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    Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
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    Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province

    Kabul, Sep 6: The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital. The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their sweep last month. Thousands of Taliban...
    Gunmen kidnap 73 students in latest attack on Nigeria school
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    Gunmen kidnap 73 students in latest attack on Nigeria school

    Lagos (Nigeria), Sep 3: Gunmen abducted 73 students in yet another school attack in northwestern Nigeria, police said, prompting authorities to close all primary and secondary schools across Zamfara state.The new kidnappings on Wednesday came just days after three other groups of hostages were freed...
    Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years
    Sports

    Ronaldo completes return to Manchester United after 12 years

    Manchester, Aug 31: Cristiano Ronaldo completed his return to Manchester United on Tuesday after 12 years, saying the club always had "a special place in my heart." United announced on Friday that it struck an agreement with Juventus to sign the five-time Ballon D'or winner and he has completed...
    Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after US withdrawal
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    Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after US withdrawal

    Kabul, Aug 31: The Taliban were in full control of Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, after the last U.S. Plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving behind a quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still hoping to flee the insurgents' rule. Vehicles raced...
    Rockets hit neighbourhood near Kabul airport amid US pullout
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    Rockets hit neighbourhood near Kabul airport amid US pullout

    Kabul, Aug 30: Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them. The rockets struck Monday morning in Kabul's Salim Karwan neighbourhood, witnesses said. Gunfire immediately...
    FIFA asks British PM to exempt players from quarantine
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    FIFA asks British PM to exempt players from quarantine

    Geneva, Aug 26: Demanding that all players be released for World Cup qualifiers, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lift quarantine requirements for footballers to allow them to travel next week to play for their countries. Infantino himself took...
    Explosion hits Pakistan Shiite procession, some 30 wounded
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    Explosion hits Pakistan Shiite procession, some 30 wounded

    Multan (Pakistan), Aug 19: A powerful explosion hit a procession of Shiite Muslims in central Pakistan on Thursday, wounding at least 30 people, witnesses and a Shiite leader said. There were unconfirmed reports of deaths among the victims.Videos circulating on social media showed police and...
    Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso
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    Suspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso

    Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Aug 19: Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing at least 30 civilians along with 17 soldiers and volunteer defence fighters, the government said. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in...
    New Zealand allows 12-year-olds to get Covid-19 shots
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    New Zealand allows 12-year-olds to get Covid-19 shots

    Wellington, Aug 19: New Zealand will now allow youths aged 12 to 15 to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Previously, only those aged 16 and over were eligible. The government announcement Thursday came as the nation remains in a strict lockdown as it deals with a new outbreak of the...
    New Zealand to enter lockdown after single virus case found
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    New Zealand to enter lockdown after single virus case found

    Wellington, Aug 17: New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she...
    Taliban announces amnesty, urges women to join government
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    Taliban announces 'amnesty', urges women to join government

    Kabul, Aug 17: The Taliban announced Tuesday an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves across a nervous capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee their rule. The comments by Enamullah Samangani, a...
    Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan
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    Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan

    Washington, Aug 16: President Joe Biden will address the nation on Monday about the US evacuation from Afghanistan, after the planned withdrawal of American forces turned deadly at Kabul's airport as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban's takeover. The White House says Biden...
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