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Man sells ten-year-old daughter in western Afghanistan to feed family A family that was displaced due to conflicts in Herat province sold their ten-year-old daughter to save other family members from starvation, Associated Press reported.
The minor girl has been named to another family and the father has received the money in return.
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45 journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents during 2021: IFJ The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday that 45 journalists and media staff had been killed in work-related incidents during 2021, with the highest number of them killed in Afghanistan.
According to the IFJ, nine media workers were killed in Afghanistan last year.
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Canada to take in female Afghan judges from Greece Spokesperson of the immigration minister of Canada has said that the country will resettle female Afghan judges who are now living in limbo in Greece after they were evacuated from Afghanistan.
The people that total 230 people also include family members of the judges.
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India providing Afghanistan with one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines Indian officials have told CNN that the country will provide Afghanistan with one million doses of Covaxin produced in India by Bharat Biotech.
This will be the first time India donates COVID-19 vaccines after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan.
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Chinas man-made sun sets new world record Chinese scientists have set a new world record by achieving a 1,056 second-long operation of a "man-made sun".
The breakthrough was made on Thursday during the latest round of experiments at the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or Chinas "man-made sun".
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Omicron sending children to hospital in record numbers in US Children wait in line for health screenings before entering I.S. 136 Charles O Dewey School during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, New York, US, October 8, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
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France culls over 600,000 poultry in new bird flu outbreak In this file photo taken on December 29, 2020 ducks roam in an outdoor enclosure at a farm in Mugron, southwestern France. (By AFP)
France has culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and other poultry over the past month, officials said Friday, in a race to contain a bird flu virus threatening to... |
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Taliban prevent fences erection by Pakistan in Nimroz Local affiliates of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the western Nimroz province said that they have stopped the Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire and outposts.
The Pakistani military personnel reportedly wanted to build their outpost on Afghanistan soil in Chahar Burjak district of... |
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2021: A Difficult, Historic Year for Afghanistan The past year will be remembered as a momentous year for Afghanistan and its people, beginning with a fragile peace process and then witnessing the fall of the Western-backed government of Ashraf Ghani.
Taliban forces in the office of the President of Afghanistan/ ©Social Media
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Russia may be forced to eliminate unacceptable threats: Lavrov on Ukraine issue Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo)
The Russian foreign minister says Moscow may be forced to "eliminate unacceptable threats" to national security, as US President Joe Biden reiterated threats against Russia during a 50-minute phone conversation with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
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Russia test-launches new hypersonic cruise missiles from frigate, submarine: Report Russia test-launches its Zirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Admiral Gorshkov vessel located in the White Sea in northern Russia on October 6, 2020. (File by Reuters)
Russia has reportedly test-fired around 10 new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine... |
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Thousands of US flights canceled or delayed on the last day of the year Travelers are seen under a PSA advising mask wearing in a concourse during the holiday season as the coronavirus Omicron variant threatens to increase case numbers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US December 22, 2021. (Reuters photo)
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UK COVID-19 cases hit record high, health staff absence double before Christmas Nurses treat COVID-19 patients in the ICU at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Milton Keynes, Britain, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
COVID-19 infections across the UK hit record high levels in all parts of the country just before Christmas, with... |
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Erdogan urges Turkish people to save in lira A Turkish lira banknote is seen placed on US Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken on November 28, 2021. (By Reuters)
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turks to keep all their savings in lira, as the countrys domestic currency has lost over 40% of its value this year.
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France suspends transit ban for UK nationals Cars and trucks line up at the entrance of the Eurotunnel in Folkestone, Kent, the UK. (Photo by Reuters)
The French government has suspended a road travel prohibition for UK nationals, allowing Britons to drive through France to reach their residential homes in EU member states.
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news headlines: Putin-Biden face-off/ New Year travel chaos/ Iran satellite launch Putin-Biden face-off
Russia warns the United States that any further sanctions against Moscow would threaten their bilateral ties. Speaking on the phone, Russian President Vladimir Putin tells his American counterpart, Joe Biden, that introducing more bans would be a colossal mistake. Biden, for his... |
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Worst Americans of 2021: Biden, Trump, Musk, Murdoch top the list From top left, clockwise: Rupert Murdoch, Sen. Joe Manchin, President Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. (Photo by The Intercept)
A US-based news organization has come out with a list of ‘the 10 worst Americans of 2021, which... |
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Guardian: Assassins of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi living in luxury villas in Riyadh Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture as they attend an event marking the second anniversary of his assassination in front of Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 02, 2020. (File photo by AFP)
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Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian man over alleged stabbing attack in West Bank Israeli military forces are seen at the scene of an alleged stabbing attack near the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, on December 31, 2021. (Photo via Twitter)
Israeli military forces have shot and killed a young Palestinian man over an alleged stabbing attempt... |
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Israel signs $3.1 billion deal with US for helicopters, refueling jets Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters (file photo)
Israel has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with the US government to "buy" a number of helicopters and refueling planes under Washingtons policy of maintaining Tel Avivs so-called military edge in the Middle East.
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US flies 2nd spy plane over Ukraine to gather intel amid tensions The second overflight was carried out on Thursday morning to gather intelligence about the Russian military situation on the ground. (Photo by US Air Force)
Amid heightened tensions, the US Air Force flew a second spy aircraft over eastern Ukraine hours before the telephonic conversation between Russian... |
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Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands Structures burn, including an Element Hotel, as a wind-driven wildfire forced evacuation of the Superior suburb of Boulder, Colorado, US December 30, 2021. (Reuters photo)
A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half dozen people and prompted the evacuation of... |
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Experts warn of Omicron blizzard in US in weeks ahead Healthcare workers conduct tests at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Dan Paul Plaza on December 29, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (AFP photo)
US health experts on Thursday urged Americans to prepare for severe disruptions in coming weeks as the country has reached a record high in COVID-19 cases.
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Omicron soars in Western Europe but serious cases low France has broken the European record for corona infections, and nations across Western Europe are also reaching new daily highs, as the pandemic has entered a new but seemingly less-deadly phase. The apparent dual nature of the Omicron variant is inspiring fear in some and optimism in others.
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Putin warns Biden about complete breakdown in Russo-American ties Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Joe Biden (Via AFP)
Russias President Vladimir Putin warns his American counterpart Joe Biden that any new sanctions against Moscow could totally upset the Russo-American relations.
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Afghan envoy to UN continues to work despite going unpaid for 4 months Afghanistans chargé daffaires to the United Nations Naseer Ahmad Faiq says despite not having been paid for four months he, and his staff, continue to work for Afghanistan and its people.
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, Faiq said he has no ties to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan... |
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Abbas to Putin: Israeli-occupied West Bank poised for explosion Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and head of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israeli raids and other acts of aggression have put the occupied West Bank on the brink of an "explosion."
Abbas told the... |
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UK France row: London seeks explanation after its nationals banned from transiting across France Switzerland-France border (Photo by AFP)
The British government is asking for immediate explanation from France after the government in Paris banned the UK nationals from traveling by car through the country to reach the other European Union states.
UK Commonwealth and Development Office wrote in... |
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At least 4 people killed as Sudan security forces clash with thousands of anti-coup protesters Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets of the capital Khartoum as tens of thousands protest against the armys October 25 coup, on December 30, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
At least four people have been shot dead and hundreds of others wounded after Sudans security forces clashed with thousands of anti-coup... |
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US goods trade gap hits record; pending home sales slip A Maersk Line container ship prepares to depart port in Long Beach, California, U.S. July 16, 2018.
The US trade deficit in goods mushroomed to the widest ever in November as imports of consumer goods shot to a record ahead of the second straight COVID-distorted holiday shopping season along with... |
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