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Why Nepal’s Supreme Court is wrong on child marriages and rape
In a recently released judgement, the Supreme Court of Nepal held that an adult man who had married a minor…
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‘Wait never ends’ for families of the forcibly disappeared in Bangladesh
The children had gathered along with their mothers and other family members to plead for the return of their fathers…
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Saudi Arabian fund buys stake in PFL mixed martial arts league
A company formed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has acquired a minority stake in the United States’ Professional Fighters…
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‘Academic decline‘: Why are university professors being expelled in Iran?
A number of professors in some of Iran’s most prestigious universities have been expelled, prompting a debate over whether their…
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Is my Baba lost in the midst of Syria’s thousands of disappeared?
When I go cover an event, I usually try to keep my feelings aside. But sometimes, in spite of myself,…
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Sixty years of sound: The cassette’s past, present and future in Egypt
Sixty years ago, the compact audio cassette debuted at the German Radio Exhibition. Behind this innovation was Lou Ottens, a…
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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s custody extended by two weeks in ‘cypher’ case
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sent to judicial remand for two weeks on charges of leaking state…
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Libya’s premier under fire for reported role in normalisation with Israel
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister has come under scrutiny for his reported role in attempting to normalise relations with Israel,…
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China says it is easing market access for foreign firms in response to US’s Raimondo
China’s embassy in Washington on Tuesday pushed back against comments from US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo who said US firms had told her that…
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Russian military says it downed four Ukrainian drones
Russia’s military, reporting on the Telegram messaging app, said early on Wednesday it had downed three Ukrainian drones over southern…
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