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Afghanistan begins release of 400 Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan begins release of 400 Taliban prisoners

The Afghanistan government and the Taliban are set to meet in Doha within days of the prisoner release being completed. Afghan authorities have started to release 400 Taliban prisoners,...
Syria air defences down Israeli missiles over Homs: state media

Syria air defences down Israeli missiles over Homs: state media

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Syria air defences intercepted several Israeli missiles fired at targets in the centre of the war-torn country...
Visitors to Cambodia must pay $3,000 deposit

Visitors to Cambodia must pay $3,000 deposit

Visitors to Cambodia must pay $3,000 deposit Travellers entering Cambodia will be required to pay a US$3,000 deposit by cash or credit card for “Covid-19 service charges” at the...
UK details route to citizenship for HK people drawing China anger

UK details route to citizenship for HK people drawing China anger

China accuses Britain of interference as UK gov't lays out path to citizenship for three million Hong Kong people. The United Kingdom has unveiled the details of its plan...
A worker infected 533 others with coronavirus at a factory in Ghana, president says

A worker infected 533 others with coronavirus at a factory in Ghana, president says

Hundreds of factory workers at a fish processing plant in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's president Nana Akufo-Addo said. All 533 of them contracted the...
Fresh details emerge about Nigeria's first coronavirus case

Fresh details emerge about Nigeria’s first coronavirus case

Italian man traveled through Lagos to another state before he was put in quarantine, authorities say. An Italian man who has been confirmed to be Nigeria's first...
China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight, says WHO

China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight, says WHO

Countries that have achieved at least three consecutive years of zero indigenous cases can apply for WHO certification of their malaria-free status. China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday...
PM gives green light to post-Brexit EU research deal

PM gives green light to post-Brexit EU research deal

The UK will endeavour to continue within a €100bn (£85bn) EU science programme after Brexit. PM Boris Johnson gave the green light for the UK to negotiate its ...
Girl born with cerebral palsy awarded £2.5m payout

Girl born with cerebral palsy awarded £2.5m payout

A girl born with cerebral palsy will receive about £2.5m in compensation from the NHS following a settlement in the High Court. The girl's lawyers claimed her delivery was...
China to build a super dam on its part of Brahmaputra river

China to build a super dam on its part of Brahmaputra river

The new dam’s ability to generate hydropower could be three times that of central China’s Three Gorges Dam, which has the largest installed hydropower capacity in the world. China...

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