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Pope Francis condemns burning of Koran – UAE newspaper

Pope Francis condemns burning of Koran – UAE newspaper

July 3, 2023July 5, 2023 · World News

DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and…

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Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling

Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling

July 3, 2023July 6, 2023 · World News

July 3 (Reuters) – Three civil rights groups filed a complaint against Harvard on Monday, claiming its preferential policy for undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite…

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Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas activists

Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas activists

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 · World News

HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and…

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As companies bring more jobs to Mexico, US wants labor rights safeguards

As companies bring more jobs to Mexico, US wants labor rights safeguards

July 3, 2023July 4, 2023 · World News

MEXICO CITY, July 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in…

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Indian PM Modi wraps up Washington trip with appeal to tech CEOs

Indian PM Modi wraps up Washington trip with appeal to tech CEOs

June 23, 2023June 24, 2023 · World News

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit…

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Brazil takes fight against racism abroad

Brazil takes fight against racism abroad

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 · World News

LISBON, April 23 (Reuters) – Government officials from Brazil are using their president’s first visit to Europe since being elected to raise awareness and fight against the racial…

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Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47

Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47

April 24, 2023April 25, 2023 · World News

NAIROBI, April 23 (Reuters) – Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go…

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Russian charged with war crimes may brief U.N. Security Council

Russian charged with war crimes may brief U.N. Security Council

April 4, 2023April 5, 2023 · World News

UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, is likely to brief an…

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Attacks on Iran-linked bases in Syria will draw swift response, spokesperson says

Attacks on Iran-linked bases in Syria will draw swift response, spokesperson says

March 25, 2023March 27, 2023 · World News

BEIRUT, March 25 (Reuters) – Strikes on Iranian-linked bases in Syria would draw a quick response, an Iranian security spokesperson said on Saturday, after the reported death of…

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Exclusive: Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother

Exclusive: Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother

March 15, 2023March 17, 2023 · World News

Soldiers assaulted family soon after invasion, prosecutors say Ukraine accuses Russian army of widespread sexual assaults President Vladimir Putin’s government denies atrocities KYIV, March 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine…

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South Korea, Japan near landmark deal on wartime labour dispute – media

South Korea, Japan near landmark deal on wartime labour dispute – media

March 5, 2023March 6, 2023 · World News

SEOUL/TOKYO March 5 (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan may be near resolving a dispute over colonial-era forced labour that has overshadowed political and trade relations between the…

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Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

March 5, 2023March 7, 2023 · World News

DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) – Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls…

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Deadlier and more media savvy, separatist rebels evolve in Indonesia’s Papua

Deadlier and more media savvy, separatist rebels evolve in Indonesia’s Papua

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 · World News

JAKARTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region, is…

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Turkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alerts

Turkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alerts

February 3, 2023February 5, 2023 · World News

ANKARA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkey summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries including the United States and Sweden on Thursday to criticise their decisions to temporarily shut diplomatic…

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Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

January 13, 2023January 14, 2023 · World News

Alireza Akbari was a former Iranian deputy defence minister Arrested in 2019, he was accused of spying for Britain UK’s Sunak calls it ‘a callous and cowardly act’…

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U.S. FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies

U.S. FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies

January 3, 2023January 6, 2023 · World News

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time,…

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Ukraine says Russia strike kills at least 10; Moscow blames pro-Kyiv forces

Ukraine says Russia strike kills at least 10; Moscow blames pro-Kyiv forces

December 24, 2022December 26, 2022 · World News

KYIV, Dec 24 (Reuters) – A Russian strike on Ukraine’s recently recaptured city of Kherson killed at least 10 people, wounded 58 and left bloodied corpses on the…

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Taliban bans female NGO staff, jeopardizing aid efforts

Taliban bans female NGO staff, jeopardizing aid efforts

December 24, 2022December 27, 2022 · World News

Taliban orders NGOs to stop female staff from working Comes after suspension of female students from universities U.N. says order would seriously impact humanitarian operations U.N. plans to…

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Migrants face freezing Christmas at U.S.-Mexico border

Migrants face freezing Christmas at U.S.-Mexico border

December 24, 2022December 25, 2022 · World News

MATAMOROS, Mexico, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants prepared to camp in the cold at Mexico’s northern border over Christmas, hoping for a swift reversal in U.S.…

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Protests in Malta as parliament debates abortion amendment

Protests in Malta as parliament debates abortion amendment

December 4, 2022December 7, 2022 · World News

VALLETTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A large picture of an unborn baby was placed outside the office of Malta’s prime minister on Sunday as demonstrators called on the…

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