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Vietnam to re-open to tourists after two-year closure
Vietnam will re-open to international tourists on March 15 after a two-year border closure due to the pandemic, the government…
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Burkina junta chief sworn in as president
Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was inaugurated as president on Wednesday, just over three weeks after he led…
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Ukraine marks ‘Day of Unity’ as US warns Russia may yet attack
Kyiv: A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a “Day of Unity” on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again…
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Biden sees chance for Ukraine diplomacy, keeps pressure on Moscow
US President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to push for a diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine crisis, but warned that a…
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Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war: Amnesty
Tigrayan fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region…
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Sandy Hook families settle with gunmaker for $73 mn over school massacre
Families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with US gunmaker Remington,…
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Seven dead, 14 missing as Spain trawler sinks off Canada
Montreal: At least seven fishermen died and another 14 were missing after a Spanish trawler sank in rough seas off…
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Elon Musk donated over $5.7 billion in Tesla stock to charity
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world’s most valuable automaker to…
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India’s hijab dispute reaches its most populous state
LUCKNOW: A dispute over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab by female students in a southern Indian state has…
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Teacher gets life imprisonment for raping 13 students
An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a…
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