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Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to serve four more years in prison

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Views: 0 Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of charges relating to the possession and import of walkie-talkies and breaking COVID-19 restrictions and has been jailed for another four years. The 76-year-old has been in detention since 1 February when the military seized power in a coup. © Reuters Aung San […]

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Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta

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Views: 2 A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported Saturday. Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain “deltacron.” It’s still too early to tell whether there are more cases of the strain or what

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Baldwin rejects claims he blocked shooting probe

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Views: 3 The actor Alec Baldwin has hit back at suggestions that he is not complying with an investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set last year. © Getty Images Investigators led by District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies believe Mr Baldwin’s phone could contain evidence that is relevant to their

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8 million US masks arrive in Karachi: commissioner

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Views: 7 LAHORE: Commissioner Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman has said ‘Lahore Wear Mask Campaign’ has entered a big phase. He said 10 containers of masks donated by an American private clothing firm have docked at Karachi port. © Getty People wearing face masks walk at a market in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan

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This will be South Sudan’s hungriest year ever, experts say

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Views: 7 OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — Nyayiar Kuol cradled her severely malnourished 1-year-old daughter as they traveled for 16 hours on a crowded barge to the nearest hospital to their home in rural South Sudan. For months she had been feeding her four children just once a day, unable to cultivate because of

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Mali: West African leaders agree on sanctions after coup

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Views: 3 Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Sunday during an extraordinary summit of the 15-nation bloc in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, and agreed to impose economic sanctions on Mali. © Provided by DW Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS agreed on stiff sanctions for Mali for delaying its transition

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Michelle Obama announces push to register 1 million new voters ahead of midterms

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Views: 9 Former first lady Michelle Obama has launched a push to get 1 million people newly registered to vote ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. In a statement on Sunday, Obama said her foundation, When We All Vote, along with 30 other organizations, will recruit and train at least 100,000 volunteers to register voters. ©

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U.S. Warns Iran of ‘Severe Consequences’ if Americans Attacked Following ‘Revenge’ Threats

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Views: 10 The U.S. on Sunday warned Iran that it would face “severe consequences” if any American citizens are attacked after the nation sanctioned more than 50 American officials and threatened to seek “revenge” for the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani. “Make no mistake, the United States of America will protect and defend its

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