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Mississippi becomes 37th US state to legalise medical marijuana
Mississippi joined 36 other US states in legalising marijuana for medical use on Wednesday, as the governor signed legislation permitting…
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US says Deash leader killed in Syria raid
AMMAN/WASHINGTON: A Deash leader died in a US special forces raid in northern Syria on Thursday when he detonated a…
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US says IS leader ‘taken off battlefield’ in Syria raid
US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic…
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Pakistan says 7 troops killed in southwest, rebels claim dozens
Seven Pakistani soldiers and at least 13 militants were killed in clashes in restive Balochistan province, the army said Thursday,…
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Myanmar junta slams ‘dictating’ UN rights chief
Myanmar’s junta on Thursday slammed “dictating” remarks by the United Nations human rights chief and accused the body of interfering…
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Turkey says 12 migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece died at border
Twelve migrants froze to death after being stripped of their clothes and ‘pushed back’ by Greek border guards, Turkey’s interior minister said on…
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New Zealand to start easing tough Covid border controls
New Zealand will start easing some of the world’s toughest pandemic border restrictions this month but will not fully reopen…
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Europe rights body launches rare action against Turkey
The Council of Europe on Wednesday launched for only the second time in its history disciplinary action over Turkey’s failure…
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US deploys 3,000 troops in Ukraine standoff
The United States on Wednesday deployed several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe, as the leaders of…
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Seventeen dead in Argentina after taking laced cocaine
At least 17 people died and 56 more were hospitalized in a northwestern suburb of Buenos Aires after consuming cocaine…
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