
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'RSS, ISIS forming front against Pakistan'
FATF should blacklist India for money laundering, says Rehman Malik
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Trump says he is free of Covid-19 as he aims to get back to campaign trail
US President says I beat this crazy, horrible China virus
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Iran nuclear chief tests positive for Covid-19
Deaths and infections from the virus have been on a sharply rising trajectory in Iran since early September
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Gas explosion hits market, kills at least five in southwest Iran
The gas explosion led to the complete destruction of a two-story residential building
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Iraqi militias say they have halted anti-US attacks
Would unleash violent attacks if US troops 'insisted on staying'
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Israel opposes US F-35 sale to Qatar to ‘maintain military superiority’
Minister Eli Cohen says our security and military superiority in the region are the most significant things for us
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Police station outside Paris targeted in fireworks attack
No arrests are made, but prosecutors say that surveillance cameras are being reviewed for clues
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20 killed on temple trip in Thailand as bus, train collide
Passengers were travelling from Samut Prakan province to a Buddhist temple in Chachoengsao
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UK study tests if BCG vaccine protects against Covid
BCG has been shown to boost immunity in a generalised way, which may offer some protection, says expert
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China backs Iran nuclear deal, calls for new MidEast forum
Iran has been locked in an acrimonious relationship with Saudi Arabia, the other major Middle Eastern power
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South Korea eases social distancing curbs amid Covid-19 downtrend
Daily infections have fallen largely into the double-digit range in the past two weeks
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Indonesia's capital to ease coronavirus curbs from Monday
Indonesia’s nationwide tally stood at 328,952 infections
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Brexit deal needs to be done by start of November - France
EU is seeking a few more concessions before entering the final phase of negotiations
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Over 1,000 Afghan youth commissioned to army after training
Afghanistan has been facing a protracted war over the past more than four decades
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In Yemen, children begin classes in the ruins of war
With its walls pounded by artillery, roofs torn open and concrete beams in shreds