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Iranians feel strain of turmoil and sanctions
In a country weighed down by sanctions, shaken by protests, many Tehranis struggle to hide their pessimism
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Chinese military aircraft cross into Taiwan airspace: Defence ministry
It was only second-time Chinese aircraft crossed largely respected line dividing two sides in strait since March 2019
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China president makes rare visit to meet virus workers, patients
Xi Jinping, who has called virus a 'demon', dons a blue mask to meet doctors at Beijing Ditan hospital
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India’s truce breaches trigger deadly response from Pakistan Army
One Indian soldier killed, three injured, posts damaged as Pakistani troops respond to unprovoked Indian fire
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Woman steals 496 phones worth AED1.4m
Accused has been charged with theft and fraud
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Suicide attack kills Algerian soldier near Mali border: defence ministry
Attack, which was not immediately claimed, is the first of its kind in southern Algeria in years
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Long road home for Cape Town's apartheid dispossessed
The fight to return began with the end of white minority rule
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Olive oil 'for peace' in divided Cyprus
Cyprus has been split since 1974
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Africa holds 'silence the guns' summit as new conflicts grow
South Sudan's civil war began in 2013 and has left 380,000 people dead and millions more in dire poverty
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Trump budget plan pushes back deficit target: US media
Budget plan is expected to request $2 billion in homeland security spending for the US-Mexico border wall
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Snow problem for Japan's ice sculpture festival
Organisers forced to truck in powder from distant towns for their signature sculptures in an unheard-of ice crisis
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Two new coronavirus cases emerge with link to ski resort
Five Britons tested positive for the virus in France on Saturday
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US Democrats trade barbs as New Hampshire vote nears
With the primary season underway in earnest, earlier collegiality among Democrats has fallen away
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Australia, Indonesia move to implement trade deal
It also includes improved access for Australia's agriculture industry to Indonesia's vast market of 260 million people
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20 civilians dead as Syrian govt set to retake key highway
Recapturing the M5 will allow traffic to resume between war-torn Syria's main business hubs
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Coronavirus death toll crosses 900 as millions in China return to work
Death toll surpasses global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic
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Thousands of mysterious bomb hoaxes plague Moscow
Since late November, more than 1.6 million people have been evacuated from buildings in Moscow
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China inflation rises as coronavirus disrupts supply chains
Beijing had already been battling a slowing domestic economy before the new coronavirus emerged
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WHO warns overseas coronavirus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'
WHO advance team on coronavirus on way to Beijing
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Kashmir to remain ‘cornerstone’ of Pakistan's foreign policy
Qureshi interacts with top Kashmiri leaders on dire situation in held valley
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Azerbaijan's ruling party wins election, according to exit polls
Sunday's ballot monitored by international observers from 58 countries including Pakistan
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‘Saudi Arabia on the road to gender equality’
World Bank report places Saudi Arabia first in gender equality in GCC bloc and second in the Arab region
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Iran bid to send satellite into orbit fails, again
Satellite, which Iran says serves for scientific observation, is part of programme that US describes as provocation
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China offers $43bn boost to firms fighting virus
The outbreak, which started in the central city of Wuhan, has brought large swathes of the country to a halt
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Four rare mountain gorillas 'killed by lightning'
Post-mortem examination has been performed on the four, including a male infant, who died on February 3 in Uganda
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Anti-Muslim citizenship law, ‘beginning of migration wave in India’
Discriminatory citizenship law discussed at a panel discussion in Turkey
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African leaders reject Trump's Mideast peace plan
The leaders voice solidarity with 'the Palestinian cause' at African Union summit
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Strike in Indian Occupied Kashmir to mark execution anniversary of Afzal Guru
Guru was silently executed in jail for allegedly taking part in an attack on India's parliament in 2001
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Israel blocks Palestinian agricultural exports, escalating trade spat
Boycott dramatically hurt Israeli cattle breeders, says COGAT
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Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
He was among eight physicians punished by Wuhan police for rumour-mongering
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Death toll from Kazakhstan ethnic clashes rises to 10
An angry crowd torched dozens of buildings and cars, following the brawl
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6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
It hit at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo
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Iran to launch satellite, US says program linked to missiles
Tehran denies that satellite activity is a cover for missile development
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After fleeing war, Syrian families say 'nowhere to go'
Conflict has forced more than 580,000 people from their homes and onto the roads
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Syria army takes Idlib crossroads town despite Turkish warnings
Violence has killed more than 300 civilians, sent some 586,000 fleeing towards relative safety nearer Turkish border
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Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia
It reportedly downed trees, ripped roofs off sheds and knocked out power in the small coastal towns of Dampier
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US presidency gains more power with Trump's acquittal
It hit a low in the 1970s, after Congress wrested authority away following Richard Nixon's Watergate abuses
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US border patrol agents: part bloodhound, part police, part rescuer
Last year, the approximately 500 agents in the Big Bend sector detained 1,624 people
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27 dead including gunman after 'unprecedented' mass shooting: Thai PM
Gunman used weapons stolen from the military arsenal to unleash carnage in the town centre
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American dies of coronavirus in China, five Britons infected in French Alps
Virus spreads to 27 countries, infecting more than 330 people
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Two US troops killed by Afghan soldier in Nangarhar attack
In December, Taliban infiltrators in the Afghan military killed nine Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan
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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
Epidemic has prompted the government to lock down whole cities as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis
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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
More than 800 dead in China, 37,000 infected
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India could provoke war with Pakistan in 2020: US foreign affairs expert
Michael Kugelman says war rhetoric of Indian civil, military leaders increases chances of war
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US forces come under 'direct fire' in eastern Afghanistan
Casualties yet to be ascertained in ‘green-on-blue’ attack -- in which Afghan security forces target foreign soldiers
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Thai soldier kills at least 20 people in shooting rampage
Soldier opens fire in several places including a house and an army base, before heading to mall
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'Indian soldiers not mentally schooled to accept women officers in command'
'Women are not fit to be given ground combat roles in the country's armed forces', Indian govt tells court
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Exit polls predict Modi defeat as Delhi votes
Average of nine exit polls show Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is likely to win 52 out of 70 seats
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to ‘advance Kashmir cause’
FM Qureshi thanks Saudi counterpart for ‘steadfast support’
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Syria army overruns key Idlib crossroads town: state TV
Conflict has killed more than 380,000 people since it broke out in 2011
















































