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Afghan forces must defend their country themselves: Biden

Multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days

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Rape survivors describe slavery, mutilation in Tigray: Amnesty

Ethiopian, Eritrean troops using gender-based violence as weapon of war, says monitor

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Delta variant reignites US mask debate

Some governors opposing measures to make them mandatory despite advice from health authorities

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Facebook busts anti-vax influencer campaign after flak from Washington

Social media platform says ‘disinformation laundromat’ sought to peddle false claims via popular accounts

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New York governor resigns after sex harassment claims

Andrew Cuomo says stepping down to avoid protracted impeachment battle, maintains allegations are ‘politically motivated’

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‘In shadow of vaccine divide’: Dhaka begins inoculating Rohingya against Covid-19

2,600 infections, 29 deaths officially recorded in cramped camps believed to be underestimate

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China upholds death penalty for Canadian in drugs case

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg first sentenced to 15 years in prison, but ruling revised following rift between both countries

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We’ve ‘nothing to do’ with UN envoy murder plot, claims Myanmar junta

Military says Kyaw Moe Tun assassination plan happened in US, action should be taken in accordance with its law

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Singapore allows walk-ins for Pfizer jabs

Facility previously made available for Moderna vaccine

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Oxygen failure at Russia Covid-19 hospital leaves 9 dead

71 patients in ICU at the time of the accident, 13 supported by mechanical ventilation

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‘No need to adapt Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19 variants, yet’

BioNTech CEO says move to switch must be made only if shot fails to work, offers sub-par protection against virus

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London’s Tower Bridge reopens to traffic after being stuck

19th-century landmark’s arms pointed skyward for almost 12 hours

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Indian ruling party leader, wife shot dead in Kashmir

Police say militant group behind attack, manhunt mounted