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    Israeli strike on hospital tent camp ignites a fire that burns dozens

    An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and sent flames sweeping through a packed tent camp for people displaced by the war, leaving more than two dozen

    West Asia
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    Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of nuclear conflict’s rising risk

    Conflicts raging around the world, including in Gaza, are heightening the possibility of a nuclear war, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize warned, renewing calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

    World
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    22 killed in Israeli strikes on central Beirut

    Israel has repeatedly pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs over the last two weeks but Thursday’s raid was only the third time the city center has been targeted killing an unspecified number of civilians.

    West Asia
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    India showcases military might in Republic Day parade

    The annual January 26 event marks the adoption of India’s constitution with missile launchers, jet flyovers, motorcycle stunts and the brass band of the camel-mounted Border Security Force.

    South Asia
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    Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as Iran’s eighth president

    At the ceremony in the country’s parliament in Tehran on Thursday, Raisi, with a hand on a Quran, read the inauguration oath before adding that he will make Iran stronger and engage with the world.

    West Asia
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    Pandemic driving innovative ways to run businesses

    The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the discovery of new ways to do business to survive, said the President of the Brunei-China Friendship Association (BCFA) Dr Muhammad Firdaus.

    Business
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    Brunei shines in services, environment in travel index

    Brunei scored a perfect 100 in the services category (such as in airport and prayer places) as well as in environment (faith and safety), according to the Mastercard.

    Southeast Asia
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    Malaysia PM Under Pressure to Quit After Stern Royal Rebuke

    Malaysia's embattled leader was accused of treason and urged to quit Thursday after the king denounced his crisis-hit government for misleading parliament, a rare public.

    Southeast Asia
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    Delta Variant Cripples Asia; China, Thailand & Malaysia Witness Record Surge

    The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced a record number of COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.

    South Asia
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    Coronavirus likely to lock India's women out of job market for years

    Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in New Delhi, along with half her co-workers, when sales plummeted at the start of.

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    Afghanistan: Ghani blames ‘abrupt’ US exit for worsening security

    Presenting his security plan before Parliament on Monday, Ghani said the situation in the war-torn nation will be “under control within six months”, adding that the US has.

    Central Asia
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    Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker

    With a new wave of Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of.

    World
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    Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport, clashes intensify in Afghanistan

    Taliban fighters struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan with at least three rockets overnight, the insurgent group's spokesperson said on Sunday, adding that the.

    Central Asia
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    US, Russia, China, and Pakistan to discuss Afghan crisis in Doha next month

    Representatives of the "Troika plus" comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan have planned to hold a meeting in Doha next month, to discuss the war-torn situation.

    Central Asia
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    Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads: WHO

    The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting Covid-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World.

    World
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    Pak, US Discuss Political Settlement In Afghanistan

    Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf met with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington during which the two leaders discussed the urgent.

    South Asia
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    Blinken on official visit issues veiled critique on Indian democracy, rights

    NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a veiled warning on Wednesday about Indian democracy backsliding in his first official visit to New Delhi.

    South Asia
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    Nigerian court acquits Shia leader el-Zakzaky of all charges

    A Nigerian court has acquitted the leader of a banned Shia group Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) of all eight criminal charges against him, defence and prosecution lawyers said.

    World
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    Taliban surge an ‘existential crisis’ for Afghan gov’t: Watchdog

    The Afghan government faces an “existential crisis” after the Taliban doubled its attacks following the February 2020 deal with the United States, a watchdog report says.

    Central Asia
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    ‘Our lives are in danger’: Afghans queue up to get passports

    Like thousands of his compatriots, Abdel Khalid Nabyar waited outside Afghanistan’s main passport office to apply for the precious travel document that would allow him to leave the war-torn nation.

    Central Asia
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    Second Covid shot safe after allergic reactions to first dose: Study

    A team of researchers, led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US, stressed that a first dose reaction to Covid-19 vaccination should not keep people from getting a second dose.

    Lifestyle
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    US 'really messed it up' in Afghanistan, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the US "really messed it up" in Afghanistan, as he questioned the American motive for the 2001 invasion of the country in the first place.

    Central Asia
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    Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

    As thousands of devout Muslims flock to Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage this week, scientists warn the sacred rite is under threat due to deadly rising heat.

    West Asia
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    New oil terminal gives Iran greater geopolitical power

    The $2 billion Jask terminal officially became operational by loading 300,000 barrels on an oil tanker last Thursday, with President Hassan Rouhani hailing it a "historic day" when Iran.

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