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Prominent lecturer and Taliban critic released after arrest: daughter
Professor Faizullah Jalal family says the tweets critical of new interim govt were shared from a fake account
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UN seeks record $5b in aid for Afghanistan to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe'
Help us stave off widespread hunger, disease and ultimately death, says aid chief
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WHO experts call for new Covid vaccines for better prevention against Omicron
Technical team says it would consider a change in vaccination composition to make the shots more effective
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Taiwan suspends F-16 training missions after jet crashes
President Tsai Ing-wen issues instructions to spare no efforts in the search and rescue mission
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India to allow in imports of US pork and products, US officials say
Washington was working to ensure the US pork industry could start shipping products to India
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China orders suspension of some US flights after COVID-19 cases
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China and the United States have sparred over air services
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US surgeons make history with pig heart transplant into man
Recipient David Bennett was dying and there was no other choice available
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Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister
Kazakh security forces have detained 9,900 people over the unrest
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US reports 1.35m COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record
Deaths are averaging 1,700 per day, up from about 1,400 in recent days
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Iran calls for release of Afghan funds during Taliban envoy's visit
Iranian FM says the fighting of the brave Afghan nation has shown that no foreign power can occupy Afghanistan
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Like a fish out of water? Israeli team trains goldfish to drive
Surprisingly, it doesn't take the fish a long time to learn how to drive the vehicle, says researcher
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New York man charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump
Suspect arrested after he ‘knowingly and wilfully' threatened to kill former US president
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Mortar shell blast kills 9 children in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
Junk collector was playing with unexploded mortar shell when it went off in Lal Pur district
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Taliban minister meets son of 'Lion of Panjshir' in Iran
Afghan FM says he assured Ahmad Massoud and others that they can return to their homeland ‘without any concerns’
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Pranksters hijack Djokovic's virtual court hearing to stream music and porn
It came to the fore as journalists clicked on the just-expired Microsoft Teams link
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After 2 decades, former British inmate recalls Guantanamo ordeal
Moazzam Begg says he ‘tried to seek accountability’ after his unjustified detention at International Criminal Court
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Rohingya refugees lose 'everything' to camp fire
No fatalities reported so far, while some people are reported to have suffered minor injuries
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China offers Kazakhstan security support, opposes 'external forces'
China and Russia believe "colour revolutions" are uprisings instigated by the United States
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Egypt's first woman judge dies of coronavirus
Tahany El-Gebaly dies at age of 71
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Kazakhs count cost of living as largest city reels from violence
Citizens appeared dazed as they returned to everyday errands in the financial hub
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces six years in jail after new sentences
Her trial has been closed to the media and Suu Kyi's lawyers have been barred from communicating with the media
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Fire tears through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
There are no immediate reports of casualties
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India's COVID-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters
India reported 179,723 new cases on Monday, most of them in the country's biggest cities
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Russia, US cast pall on Ukraine talks
Minister says diplomacy could fail after one session; West threatening sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine
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New York City apartment building fire kills 19, including 9 children
Officials say 32 people have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries and some 60 people were injured in total
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Omicron pushes US Covid hospitalisations toward record high
Hospitalisations have increased steadily since late Dec. as Omicron quickly overtook Delta as dominant strain
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Jerusalem church leader says Israeli extremists threaten Christian presence in city
Greek Orthodox Patriarch says churches are regularly desecrated, vandalised and clergies subjected to intimidation
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Calls for Muslim genocide could spark civil war, warns ex-Indian naval chief
Arun Prakash says silence of country’s political leadership over violent calls against minorities is ‘ominous’
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Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands homeless
About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority live in network of camps in Bangladesh's district of Cox's Bazar
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Women's camel beauty contest makes debut in Saudi Arabia
Saudi women in black on horseback rode ahead of men on camels as musicians with swords danced to the beat of drums
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Sri Lanka asks China to restructure debt repayments
President Rajapaksa made the request during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Colombo
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New portraits of British royal Kate released for her 40th birthday
The soft-focus portraits by veteran Italian photographer Paolo Roversi will go on tour around Britain this year
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WATCH: Indians arrested for Covid rule-breaking puppy party
The lavish birthday celebration cost nearly $10,000, according to police
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Taliban arrest Afghan professor after social media criticism
Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Faizullah Jalal was trying to instigate people against the system
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Restrictions imposed in several states in India as Covid-19 cases rise
The health ministry reported 327 new deaths
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Kazakhstan says 'strategic facilities' under guard after unrest
Dozens of people have been killed, thousands detained and public buildings have been torched
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Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family
The case highlights the plight of many parents separated from their children during the hasty evacuation
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Anti-vax protesters tell France's Macron: 'We'll piss you off'
The protesters denounce French president's intent to 'piss off' people refusing Covid-19 shots
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First Colombian with non-terminal illness dies legally by euthanasia
The 60-year-old suffered from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Next-generation James Webb telescope fully deployed in space
Next steps include aligning the telescope's optics, and calibrating its scientific instruments, according to NASA
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Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general
Tehran says 51 people, many of them from US military, were targeted for their 'role in the terrorist crime'
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‘Power-hungry’ Modi planned Pulwama attack: Indian politician
Udit Raj says recent security breach during Modi visit to Punjab validates that the attack was planned
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India's new Covid-19 cases hit seven-month high of 141,986
The health ministry also reported 285 new deaths, taking the total to 483,463
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Russia teaches US 'history lesson' after Kazakhstan snide
Blinken had said 'once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave'
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UK says 4th Covid jabs not needed for now as booster effect lasts
Three months after receiving third jab, protection against hospitalisation among those aged over 65 remained 90%
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Kazakhstan detains ex-security chief as crisis convulses nation
Dozens dead, public buildings ransacked and torched
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Three Georgia men sentenced to life in prison for 'chilling' Arbery murder
Judge condemned them for what he described as their mistake of failing to see Arbery as just another neighbour
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Omicron pushes US Covid hospitalisations towards record high
The country reported 662,000 new cases on Thursday, the fourth highest daily US total ever recorded
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France's Macron stands by his "piss off" comments on Covid non-vaccinated
Says it was the authorities' obligation to place restrictions against those who are not vaccinated
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Indian court allows huge Hindu festival despite Covid concerns
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the annual Gangasagar Mela festival















































