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South Korean team in Vienna for talks on debt to Iran A South Korean national flag flies outside the central banks headquarters in Seoul, South Korea in this file photo.
South Korea says it has sent a delegation to Vienna to hold talks with Iran and other countries over how to resolve the issue of frozen Iranian assets held in the Asian country.
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Taliban announces state of emergency over heavy snow and rainfall Officials of the state ministry for Disaster Management of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that they have directed provincial officials about their further preparedness for rain and snowfall and that a state of emergency has been announced in the country.
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UN collects $1.5 billion to address Afghanistans humanitarian crisis The spokesperson of the General Secretary of the United Nations has announced that based on the estimates of the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, they have so far collected $1.5 billion to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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First Afghan babies of 2022 born at Khost maternity hospital Khost maternity hospital staff delivered three new year babies within 10 minutes of each other on Saturday morning.
The boy and two girls were born between 00:40 and 00:50 and were all given a clear bill of health.
The baby on the left is a girl, and was the first new year baby. She was born at 12:40... |
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Government resigns amid mass protests in Kazakhstan Riot police block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022 © AP / Vladimir Tretyakov
The cabinet in Nur-Sultan has left office, effective immediately
Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has accepted the governments resignation after a wave of protests swept the... |
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Saudi-led coalition kills five people, injures two children in massive raids across Yemen The file photo shows a Yemeni girl holding shrapnel in the Yemeni city of Taiz in March 2021.
Five more Yemeni people have been killed and two children injured when coalition warplanes launched massive raids targeting several areas across the impoverished country.
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Backlash after Macron says his COVID strategy aims to annoy the unvaccinated French President Emmanuel Macron (photo by AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron has generated major furor after insisting his governments COVID vaccination strategy was aimed at "annoying" the unvaccinated and ardently making life harder for them.
"I am not about annoying the French people, but as... |
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North fires possible ballistic missile: South Korea, Japan A South Korean soldier walks past a television news screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on January 5, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
South Korea and Japan say the North has fired a projectile, apparently a ballistic missile, in the first such... |
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Kabul hoping to resolve border issues with Pakistan through dialogue The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that recent incidents have taken place at various points along the Durand Line between Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and Pakistan forces and that the issues need to be resolved.
Reports emerged this week that border forces had broken sections... |
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Taliban free 40 inmates from Kandahar prison Provincial officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Kandahar province said that they have released 40 prisoners who were kept behind bars for no crime.
The local officials said that the innocent prisoners and those who are accused of low-scale crimes were freed in coordination with Afghanistans... |
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State of emergency declared as protesters set police cars on fire (VIDEOS) © AP / Vladimir Tretyakov
Mass unrest in Kazakhstan turns fiery as armored vehicles are seen on the streets
Angered by the government lifting price caps on energy, crowds of demonstrators toppled, smashed, and set on fire police vehicles in Kazakhstans largest city of Almaty. Intense clashes... |
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How fuel prices hike turned into burning police cars in Kazakhstan Riot police gather to block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan on January 5, 2022. © AP / Vladimir Tretyakov
The Central Asian nation faced a wave of mass protests triggered by a sharp hike in fuel prices
Kazakhstan has had a rocky start to the new year, with protests spreading across... |
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President appeals to protesters amid mass unrest in Kazakhstan (VIDEOS) Demonstrations have erupted across the country after government lifted a cap on energy prices
A wave of mass protests has swept across Kazakhstan over a sharp spike in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas after controls were removed. The government has promised a rethink in an attempt to quell the... |
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600,000 Britons demand removal of Blairs knighthood because of his role in war crimes Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Photo by AFP)
More than 600,000 people have signed a petition calling for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed days after Queen Elizabeth awarded him with the title despite his infamous involvement in war crimes during the... |
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Iran imposes fresh cap on foreign cash for outbound passengers Irans central bank further limits the amount of cash allowed to be sold to outbound passengers.
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has imposed a fresh limit on the amount of foreign currency cash allowed to be sold to outbound passengers amid efforts by the government to prevent any misuse of the countrys... |
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CDC says Pfizer-jabbed should get booster even sooner now © Ethan Miller/Getty
Health officials have shortened the window in which they say citizens should get a bonus Covid jab
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended on Tuesday that those who have received the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine should be receiving a booster shot a month... |
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UK vaccine watchdog boss explains who needs Covid booster jabs A teenager receives the Covid-19 vaccine from a nurse Anthony McLaughlin during a vaccination clinic. © Jane Barlow / PA Images / Getty Images
One of the developers of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has warned that regular booster vaccines are not required for everyone in the UK
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Police officers stung by bees during protest FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / Fernando Lavoz
Seven police officers were hospitalized as beekeepers protested in front of Chiles presidential palace
Four beekeepers have been detained in Chile after they staged a protest in front of the presidential palace in Santiago. Seven police officers... |
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Ex-NASA head explains what could make Mars and Venus habitable Illustration of Mars and the Sun © pixabay / GooKingSword
Former NASA director James Green says the two planets could be ‘terraformed using shields to protect them from the Sun
Building a magnetic shield between the Sun and Mars could protect the planet from solar particles that erode... |
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French government left embarrassed after vaccine pass bill suspended Members of parliament attend a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, the lower house of Frances parliament, in Paris, on January 4, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
French lawmakers have "unexpectedly suspended" a parliamentary debate on a controversial health pass, a move denounced... |
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Kremlin : Putin wasnt wearing bulletproof vest People watch a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message in Kemerovo, Russia, December 31, 2021. © Alexander Patrin/Sputnik
The Kremlin has dismissed as "complete nonsense" online claims that President Vladimir Putin used old footage in his traditional New Years... |
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US sets grim COVID record with 1 million daily cases A COVID testing queue in Long Beach, California, US. (AP file photo)
The United States has set a grim coronavirus record, with more than 1 million cases diagnosed in a day as the highly transmissible omicron variant is wreaking havoc across the country.
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University revealed... |
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NATO chief seeks to convene meeting with Russia amid tensions NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (photo by AFP)
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has scheduled a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) next week, as tensions boil between Moscow and the West over a range of issues, including Ukraine.
In a statement released on Tuesday, a... |
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China rejects US claims on arsenal as untrue, vows to continue modernization The file photo shows Chinese intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles on parade in the capital, Beijing. (By South China Morning Post)
A senior Chinese official has firmly rejected claims made by the United States that Beijing is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal but said China will continue... |
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Sudan hit by mass protests after prime ministers resignation Sudanese protesters gather on al-Qasr Street during a rally in the capital, Khartoum, Sudan, on January 2, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas at protesters who have taken to the streets after Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned, leaving the army in control again.
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Taliban deny skirmish with Turkmenistans border guards Foreign ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan denied armed engagement between the Taliban and Turkmenistan border guards in northern Jawzjan province.
Spokesperson of the ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a series of twitter posts said that rumors about skirmishes between the two countries... |
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NBA: Memphis Grizzlies 118-104 Brooklyn Nets NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies have extended their winning streak to 5 games after stunning the Brooklyn Nets 118-104 at the Barclays Center.
The high-flying Grizzlies were the better side of the game in the first half as they went to their locker room with a 56 to 47 advantage. The visitors kept up... |
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China urges Russia, US to take steps on nuclear disarmament US, China, Russia, Britain and France on Monday agreed to prevent a nuclear war and avoid arms races. (Photo by Reuters)
China has called on the United States and Russia to reduce their nuclear stockpiles while reaffirming commitment to continue to "modernise" its own nuclear arsenal.
It comes a... |
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Record number of migrants crossed English Channel in 2021: Report Migrants crossed the Channel from France to UK, breaking a record of 1,185 people reaching shore in a single day. (Photo by AFP)
A record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year, the PA news agency reported Tuesday, based on its analysis... |
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Millions in Afghanistan staring at death, starvation amid harsh winter, US sanctions Millions in Afghanistan face starvation amid harsh winter and US sanctions.
The crippling sanctions imposed on Afghanistan by the US government and its allies are taking a heavy toll, exposing millions of crisis-stricken people to the vagaries of freezing winter.
Eloi Fillion, head of the International... |
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