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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
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Taliban's chief military strategist killed in Kabul hospital attack
Badri Brigade's commander also killed in the attack
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Search suspended for three missing French climbers in Nepal
The group were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger peak
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Aryan saga: ‘Even powerful Muslims are not safe in Modi’s India’
Indian journalist says SRK’s silent suffering is a reflection of dire state of minorities and democracy in India














































