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Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak

Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentine doctors and health officials are predicting that coronavirus cases will peak in coming weeks as…
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced

Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced

BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese pound tumbled to new lows against the dollar on Friday on a parallel market where…
Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt

Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt

A Turkish court in Ankara on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 people in connection with the attempted overthrow…
Iran explosion in area with sensitive military site caused by tank leak – State TV

Iran explosion in area with sensitive military site caused by tank leak – State TV

(Reuters) — An explosion at an Iranian gas storage facility close to a sensitive military site near the capital Tehran…
Donors pledge US$1.8 bn for Sudan’s democratic transition

Donors pledge US$1.8 bn for Sudan’s democratic transition

BERLIN (AP) — Western and Arab countries pledged a total US$1.8 billion in aid to Sudan on Thursday to help…
In West Bank, Israeli settler leaders complicate annexation plan

In West Bank, Israeli settler leaders complicate annexation plan

ITAMAR, West Bank (Reuters) — Jewish settler leaders who resist the creation of a Palestinian state are complicating Israel’s plans…
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic

UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic

CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across…
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