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Measles outbreak kills 74 children in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 74 children died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, an official said Sunday. “There had been pockets of measles cases across several Badakhshan districts, including…
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Over 1 million Afghans migrated in 4 months: Report
Kabul: More than one million Afghans have migrated over the past four months and most of them have crossed border areas into Iran and Pakistan a media report claimed The head of a…
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Afghan journalists face harassment under Taliban: Media body
Kabul: The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that journalists and media workers in Afghanistan are facing increasing “harassment” under the Taliban regime. RSF said the threats, interrogations and arbitrary arrests of journalists…
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N.Korea cashes in on cyberattacks, upgrades nuke, missile program: UN
Seoul: North Korea continued to advance its nuclear and missile programs last year as it gained significant profits from cyberattacks, a UN reports said. “According to a member state, DPRK cyberactors stole more…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 392.9 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 392.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.73 million and vaccinations to over 10.04 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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At least 159 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
Ramallah, Feb 5 (IANS) At least 159 Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). The medical…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 390.5 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 390.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.72 million and vaccinations to over 10.02 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Kabul airport attack carried out using single explosive device: US
Washington: The US Department of Defense (DoD) has said the August 2021 attack at the Kabul airport that killed 183 people, including 13 American service members, was carried out by using a single…
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French, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension
Paris: The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching…
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Facebook owner posts biggest ever stock market value crash by a US company
New Delhi: Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230 billion, in a record daily loss for a US firm, the BBC reported. Its shares fell…
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Plans to conduct nationwide census in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is planning to a launch nationwide census, as there is no exact information on the country’s population, the media reported. “We have finalised a draft and presented…
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ISIS chief al-Qurayshi killed in counterterrorism operation in Syria
Washington: The United States on Thursday announced the killing of ISIS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism operation in northwest Syria. “Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in…
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Is Turkey punching beyond its weight by trying to mediate between Ukraine and Russia?
New Delhi: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from February 3. His mission? To assure Ukraine of Turkish support at a time when Russia has amassed…
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Over a million Afghans flee to Iran as economy collapses
New Delhi : From October 2021 through the end of January 2022, more than a million Afghans have fled to Iran as the economy has collapsed in the war-torn nation, The New York…
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Video: Mother drops three-year-old into bear’s den in Uzbekistan
A three-year-old suffered a concussion and an open wound on her after her mother dropped her into a bear’s den at a zoo in Uzbekistan. CCTV cameras from the Tashkent zoo capture…
