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Pompeo to ask Sri Lanka to make ‘difficult’ choices

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enjoys diplomatic and economic support from China, which lent billions of dollars for projects when his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa w...

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Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry

The verdict, which is final and cannot be appealed, drew immediate condemnation from the Council of Europe

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Venezuelans 'dying slowly' in rat and roach-infested homes

Hundreds of families who lost their homes to floods still living in state-supplied shelters in crisis-wracked Venezuela

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US drone strike kills 14 jihadists in NW Syria

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based NGO, the strike targeted a dinner meeting of jihadists in the village of Jakara in the are...

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Study: Convalescent plasma of limited use for Covid-19

Studies show plasma taken from the blood of recovered patients and given to coronavirus patients does not stop them from falling seriously ill or dying

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Senate committee approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott

With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the US Senate her final approval is all but certain

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Iran, Russia deny US election interference claims

The US' announcement came after registered Democratic voters reported receiving personal threats from a right wing group

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China and Vatican renew historic deal on bishops

The agreement is considered controversial as it forces Catholics in China to fall under the oversight of the government

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Africa Union ‘strongly condemns’ violence in Nigeria

Amnesty International said at least 12 people were killed by the Nigerian army and police

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Thai PM revokes emergency measures after week of protests

The Thai PM said in a televised addressed that the country must 'step back from the edge of the slippery slope that can easily slide to chaos'

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Egypt to vote for new ‘rubber-stamp’ Parliament

Parliament has become an apparatus attached to the executive authority, with no real legislative authority: analyst

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UK records highest-ever daily Covid-19 cases

South Yorkshire will enter Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions, the highest level of the three-tier system announced by the government last week, from Saturday

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UK gives US$63 mil for Rohingya refugees

The UNHCR is appealing for more than US$1 billion to meet the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees