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I didnt feel like being in prison while in Talibans detention: Afghan university professor Afghan Professor Faizullah Jalal who was in the Talibans detention for four days said, that he was well treated and did not feel as being in prison during his detention days.
Faizullah Jalal said that most of the Taliban affiliates where he was detained were educated and he felt like being a guest.
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Over 50% of Europeans on track to contracting Omicron: WHO In this file photo, taken on December 23, 2021, patients are seen waiting to be tested for COVID-19 in Paris, France. (By AFP)
The World Health Organization has warned that over half of the people in Europe are on track to contracting the fast-moving Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the next... |
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Top US universities accused of illegally limiting financial aid Georgetown University in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Sixteen Ivy League and elite universities in the United State have been sued for allegedly illegally conspiring to eliminate competitive financial aid offers to students in a price-fixing scheme.
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China warns against hasty judgments about North Koreas reported missile test A television screen shows a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on January 11, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
China has warned "all relevant parties" against making hasty judgment after North Korea reportedly test-fired a projectile, which was harshly... |
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Two experts warn US: Sanctions dont work on Russia US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman takes off her mask to speak on the situation in Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2021. (Reuters photo)
Two international experts have warned the United States that imposing sanctions on Russia may not be helpful to force... |
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UKs PM Johnson faces fresh pressure over lockdown party British prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at 10 Downing Street on Dec. 8, 2021 in London.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been embroiled in another scandal over his administrations breaches of health protocols at the height of the first coronavirus lockdown when all in-person... |
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Kremlin says no room for optimism about US talks over Ukraine Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov moderates Russian President Vladimir Putins annual press conference at the Manezh exhibition hall in central Moscow, on December 23, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The Kremlin says the first round of talks with the United States over Ukraine provided no ground for optimism and... |
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Resistance Front Proposed Transitional Govt to Islamic Emirate A member of the negotiating team of the Resistance Front (RF) says they proposed the establishment of a transitional government in Afghanistan in their two-day meeting with officials of the Islamic Emirate hosted by Tehran.
The Islamic Emirate delegates visited Iran on Saturday and returned to Kabul... |
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Acting Defense Minister Calls for Aircraft to Be Returned Acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Tuesday at a ceremony in Kabul, during which the air force held an exercise, said the military aircraft that were taken abroad should be returned.
He warned that if the countries where the military aircraft were taken do not return them, they... |
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Afghan Women Protest Over New Restrictions A group of women in Kabul took to the streets, saying they were protesting against new restrictions imposed on women by the Ministry of Virtue and Vice.
In response to the ministrys installation of posters in Kabul, the women said that burqas are not part of Afghan cultural identity and calling for... |
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Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet vanishes An F-16V jet fighter(FILE PHOTO) © Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images
An F-16V fighter jet, the most advanced aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Force fleet, has gone missing, with witnesses claiming that they saw the aircraft crash into the sea. A search and rescue operation is ongoing.
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Myanmars Suu Kyi gets four more years in prison Myanmars then-leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a business forum on the sidelines of the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore, on November 12, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Myanmars ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four more years in prison, after a... |
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Ex-special envoy says US policy disaster for Haitians Rosemene Dorceus (back) tastes a soup made from a mix of meat, vegetables, pasta and squash before sharing it with neighbors in a tradition of the new year on January 01, 2022 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by AFP)
A former special envoy in the Biden administration has warned the White House that... |
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US senators say sanctions on Nord Stream 2 could harm relations with Germany The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a large-diameter pipe at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant owned by ChelPipe Group in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 26, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
American Democratic senators have objected to sanctions proposed by the Republicans on Nord... |
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NBA: Detroit Pistons 126-116 Utah Jazz NBAs Utah Jazz suffered their third loss in a row after going down 126-116 against the Detroit Pistons away from home.
The Jazz opened up a 14-point gap by taking the opener 35-21, before losing the 2nd quarter with a single point. However they went to their locker room with a 61-48 advantage.
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UK subsidiary of Israeli arms firm Elbit forced to shut its Oldham factory Protesters block the gates to the Elbit Ferranti factory in Oldham, the UK.
A UK subsidiary of the Israeli arms company, Elbit Systems, has been forced to sell a factory in Oldham Town following sustained pro-Palestine protests.
Elbit Systems UK announced on Monday that it had sold the Power and... |
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US meddling in Kazakhstan aimed at undermining Chinas BRI project Police officers patrol in a street after unprecedented protests over a hike in energy prices spun out of control in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on January 5, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Last weeks deadly unrest in Kazakhstan has led to heightened tensions between traditional rivals, Washington and Moscow, while... |
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Nicaraguas Ortega sworn in for fourth term as US, EU impose sanctions Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (second from right)
Daniel Ortega has been sworn in as the Nicaraguan President for a fourth consecutive term, only hours after the US and European Union imposed fresh sanctions on several figures in his government.
Ortega, who won the November 7 election by a landslide,... |
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Chinas imports of Iranian oil hit record since 2018 sanctions Chinas private refiners are a main customer of Irans floating oil cargoes.
Chinas imports of Iranian crude oil last year hit a record high since the US imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic in 2018 with the aim of bringing the countrys oil sales down to zero, Bloomberg reports.
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Hundreds left homeless as fire engulfs over 100 houses in Chile At least 100 homes were burned down and 400 people were left homeless on Monday after fire broke out in a slum in the city of Iquique in northern Chile, local authorities reported.
Hundreds left homeless as fire engulfs over 100 houses in #Chile pic.twitter.com/cnprM7LEXJ
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Dozens of UAE-, Saudi-backed militants killed in Yemeni missile strike in Shabwah province: Report An image grab, taken from a video released by the media bureau of Yemens Operations Command Center, shows Yemeni forces launching a ballistic missile reportedly toward a target deep inside Saudi Arabia.
Dozens of militants sponsored by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have been killed... |
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Ambulance delays, staff shortage hits Canadas public services amid COVID-19 surge Ambulance crew members deliver a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto in this file photo. (Street Insider)
Public health services in Canada have been hit hard amid steep rise in new infections fueled by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, causing staff shortage and delayed emergency response.
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Emotional scenes at funeral for teenager killed by Los Angeles police There were emotional scenes on Monday at the funeral of a 14-year-old girl who was shot dead two days before Christmas by a Los Angeles police officer while shopping with her mother.
Valentina Orellana-Peralta was killed on December 23 when the police officer opened fire on a suspect in a clothing... |
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US reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, January 10, 2022. (Reuters photo)
The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections... |
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Thousands in Germany protest governments anti-COVID measures Around 2000 protesters on Monday turned out in Germanys city of Magdeburg to march against the governments anti-coronavirus measures.
Demonstration marches have been taking place across parts of Germany regularly on Mondays in what participants refer to as "Monday walks".
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In a first, man gets heart transplant from genetically altered pig A US man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported on Monday.
The surgery, performed by a team at the University of Maryland Medicine, is among the first to demonstrate... |
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Kazakhstan detains almost 10,000 over foreign-backed deadly unrest A photograph taken on January 10, 2022 shows a general view of a burnt-out Almaty City Administration building in central Almaty, Kazakhstan, following violent protests over fuel price hike. (Photo by AFP)
Security forces in Kazakhstan have detained nearly 10,000 people in connection with last weeks... |
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Welsh police refuse to release bodycam footage to bereaved family of dead black man On January 9 last year, the Hassan family of Somali origin living in Cardiff, Wales, were stricken by grief after their 24-year old son Mohamud Hassan was found dead in his own apartment.
Hassan, who was only months away from being a father, was arrested on Jan. 8 on suspicion of a breach of the peace.
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Japan, S Korea say Pyongyang conducts second suspected missile test in less than week File photo shows test-firing of a new type submarine-launched ballistic missile in an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by AFP)
North Korea has reportedly fired an "unidentified projectile" believed to a ballistic missile into the East Sea less than a week after announcing to have successfully... |
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Former Israeli premier says notion of destroying Irans nuclear capabilities mere nonsense This file photo shows Israels former prime minister Ehud Olmert. (via AFP)
The former Israeli prime minister has dismissed any possibility of a preemptive attack on Irans nuclear facilities by the regime, saying that such a notion is "nonsense."
Ehud Olmert made the remarks in a Monday interview... |
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