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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions
GENEVA: Washington and Moscow’s top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United…
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Man’s dead body surrounded by 124 snakes found in US home
In a shocking discovery, the dead body of a man, surrounded by at least 124 snakes, was found inside a…
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WhatsApp in works to allow iOS message transfer to Android
WhatsApp on Friday submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Programme, which would allow users to move their chat…
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Afghan NGO women ‘threatened with shooting’ for not wearing burqa
The Taliban’s religious police have threatened to shoot women NGO workers in a northwestern province of Afghanistan if they do…
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German prosecutors examine 42 cases after church abuse probe
Prosecutors in Munich on Friday said they are examining 42 cases of potential misconduct by clergymen in connection with a…
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World worse now due to Covid, climate, conflict, says UN chief
As he starts his second term as UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways…
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Daesh kills 11 Iraqi soldiers in overnight attack
BAGHDAD: Eleven soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Daesh against a base in eastern Iraq, authorities said…
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Artist Emin demands Downing St remove artwork
British artist Tracey Emin demanded Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office remove an artwork of hers reading…
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Benedict XVI: ‘Rottweiler’ who resigned scandal-dogged papacy
Benedict XVI, accused of failing to act in German sex abuse cases, was the first pope to resign since the…
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Taliban to meet Western officials in Norway for aid talks
The Taliban will hold talks with Western officials in Oslo next week on human rights and humanitarian aid in their…
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