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Thousands demonstrate against Germanys COVID restrictions A demonstrator holds a sign reading "compulsory vaccination is the red line" during a protest against government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nuremberg, Germany, January 30, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)
Up to 4,000 people protested against the German governments... |
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Teenager kills entire family while under influence of PUBG online game A 14-year-old Pakistani boy shot dead his entire family, including his mother and two sisters while allegedly "under the influence" of online game PUBG, police confirmed.
According to Pakistan media reports Nahid Mubarak, a 45-year-old health worker, was found dead along with her 22-year-old son Taimur... |
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Afghan girls robotics team secure 2nd place in international competition The Afghan girls robotics team won second prize in the High School Category in an international competition for environmental change among 88 countries, the IPC Education Foundation announced last week.
The competition took place two months ago online, where Somaya Faruqi, Shabnam Nurzai and Ayda... |
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Pregnant foreign reporter asks Taliban for refuge after being rejected by home country One has to be in a truly "messed up" situation to seek an offer of safe haven from the Taliban, a New Zealand journalist pointed out
A New Zealand reporter, who ended up pregnant and unmarried while working in Qatar for broadcaster Al Jazeera, has revealed that she had to turn to the Taliban for help... |
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Thousands of Austrians protest against COVID measures, mandatory vaccination The photo shows people attending a demonstration in Vienna, Austria, to protest against mandatory COVID vaccines. (Photo by Reuters)
Around 10,000 people have taken to the streets of the Austrian capital Vienna to protest against the governments mandatory vaccination plan.
The protesters waved Austrian... |
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Poverty in Afghanistan Two former soldiers are now begging Bi Bi Nasimah, who served in the air force of the former government, says that after the political change in the country she lost her job and poverty and unemployment have forced her to beg in the streets of Kabul.
"I served in the air force of the previous government for a year and a half, my husband... |
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Killed by indifference: Elderly man left dying from hypothermia on busy Paris street Swiss photographer René Robert, 85, was left dying of hypothermia in a busy Paris neighborhood. (File photo)
The death of an 85-year-old man from hypothermia in a busy Paris neighborhood after falling down and spending nine hours sprawled and ignored during a bitterly cold night has sparked... |
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Protest over water, Iranian protestors attack Afghan vehicles People in the bordering Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran took to the streets on Friday, January 28, 2022, and demanded their rights to water that flows from Afghanistan, Iranian State media Irna reported.
Security forces in the port interfered after the protestors started attacking trucks that... |
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Specifically, there had been 360,578,392 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,620,865... |
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Faced With Starvation, Afghans Sell Kidneys A number of families in the western province of Herat are being forced to sell their kidneys amid dire poverty and starvation.
The families who live in the Injil district of Herat say that they have been forced to sell their kidneys on the black market for little money due to poverty and hardship... |
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US health agency has persistent deficiencies in its crisis response: Watchdog A worker from Chicago Family Health Center prepares a booster shot for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a McDonalds, as the Omicron coronavirus variant spreads through the country, in Chicago, Illinois, US, December 21, 2021. (Reuters photo)
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)... |
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Uzbekistan-Sourced Power Cut Off Due to Technical Issues Abroad The transmission of power from Uzbekistan has been halted due to technical problems found in the electricity system that includes the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kirgizstan.
Officials at Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said they have linked to power coming from neighboring... |
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Afghan women protest for release of Afghanistans frozen funds Hundreds of women took to the streets in Kabul and demanded the release of Afghanistans frozen funds in the western banks.
The pro-Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan women had staged their protest beside the US embassy in Kabul, on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
The protestors in particular asked the... |
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Media Outlets Prevented From Holding Conference in Kabul The Islamic Emirate prevented media outlets from holding a press conference over concerns about the status of media in Afghanistan, said officers from various media organizations.
The conference was supposed to be held on Wednesday in Kabul.
The Afghanistan Journalist Center in a statement said the... |
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Facebook deletes HispanTV page without explanation in new attack on free speech Facebook removes the page of Irans Hispan TV.
American social media giant Facebook has "permanently" removed the page of Hispan TV, an Iranian Spanish language news channel, off its platform without giving any prior notice.
The new attack against freedom of expression targeted the Hispan TV Facebook... |
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Dr. Fauci says Omicron-specific vaccine may not be needed This photo taken on December 01, 2021 shows Chief Medical Advisor to the president Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (File photo by AFP)
The top US infectious disease official has said that manufacturing a COVID-19... |
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Afghanistan connects Turkmenistan electricity after blackout in three central Asian countries Afghanistans electricity body-Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS)- said that the Afghan capital Kabul and some provinces also lost their importing electricity after a blackout in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Spokesperson of DABS Hekmatullah Maiwandi in a video clip on Tuesday, January... |
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Five Americans found dead inside Wisconsin home during welfare check Five Americans were found dead from gunshot wounds in a Milwaukee home on Sunday in a case that left police without a suspect and pleading for help from the public, officials said.
Officers responding to a call from concerned neighbors in the Park West district found four men and one woman dead, said... |
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Heavy snowfall kills 42, destroyed over 2,000 houses across Afghanistan: officials State Ministry in Disaster Management affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that heavy snowfall in 15 provinces of Afghanistan has killed and wounded 118 people and destroyed over 2,000 in the past 20 days.
The Ministry said that 42 people are reportedly killed while 76 have been wounded... |
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Thousands of protesters clash with police in Belgian capital in protest against COVID restrictions Thousands marched in Brussels on Sunday (January 23) to protest the Belgian federal governments COVID restrictions.
Prime Minister Alexandre De Croo announced Friday, January 21, that people will need booster shots after five months to maintain COVID-19 passes giving access to bars or cinemas.
That... |
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Turkish Charity pledges 80 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan A Turkish Charity called Deniz Feneri Association has pledged to be delivered to Afghanistan 80 tons of humanitarian relief material comprised of foodstuff, clothing, and medical supplies.
The relief assistance is part of the "Charity Train" announced by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... |
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Facebook paid millions to US politicians for immunity This file picture shows the logo of Facebook, now called Meta
Facebook, now known as Meta, has given millions of dollars to US politicians to help the firm resolve the growing number of political and legal issues the company is facing.
According to the companys latest disclosure filings submitted... |
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Trucks lined up behind ports in UK due to border checks Cargo trucks are seen lining up on a road into the Port of Dover, in Dover, Britain, on December 16, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Hundreds of trucks have built up extremely long lines at the Port of Dover in the UK as a result of border checks and controls brought in by the Brexit deal.
Speaking to The... |
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More than 1.2 million people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019: Study A health professional assists a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Alberto Sabogal Sologuren Hospital, in Lima, Peru, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, higher than HIV/AIDS... |
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Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in future © Getty Images / Chris Jackson
The billionaire calls for massive government investments to prepare for potential outbreaks that could be deadlier than Covid-19
Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries... |
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UNs Bachelet Asks All States to Support Afghan Human Rights The UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday urged the UN security council to hold all perpetrators of human rights violations accountable.
Talking at the security council, she said that many Afghan women human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and judges have been... |
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Water released by Afghanistan definitely aimed at Iran: Governor Water released from Kamal Khan Dam in Afghanistan is set to reach Hamun Lake in eastern Iranian region of Sistan where locals have complained about declining share of water coming from Helmand River in neighboring Afghanistan.
A local official in southeast Iran has denied claims made by the Taliban... |
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WHO warns COVID pandemic could continue amid vaccine inequalities A health worker poses with a syringe and dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Museum of Tomorrow, in Rio de Janeiro, on January 18, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
A senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned world powers that the tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic could never end if huge... |
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Rescuers searching for survivors after deadly Afghan quakes The picture shows the rubble from a house destroyed after an earthquake in the Qadis district in the western Afghan province of Badghis, on January 17, 2022. (Photo by TOLO news)
Survivors of twin earthquakes in Afghanistan that killed at least 22 people said Tuesday they had to spend the night without... |
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UK contributes 1 million to support Afghan refugees in Iran The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Iran has welcomed the UKs first-ever contribution from the United Kingdom in support of vulnerable refugees from Afghanistan.
The £1 million contribution through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will allow WFP to preposition... |
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