Pope Francis departs Iraq after historic trip: AFP

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Pope Francis concluded on Monday the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which went off without a hitch despite security worries and a second wave of coronavirus cases in the...

China exports spike to highest in decades after Covid-19 hit

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China's export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought...

Twitter founder's auction of a tweet draws $2 million bid

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Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet at auction, with bidding Saturday reaching $2 million in a sign of the appetite for virtual objects authenticated through blockchain...

Brazil registers 1,555 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours

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Brazil has registered 1,555 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 264,325, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. It also reported 69,609 new cases of...

8 police, 5 militants killed during clashes in N. Afghanistan

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Eight policemen and five Taliban militants were killed during armed clashes in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province Saturday night, local police confirmed on Sunday. The clashes broke out after...

Second part of Parliament's Budget session from Monday

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New Delhi, March 7 : (PTI) The month-long second part of the Budget session of Parliament begins on Monday in the middle of a high octane campaign for assembly elections...

Belarus demands extradition of opposition leader Tikhanovskaya

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Belarus said on Friday it had requested the extradition of exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who was forced from the country during a crackdown on critics of leader Alexander Lukashenko. ...

militants killed in army overnight operation in Afghanistan

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Eight Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded when Afghan army commandos launched an operation on outskirts of Kunduz city, capital of the Asian country's Kunduz province on Thursday...

9 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in E. Turkey

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Nine soldiers were killed on Thursday when a military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.     "Nine heroic soldiers fell as martyrs and four were...

US new daily Covid cases at five-month low as nations try to hold off surge

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The United States recorded fewer than 40,000 new daily cases of Covid-19 for the first time in five months on Thursday, a piece of promising news as countries across...

lashes, terrorist attacks leave 90 dead in Afghanistan over past 24 hours: monitor agency kf

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At least 90 people were killed in direct clashes and terrorist attacks in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, an independent war monitoring group said Friday.     "Over...

Pope Francis leaves Rome for historic Iraq trip

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Pope Francis left Rome on Friday for a historic trip to Iraq, his first abroad since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to an AFP reporter aboard his plane. ...

Shanghai to set up proton therapy center for child cancer patients

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A Shanghai proton therapy center is expected to take the lead in providing treatment for Chinese children with cancer in about two years.     The center will be...

Afghan air raids kill 23 militants in northern Faryab province

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A total of 23 militants were killed as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in Qaisar and Almar districts of northern Faryab province on Wednesday, army spokesman in the northern...

3.8 mln in Ethiopia's restive region receive humanitarian aid

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The Ethiopian government said on Wednesday that humanitarian aid has been provided to some 3.8 million people in the country's restive northern Tigray regional state. Some 780,534.6 kg of...