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Judge extends pretrial detention for Peru’s ex-President Castillo

Judge extends pretrial detention for Peru’s ex-President...

The former president will now serve 36 months as he awaits trial on charges including...

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Argentina’s grain harvest suffers under worst drought in 60 years

Argentina’s grain harvest suffers under worst drought in...

Already struggling under spiralling inflation, the South American country faces...

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Major Canadian school board recognises caste-based discrimination

Major Canadian school board recognises caste-based discrimination

Toronto’s school board, the largest in Canada, joins a growing push to ban discrimination...

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China’s parliament backs Xi Jinping for third term as president

China’s parliament backs Xi Jinping for third term as president

Xi has sidelined potential challengers and filled the party’s top ranks with his...

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Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate hearing

Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate...

Norfolk Southern chief says he is ‘terribly sorry’ but stops short of fully backing...

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Mexico cartel apologises for kidnapping Americans, returns bodies

Mexico cartel apologises for kidnapping Americans, returns...

The cartel handed over five of its members suspected to be behind the abduction...

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Lack of cross-border flood alerts adds to disaster fears in Nepal

Lack of cross-border flood alerts adds to disaster fears...

Amid threat of glacial lake floods, analysts say a lack of information sharing among...

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Micronesia leader accuses China of bribery, threats in Taiwan bid

Micronesia leader accuses China of bribery, threats in...

David Panuelo says Beijing conducting ‘political warfare’ against his island nation...

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After earthquakes, Syrians utilise new rules to cross from Turkey

After earthquakes, Syrians utilise new rules to cross from...

Thousands of Syrians have decided to rely on support networks in their home country...

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Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence

Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s...

Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason...

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Taiwan warns China’s military may make ‘sudden entry’

Taiwan warns China’s military may make ‘sudden entry’

Taipei’s defence minister says self-governing island is prepared to ‘fire the first...

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Tawang: The Indian monastery town coveted by China

Tawang: The Indian monastery town coveted by China

High in the Himalayas, the holy town of Tawang is one of the most intractable issues...

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Chaim Topol: Fiddler on the Roof star dies aged 87

Chaim Topol: Fiddler on the Roof star dies aged 87

The actor Chaim Topol, best known for his portrayal of milkman Tevye in Fiddler...

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Georgia drops 'foreign agents' law after protests

Georgia drops 'foreign agents' law after protests

Georgia's ruling party has said it will withdraw a controversial draft law, in the...

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Climate change: New idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows promise

Climate change: New idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows...

A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been...

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