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‘Hijabs, prayer caps must; 2 metre distance from opposite sex’: Pakistan college’s rules for Valentines Day
The Islamabad International Medical College has issued guidelines for their male and female students, asking girls to wear hijab and…
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Germany to Putin: ‘untie the noose’ around Ukraine
Germany’s president on Sunday said “responsibility” for the risk of “war” in Ukraine lay with Russia, bringing greater clarity to…
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Four missing Afghan women activists released
Four women activists in Afghanistan have been released by the country’s “de facto authorities” after going missing weeks ago, the…
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Canada police arrest protesters in bid to clear border bridge
Canadian police resumed operations Sunday to clear a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions,…
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Clashes as controversial Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint
Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, during a visit by…
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Relief, concern at Kyiv airport as West calls citizens home
Moroccan entrepreneur Aimrane Bouziane sighs with relief after seeing the “boarding” sign for his flight light up at Kyiv’s main…
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Paris police hold 81 over banned anti-vaccine convoy
Paris police said they arrested 97 people who defied a ban on a Canada-style protest convoy over coronavirus regulations to…
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US authorises new antibody drug ‘Eli Lilly’ to fight Omicron variant
US health regulators have authorised a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant, a key step in restocking the…
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Cyclone, cheesy pop, fails to dislodge New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters
Cyclone Dovi caused power outages, mudslides and evacuations across New Zealand on Sunday, but neither the storm nor the music…
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Biden-Putin telephone diplomacy fails to ease tensions
Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions Saturday, with US…
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