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As public media funds officially dry up, local radio stations struggle
For Scott Smith, the cuts to the Corporation For Public Broadcasting are existential. He is the general manager of Allegheny…
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Charged for saying ‘I love Muhammad’, India’s Muslims decry gov’t crackdown
On the evening of September 4, an illuminated signboard lit up a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Kanpur, an industrial town…
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Israel continues deadly Gaza truce breaches as US seeks to strengthen deal
Israel has continued its air strikes and shootings in Gaza, raising fears over the future of its fragile ceasefire deal…
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Trump taps marijuana entrepreneur as US special envoy to Iraq
US President Donald Trump has tapped a marijuana entrepreneur as the US special envoy to Iraq, crediting him with helping…
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Israel says received Gaza hostage body from Red Cross
Israel said it had received on Monday the remains of another Gaza hostage handed over as part of a US-brokered ceasefire…
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What we know about Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire, will it hold?
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” after a week of deadly clashes along their border, as the…
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Japan to vote for new PM amid political uncertainty: All you need to know
The Japanese legislature, known as the Diet, is set to meet for an extraordinary session to vote for the next…
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Last Ebola patient discharged in DR Congo, WHO says
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been released from a treatment centre in…
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Four-minute heist at the Louvre: How priceless jewels were stolen in France
The Louvre Museum in the French capital has closed for “exceptional reasons” after a group of intruders successfully stole eight…
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Kenya’s revered opposition leader Raila Odinga laid to rest
Kenyans have bid a final farewell to esteemed opposition leader Raila Odinga, days after several people were killed as mourners…
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