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From blow torches to broken glass, Pakistani barber leaves a mark
“I thought I should do something different to attract more clients,” Ali Abbas said
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Chinese teams score own goals in 'outrageous' bid to lose
Hainan's football association called it "an unbelievable scene" and urged organisers to ban both teams for life
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Meet China's elderly influencers cashing in on the internet
A generation of Chinese born in the 1960s are reaching their mandatory retirement age
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns Israel as violence flares
It also condemned "the Israeli occupation forces' continuation of their colonial programmes
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Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960
The planet has already warmed 1.2C above the preindustrial benchmark, enough to unleash a crescendo of deadly storms
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Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO
WHO stressed that so far, only 0.1 percent of positive Covid tests in India had been genetically sequenced
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Israeli PM vows to step up Gaza strikes
Gaza block collapses after Israeli strike, rocket hits Tel Aviv building
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UN ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in Palestine
Rights spokesperson urges Israeli security forces to allow ‘right to freedoms of expression, association and assembly’
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With cleavers and blowtorches, Pakistan barber offers hair-raising cuts
During a typical trim, Abbas will take a bit off the top with a blowtorch
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Japan's Osaka 'not sure' Olympics should happen as doubts grow
Four-time GS winner joined fellow Japanese Nishikori in raising concerns, with Tokyo under a Covid state of emergency