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Journalists and aid workers: US hostages killed by Islamic State
Charged with their murder the two members of an IS cell the "Beatles" were due to appear by video link in a US court
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Harris assails Trump virus 'failure' in newly civil election debate
The Democratic vice presidential hopeful says Trump's Covid-19 response disqualifies him from a second term
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Born without arms, Pakistani snooker player masters the game
Player spent years honing his skills and can now give anyone at his local snooker hall a run for their money
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Alleged Islamic State militants known as 'Beatles' headed to US to face charges
The duo is alleged to have killed western hostages in Syria, including US journalists and aid workers
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Kuwait's emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
New emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, assumed power after the death of his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad last week
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Prague cafe hits sweet spot with coronavirus-shaped dessert
The dessert’s creator, Olga Budnik says she got the idea during lockdown in the spring
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Pakistan backs China over Hong Kong issue at UN
Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal affairs that brook no interference by foreign forces, envoy tells UNGA
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EU calls for probe into police role in Delhi riots
EU committee on human rights calls on India to meet its human rights commitments by translating 'words into action'
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Women creators of genetic 'scissors' win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
It is the first time since 1964 that no men are among the chemistry prize winners
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Iran fears regional war as fighting rages around Nagorno-Karabakh
More than 300 have now died in the renewed fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh
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Israelis defy emergency restrictions to protest
Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic
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India's daily coronavirus infections slow down after scaling highs
Expected to overtake US over the next several weeks as the country with the world’s largest number of cases
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Top US military leaders quarantining after coronavirus exposure
All potential close contacts from Ray’s meetings at the Pentagon were tested Tuesday morning
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Menacing hurricane Delta primed to pound Mexico's Cancun
One of the strongest hurricanes to threaten Cancun in years
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Menacing hurricane Delta primed to pound Mexico's Cancun
One of the strongest hurricanes to threaten Cancun in years
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French MPs vote to return stolen artefacts to Benin, Senegal
The pieces include a royal throne and statues taken by the French army during a war in Benin
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Trump Covid infection puts Secret Service bodyguards at risk
Trump's rejection of masks in the White House and on the campaign trail helped foster a lack of vigilance
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Protesters and vigilantes scuffle in Kyrgyz capital as political crisis festers
After authorities in the Central Asian nation annulled parliamentary election results
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Russia says it successfully tests hypersonic missile on Putin's birthday
As the Russian president pledges to beef up country’s military presence in the Arctic
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China urges US to drop 'Cold War' mentality
Accuse US Secretary of State Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing
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Nagorno-Karabakh says death toll among its military rises to 280 since start of conflict
The deadliest fighting in more than 25 years in the region
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Pakistan to continue playing positive role for regional peace, security: Qureshi
In a phone call with FM Qureshi, Turkish counterpart appreciates Pakistan's efforts for Afghan peace process
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White House adviser Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19
The pandemic has killed more the 210,000 people in the United States
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Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO
Tedros calls for political commitment by all leaders to ensure equal distribution of vaccines
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Undeterred by virus, Iraqi volunteers cater for thousands of Arbaeen pilgrims in Baghdad
Authorities say security force units are deployed to raise awareness among pilgrims about the dangers of the pandemic
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Navalny says Russian authorities poisoned him as threat ahead of parliament elections
Putin's critic, Navalny emerged from a coma in September after collapsing on a flight in Siberia on August 20
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Church of England failed to protect hundreds of children from sexual predators, inquiry says
Says it’s vital that the Church improves the way it responds to allegations from victims and survivors
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UAE surpasses 100,000 coronavirus infections
Authorities have blamed people’s poor adherence to social distancing for the rise
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Israel under diplomatic fire over sale of arms to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has a long track record of buying Israeli arms
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China in talks with WHO over assessing its Covid-19 vaccines for global use
China has at least four experimental vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials
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Nearly two decades after US invasion, Afghans fear Taliban return
But so far in peace talks, Taliban have said little about issues such as women's rights or freedom of expression
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'Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally'
HRW says without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions often shackle people against their will
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Death toll rises as Azeris, Armenians say civilian areas are under fire
Prospects for a ceasefire appeared remote after fighting intensified at the weekend
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Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House
Questions continue to swirl about the true state of Trump’s health
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Trump says he's leaving hospital Monday; White House hit by wave of infections
The US president says he feel 'really good'
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Trump spokeswoman McEnany, other White House staffers test positive for Covid-19
US media outlets reported that a number of other White House staff members are also infected with the coronavirus
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Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
With the total death toll reaching 27,192, Iran is the worst-hit country in the Middle East with 475,674 cases
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Chemical weapons watchdog ready to assist Russia in Navalny case
German doctors say blood tests show Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok
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One in 10 may have caught Covid, as world heads into 'difficult period': WHO
Says the vast majority of the world remains at risk
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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 35 million
11 vaccines at Phase 3 trials, while Russia, China have five approved vaccines for early limited use
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Pakistan tops in Asia over social protection amid pandemic
UNICEF study overviews measures deployed by Asian countries in response to Covid-19 crisis
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Russia calls for examining US moves 'against the WHO'
The United States will not pay some $80 million it owes the WHO
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Virus-hunting trio wins Nobel for Hepatitis C discovery
Discoveries by two Americans and a Briton scientists means there is now a chance of eradicating the Hepatitis C virus
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Eight killed in attack targeting Afghan governor
28 people were wounded when attacker rammed his vehicle into the convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal
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Two rockets fall in Baghdad, no casualties - Iraq military
Military blames “terrorist groups” saying the rockets were fired from an area in the western part of the capital
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Armenians, Azeris accuse each other of striking civilian areas
Hundreds of people have been killed in the latest outbreak of war over Nagorno-Karabakh
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Woes of Beirut rescuers 'microcosm' of troubled Lebanon
The authorities had failed to tell the fire brigade of the giant shipment of fertiliser stored at the port
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Yemen's war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk
Saudi-backed govt launch a hail of mortar and machine gun fire in a desperate bid to push back Houthi forces
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Britain passes 500,000 coronavirus cases
The United Kingdom has now recorded 502,978 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic
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India's coronavirus infections rise to 6.63 million
Deaths from coronavirus infections rose by 903 to 102,685