China lashed by year’s first typhoon, record rains forecast
SHANGHAI: China’s first typhoon of the year brought gales and rain to its southern shores on Saturday (Jul 2), as forecasters
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Brazil’s Lula says he will not tolerate threats against institutions
SAO PAULO: Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading in the polls for Brazil’s October presidential election,
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Taliban’s large gathering ends with calls for international recognition
KABUL: A Taliban-run gathering of thousands of male religious and ethnic leaders ended on Saturday (Jul 2) by asking foreign
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Afghan clerics vow loyalty to Taliban, but no word on girls’ schooling
HARSH RESTRICTIONS Secondary school girls have been barred from education and women dismissed from government jobs, forbidden from travelling alone,
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Taliban’s large gathering ends with calls for international recognition
KABUL: A Taliban-run gathering of thousands of male religious and ethnic leaders ended on Saturday (Jul 2) by asking foreign governments
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Indian flight makes emergency landing after smoke fills cabin
NEW DELHI: An Indian domestic flight made an emergency landing in New Delhi on Saturday (Jul 2) after its cabin filled
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In Pakistan, a Leader in Trans Rights, Reality Is Slower to Change Than Law
KARACHI, Pakistan — Four years ago, Pakistan stepped to the forefront of transgender rights worldwide, enacting a law that prohibits
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Indian landslide search enters third day with 25 dead
GUWAHATI: The search for survivors buried under a landslide in India’s northeast entered its third day on Saturday (Jul 2) with
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Japan Swelters Through a Punishing Heat Wave
TOKYO — Japan is enduring one of its worst heat waves on record, raising concern about potential power shortages amid
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Japan Swelters Through a Punishing Heat Wave
TOKYO — Japan is enduring one of its worst heat waves on record, raising concern about potential power shortages amid
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