US and Mexico discuss immigration in high level meetings

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A U.S. delegation discussed immigration and regional development in a series of meetings in Mexico Tuesday at a time when the rising number of migrants arriving at their shared...

At least 15 found dead after Bangladesh Rohingya camp blaze

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Searchers recovered at least 15 charred bodies after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of shelters at a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday. At least...

US officials in Mexico tell migrants border is 'closed'

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Roberta Jacobson, the US coordinator for the southern border, had a message Tuesday for undocumented migrants heading across Mexico to the United States: please don't come. "Do not come...

Chile uses 15 Chinese-made trains to revamp railway service

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Chile's government on Tuesday unveiled 15 Chinese-made trains as one of the "most important milestones" in an ambitious plan to revamp the country's cargo and passenger railways. The fleet,...

Netanyahu claims Israel vote win but majority uncertain

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory following Israel's fourth election in less than two years but the deeply divisive leader may again struggle to form a governing majority. ...

Myanmar frees more than 600 detained in coup protests: prison official

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Myanmar freed more than 600 coup detainees on Wednesday, including an Associated Press photographer arrested while covering rallies, following fresh outrage over brutal crackdowns on protesters. The regime has...

Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries

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A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign satellites after takeoff was twice postponed due to technical issues, Russian space...

Afghanistan's president, U.S. secretary of defense meet in Kabul

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Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin exchanged views on peace talks with the Taliban, the office of the president said on Sunday.  ...

Manufacturing industry without approval for production closed down

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An industry operating in Byas municipality-2, Malebazaar of Tanahun district without obtaining approval letter for food production has been close down. In course of monitoring on Sunday, the District Administration...

IMF's loan to cover 46 pct Afghan national budget deficit: report

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would give a payable loan of 225 million U.S. dollars to Afghanistan which is expected to cover 46 percent deficit in the national budget for...

Russian FM to visit China

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China from March 22 to 23, at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian...

9 killed in army helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan: gov't

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Nine people were killed when an Afghan Air Force helicopter crashed in the country's eastern Wardak province, the Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday.     The Mi-17 helicopter crashed...

Magufuli died from coronavirus, says Tanzania opposition leader

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Anzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu said Thursday that President John Magufuli had died from the coronavirus, calling his death "poetic justice" after the strongman leader downplayed the severity of...

5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).      The temblor occurred at around 5:29...

Afghan sewing factory offers lifeline to war widows

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Dozens of women widowed by the Afghan war have been given a lifeline by the army, stitching military uniforms indistinguishable from the ones their husbands died in.      ...