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US mountain search teams crack four-decade-old cold case
Rudi Moder set out through the snow covered range, part of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, on February 13, 1983
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Cricket-BBC drops former England captain from radio show amid racism allegations
Vaughan allegedly told Asian players that there were ‘too many of you lot, we need to do something about it’
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India Covid hospital fire kills 11
Officials say there were about two dozen patients at ICU when blaze hit pandemic ward in Ahmadnagar district
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Husband of UK-Iranian held in Iran vows to keep up hunger strike
Ratcliffe has said he believed his wife "is caught in a dispute between two states" over an old debt
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Fear stalks Rohingya refugee camps after murders
Most of the Rohingya have been in the camps since 2017 when they fled a brutal military offensive in Myanmar
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The era of anti-Covid pills begins
If the efficacy of these drugs is confirmed, it will be a major step forward in the fight against Covid-19
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Fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital kills at least 91, says morgue
'Victims included people who had flocked to collect fuel leaking from the ruptured vehicle'
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At least eight killed, many injured in crush at Texas music festival
It was not yet clear what caused the disaster
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Rallies in Sydney, Melbourne protest against Australia's climate policy
Australia has rejected the global methane pledge
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Coup puts into question Sudan’s debt cancellation, France says
France has been main actor in backing interim authorities after former President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in 2019
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'I'm a woman, I can fight': Nehru-Gandhi scion aims to revive India's Congress
With its secular legacy, the Congress portrays itself as an inclusive national party
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Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
Fearing their two-month old baby Sohail would get crushed in the melee, they handed him to the soldier
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The party's over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air
Authorities planned to install 20 anti-smog guns to spray water into the air to help dilute the smog
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Taliban govt cuts flour, sugar, edible oil prices
New rulers of Afghanistan also reduce taxes by 60%
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Double murderer confesses to raping over 100 female corpses in UK
67-year-old would work late shifts and go into morgue when other staff had left often visiting same bodies repeatedly
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Gene linked to doubling risk of Covid-19 death found by UK scientists
Around 60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk gene, say researchers
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Obesity costs Saudi economy $19b every year: report
According to the study published by the British Medical Journal, obesity consumes 2.4% of the oil-rich kingdom's GDP
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50% of world population to be exposed to flood, storm, tsunami by 2050: UN
UN marks World Tsunami Awareness Day calling on countries, international bodies, civil society to raise awareness
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Thousands of US intelligence officers face sacking for refusing Covid vaccine
Some agencies in the 18-member intelligence community had as much as 40% of their workforce unvaccinated
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Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe Covid-19 by 89%
Planned analysis of 1,219 patients looked at hospitalisations or deaths among people diagnosed with coronavirus
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Liberal travel procedures will bolster Pakistan-Turkey ties, says entrepreneur
Rehan Allahwala suggests making visa, citizenship processes easier since ‘Turkey has occupied us mentally’
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Jammu Martyrs’ Day to be observed today
Day commemorates to reaffirm resolve to continue martyrs’ mission till realisation of right to self-determination
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Pope affirms support for two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pope, Palestinian president discuss status of Jerusalem in meeting
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Pakistan-born cricketer in Yorkshire racism row urges 'cultural change'
The county said last week it would take no disciplinary action against any staff
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WATCH: Turkish man earns living by getting beaten up
Hasan Riza says he thrashed by bored or angry people who want to relieve their stress
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Italian nun becomes highest ranking woman in Vatican
Appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini is the latest in which the pope has placed a woman in a leadership role
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US says China expanding nuclear arsenal faster than anticipated
Beijing slams Pentagon report saying 'overhyping the threat'
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Covid cases break records across Europe as winter takes hold
World Health Organisation describes the new wave as 'grave concern'
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Taliban leader warns against infiltrators in the ranks
Haibatullah Akhundzada issues rare written public statement to urge Taliban commanders to purge their ranks
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COP26: UK pledges £55m to Pakistan to fight climate change
Pakistan ranked as 8th most vulnerable country to climate change
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Britain approves Merck's oral Covid pill in world first
Merck expecting to produce 10 million courses of treatment by end of this year
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Saudi women barrel into workforce in changing kingdom
Despite this, the gender pay gap in Saudi Arabia stands at 49%, according to research by NGO Al Nahda
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The Amazon: a paradise lost?
This is the fast-advancing "arc of deforestation" that cuts across South America
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Taliban forms commission to remove officials involved in corrupt practices
Taliban has to carry out self-accountability, otherwise, it will be deceiving the cause: Mullah Yaqub
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Johnson's Covid gambit steers Britain into uncharted winter waters
British hospitals, Covid strategy are under microscope as country enters dangerous winter period
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Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power
As the UAE has mushroomed from a desert outpost to a thriving business hub, waste has multiplied
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In Peru's Amazon, 'forgotten' tribes discover Covid-19 as vaccines arrive
The remote community first learned of the pandemic when health workers arrived at the isolated village
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'Engine of occupation': UN experts slam Israeli settlement plans
Raison d’etre of Israeli settlements tramples upon fundamentals of humanitarian, human rights law, say officials
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US cities in Michigan elect first Muslim mayors
Abdullah Hammoud elected in Dearborn, Amer Ghalib wins in Hamtramck
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Iran says it blocks US attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Iranian report was not true
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Prince Andrew could face US trial in woman's sex abuse case
Virginia Giuffre sued Queen Elizabeth's second son for unspecified damages in August
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Saudi approves Pfizer's vaccine for age group 5-11
The kingdom last month lifted curbs following a sharp drop in infections, considerable vaccinations
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US blacklists Israeli hacking tool vendor NSO Group
Positive Technologies of Russia and Computer Security Initiative Consultancy from Singapore also listed
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#INDvsAFG: 'Indian players safer in Pakistan if India crash out'
Players including Kohli and Shami have faced severe backlash by extremists Indian following defeats in WCT20
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Taliban ban Afghans from using foreign currencies
Since the group seized power in mid-August, the national currency the Afghani has depreciated
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India ramps up Himalayan border defences after deadly China clashes
Officers in the region say last year's clash highlighted the urgent need to fortify the military's frontier presence
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Analysis: Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to Covid pandemic
'Virus will likely continue to mutate, requiring annual booster shots tailored to latest circulating variants'
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Dreams on hold: Afghan girls, women desperate to get back to class
Fewer than 40% of Afghan girls attended secondary school in 2018 even though it was allowed then
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1B children at 'extremely high risk' from effects of climate change, UNICEF warns
Two-thirds of countries' climate plans do not address needs of children, says UN adviser
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The women guarding India's rainforest 'refugees'
The region is home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species














































