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Women on flights from Qatar invasively examined: Australia
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Female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha, Qatar, were forced to endure invasive physical examinations, Australia's foreign minister said on Wednesday, greatly...
Global Village
Jailed Saudi women right’s activist on another hunger strike
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Jailed Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has begun a new hunger strike in prison to demand regular contact with her family, her siblings...
Europe
Huge anti-France rally in Bangladesh as Macron backlash widens in the Muslim world
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting...
Global Village
Marauding monkeys bring fear to historic Indian tourist haven
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Thousands of monkeys are becoming a menace in the historic Indian city of Shimla, where sterilizations and illegal poisonings have failed to blunt their...
Global Village
The Palestinian tycoon who sued Britain over 1917 declaration
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Sitting in an antique armchair in the dappled light of his Renaissance-inspired West Bank mansion, Palestinian billionaire Munib al-Masri raised a subject that has...
Europe
Dutch PM sides with anti-Islam MP in spat with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday weighed in a growing spat between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a Dutch anti-Islam MP, whom the...
China
China warns US not to ‘bully’ Sri Lanka ahead of Pompeo visit
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China warned the United States not to "coerce and bully" Sri Lanka as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived on a sensitive visit...
Afghanistan
Attack on Afghan police base leaves dozens wounded
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A car bomb attack on an Afghan police special forces base followed by an ongoing gun battle have killed three policemen and wounded dozens...
Global Village
Asymptomatic virus sufferers lose antibodies sooner: study
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Asymptomatic coronavirus sufferers appear to lose detectable antibodies sooner than people who have exhibited Covid-19 symptoms, according to one of the biggest studies of...
China
US announces $2.4bn sale of coastal defense systems to Taiwan
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The United States on Monday said it had approved a $2.4 billion sale of 100 Harpoon coastal defense systems to Taiwan, defying Beijing's anger...
Europe
‘Do not mess with Turkey’: Turkish President Erdogan takes on France’s Macron
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The relationship between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan has degenerated in recent months from diplomatic disagreements to annoyance...
Global Village
US, India to sign intelligence accord
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened talks in India on Monday, kicking off a four-country Asia tour that he has said will focus...
