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3/2/2021 4:06:56 PM
The United Nations on Tuesday said an attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Dikwa by the suspected Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) had ' directly targeted' aid facilities
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Region
3/2/2021 2:37:02 PM
The United States on Monday pressed Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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International
3/1/2021 4:56:01 PM
A Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes with Russian-backed separatists in the war-torn east on Monday, as European Council chief Charles Michel was set to arrive in the ex-Soviet country
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International
3/1/2021 4:21:34 PM
Two UN human rights experts called Monday for an international investigation into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and demanded his 'immediate release' from a Russian penal colony
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Region
2/28/2021 3:46:17 PM
Turkey on Sunday summoned Iran's envoy to Ankara to demand support in the fight against "terrorism", escalating a rumbling row over Turkey's presence in Iraq, state media reported
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Region
2/28/2021 3:09:52 PM
Jordan's interior and justice ministers were sacked Sunday for breaching health regulations to stem the spread of coronavirus
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International
2/28/2021 2:19:56 PM
Dozens were injured Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in a third day of protests sparked by the death of a prominent writer and government critic in jail
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International
2/23/2021 2:25:44 PM
South Korea and Iran have agreed a way forward that could see billions of dollars of frozen oil money unblocked, Seoul said Tuesday
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International
2/23/2021 2:25:04 PM
Ukraine has accused Russia of 'targeted assassinations' of ' perceived opponents' in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights, the court said Tuesday
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International
2/23/2021 2:22:55 PM
Malaysia on Tuesday deported over 1,000 Myanmar detainees back to their homeland just weeks after a coup, despite a court order halting the repatriation and a storm of criticism from rights groups
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International
2/23/2021 2:05:04 PM
Strict coronavirus restrictions imposed by North Korea could force the World Food Programme to suspend operations in the country, where chronic malnutrition is rife, a report on the UN organisation's website said Tuesday
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International
2/23/2021 10:55:13 AM
G7 countries said on Tuesday they ' firmly condemn' violence committed by Myanmar's security forces against protesters and urged them to ' exercise utmost restraint and respect human rights and international law'
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International
2/23/2021 10:50:25 AM
Afghanistan on Tuesday launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign aimed at inoculating hundreds of thousands, as the war-weary nation reels from near-daily attacks by insurgents
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Region
2/22/2021 2:47:55 PM
An Iraqi civilian wounded in a rocket attack targeting the Arbil airport in northern Iraq last week has died, authorities in the Kurdistan region said Monday
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Region
2/21/2021 5:35:55 PM
Libya's powerful interior minister in the UN-recognised government on Sunday escaped an assassination attempt on a highway near the capital Tripoli
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Region
2/21/2021 5:07:20 PM
Around 20,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Gaza Sunday through its crossing with Egypt, AFP journalists said
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International
2/21/2021 4:36:09 PM
The French Riviera city of Nice was on Sunday preparing to face a new set of local restrictions against Covid-19 to combat an outbreak described as out of control and spreading much faster than elsewhere in France
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Region
2/21/2021 1:25:29 PM
Turkish prosecutors on Sunday launched a probe into a pro-Kurdish MP suspected of having travelled to a Kurdish-controlled region of Iraq where 13 Turkish hostages were killed in a failed rescue
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World
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Africa
2/7/2021 12:24:25 PM
The head of the World Food Programme said he had reached a deal with Ethiopia to expand access for aid workers and "scale up" operations in the country's conflict-hit northern Tigray region
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World
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International
2/2/2021 1:47:42 PM
US President Joe Biden will call Tuesday for his administration to streamline the naturalization of nine million migrants, senior officials said
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