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Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: experts
World

Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: experts

The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team…
Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment
World

Leaders appeal for ‘urgent action’ on environment

World leaders gathered in Kenya on Thursday to lend political muscle to UN environment talks, calling for “urgent action” to…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
Middle East

Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross

GENEVA (Reuters) – Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Islamic State’s last enclave, are expected…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East

Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria

LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat
Food

Israeli startups join firms making lab-grown meat

NES ZIONA, Israel (AP) — Several Israeli start-ups have joined a handful of companies around the globe trying to develop…
Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand
Middle East

Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Muammar Gaddafi touched off the…
Pakistan spy agency involved in Kashmir bombing: India
Middle East

Pakistan spy agency involved in Kashmir bombing: India

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India’s top military commander in the disputed Kashmir region said on Tuesday Pakistan’s main Inter-Services Intelligence…
German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators
Middle East

German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

GENEVA (Reuters) – Germany’s arrest of a high-ranking Syrian suspected of crimes against humanity marks the first big success for…
Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban
Middle East

Afghan women fear turning back clock under Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) – Eighteen years ago, at the height of the Taliban’s power in Afghanistan, Roshan Mashal secretly taught her…
30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN
World

30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria after an increase in violence in the Boko…
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