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‘Father of Pakistan’s bomb’ A.Q. Khan dies at 85

Atomic scientist succumbs to Covid-19

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Taiwan will not bow to China: president

This follows rise in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone

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Unruly passenger prompts emergency evacuation of jetliner in NY

Traveller in question taken into custody

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Iran has 120kg of 20% enriched uranium: atomic agency

This is still well below 90% threshold needed for use in a nuclear weapon

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Taliban warns US not to ‘destabilise’ regime in face-to-face talks

Deadly bombing raises further questions about its grip on power

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Austria’s Kurz steps down as chancellor amid graft claims

Announcement in televised media statement caps spectacular rise in politics

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Singapore must press on with its ‘living with Covid-19’ strategy: PM

‘We can slow, but we cannot stop the Delta variant’

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Chilean scientist to clean up mining with ‘metal-eating’ bacteria

Country is world’s largest copper producer, resulting in great deal of mining waste, polluting environment

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US court allows Texas to resume ban on most abortions

Ruling comes as some clinics restart services

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Philippines’ Ressa says Nobel Prize for ‘all journalists’

Veteran journo hopes prize will provide reporters protection against physical attacks, online threats

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US to hold first in-person talks with Taliban since Afghan withdrawal

Representatives to meet today and tomorrow in Qatari capital of Doha

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Iceland halts Moderna jabs over heart inflammation fears

Supply of Pfizer vaccine is sufficient in the territory, says health authority

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Israeli judge upholds ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound

Rabbi slapped with two-week ban from compound last month after praying there