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Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions
In the decade since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students at an all-girls school in the town…
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Why are some US food producers using antibiotics in meat again?
Chick-fil-A is the latest restaurant chain in the United States to drop its promise of “no antibiotics ever” in its…
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NATO agrees to work on long-term military support for Ukraine
NATO members have agreed to start planning military support for Ukraine on a long-term basis. Urged by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg,…
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Protests called as Georgia revives controversial ‘foreign agents’ law
Pro-democracy groups have called for protests after Georgia’s governing party said it will revive the controversial “foreign agents law” that mass…
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Outrage grows over Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza aid convoy
There is growing outrage around the world after Israeli air strikes killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen…
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‘No means no’: How Portugal resisted the far right, but only just
When the March elections in Portugal saw the hard-right political party, Chega, quadruple its parliamentary representation from 12 seats to…
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Israel continues to deny aid agency access
Israel continues to block the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from bringing food and other…
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Russia struck Ukraine with 3,000 bombs in March, Zelenskyy says
Russia fired over 3,000 guided aerial bombs, 600 drones and 400 missiles at Ukraine in March alone, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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Violent storms kill seven in China including three who fell from their apartments
Violent rain and hailstorms have killed seven people in eastern China’s Jiangxi province this week, including three people who fell…
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Ex-PM and famed Indian economist Manmohan Singh retires from politics
Manmohan Singh formally retired from politics Wednesday after three decades in Indian Parliament, during which he opened the economy to…
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