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China mine collapse: landslide holds up search for survivors

Death toll stands at two, with six injured, 53 missing

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In US Supreme Court, Twitter accused of ‘blindness’ to terror

Judges struggle to determine if social media sites can be held liable for such acts

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6.5-magnitude quake hits Tajikistan, border of Xinjiang region

No tsunami threat to Malaysia, Meteorological Dept says

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Iran executes Kurdish ‘political prisoner’

This, after videos show detainee’s ‘confession’, rights groups argue that confessions are often forced as result of torture

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Taliban demand US return US$3.5 bil in Afghan assets after court ruling

No excuse to freeze them, must be handed over without conditions, spokesman says

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Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school

16-year-old attacker says a ‘voice’ told him to do it, source says

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Two dead, more than 50 missing in China coal mine collapse

CCTV says incident occurred in western part of Alxa League region, govt agencies describe it as ‘landslide’

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Biden says Russia nuclear treaty suspension ‘big mistake’

Moscow says pact’s shelving ‘reversible’ but Washington ‘must show political will’

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Myanmar landmine casualties surge two years after coup: UN

390 people wounded or killed last year, a surge of almost 40% compared to 2021

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US judge rules 9/11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank funds

Judge says move would mean recognising Taliban as legitimate govt of Afghanistan

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Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing

Biophysicist released last April, imprisoned for illegally experimenting on human embryos, report says

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Ukraine war hands Poland new international role

Warsaw has become a vocal advocate for Kyiv’s cause within EU, Nato

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Austria says national jailed in Iran for alleged spying

Officials summon Iranian ambassador to express unequivocal protest