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UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugee agency
Read MoreThe UAE gave UNRWA just $1m in 2020 compared with more than $50m the previous year.The UAE gave UNRWA just $1m in 2020 compared with more than $50m the previous year.
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Turkey’s student protests: New challenge for Erdogan
Read MoreOutcry against a government loyalist rector at Istanbul’s Bogazici University turns into protests.Outcry against a government loyalist rector at Istanbul’s Bogazici University turns into protests.
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Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
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Top surgeon joins drive to encourage BAME people to have Covid vaccine
Read More Barts trauma specialist Martin Griffiths, who had coronavirus himself, urges people to spread the message that the jab is safe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A leading surgeon who is known for his work in tackling knife crime is joining the fight to tackle vaccine hesitancy among black and…
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Border Agents In Texas Have Started Releasing Some Immigrant Families After Mexico Refused To Take Them Back
Read More The changes to how immigrant families are being processed appear to only be happening in some parts of the border. View Entire Post › The changes to how immigrant families are being processed appear to only be happening in some parts of the border.View Entire Post ›
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Townsville police condemn vigilante action after death of 22-year-old woman
Read More Police say a Holden Statesman ‘aggressively’ following a stolen Hyundai i35 hit a motorcycle head-on, leaving the rider dead The death of a motorcyclist in Townsville has prompted police warnings about the dangers of continued vigilante action in the city. Police said a grey Holden Statesman was “aggressively” following a stolen silver Hyundai…
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Civilization as an Alternative Unit of Analysis in International Relations
Read More The civilizational approach may be helpful in opening new perspectives and enable scholars to broaden their ontological and epistemological approaches.The civilizational approach may be helpful in opening new perspectives and enable scholars to broaden their ontological and epistemological approaches.
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Myanmar: Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, ‘being detained’
Read More Economist from Macquarie University tells Reuters news agency ‘I am fine and strong and not guilty of anything’ Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the news agency Reuters that he is being detained, days after the Burmese leader was arrested in a military coup. “I…
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Blind date: ‘There were a few awkward silences’
Read More Julie, 27, customer engagement manager, and Michael, 29, project engineer What were you hoping for?To meet someone funny and interesting. If there was a romantic interest, that would have been a bonus. Continue reading…Julie, 27, customer engagement manager, and Michael, 29, project engineerWhat were you hoping for?To meet someone funny and interesting. If…
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Why does writing about motherhood provoke so much rage?
Read More The subject is guaranteed to attract a tsunami of bile, stemming from resentment, sexism and disgust My friend E has written a book. “It’s not as though it hasn’t all been said before,” she said. “I suppose the most interesting thing about it is how many times it can be said without anything…
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Star buys: celebrities send meteorite prices into orbit
Read More Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Cage among those who collect rocks that can cost millions They really are from out of this world, and the prices are astronomical. For those who have everything they need on Earth, what they now want is a little bit of space. Meteorites are attracting the attention…
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Thousands of Myanmar protesters in standoff with police in Yangon
Read MorePolice block a main street in Yangon, as protesters attempt to march forward in first sign of street unrest after coup.Police block a main street in Yangon, as protesters attempt to march forward in first sign of street unrest after coup.
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State Department to revoke Houthi terror designation
Read MoreThe Saudi-backed war against the Iran-backed Houthi in Yemen has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, and experts have warned that the terrorist designation would only exacerbate the devastation.The Saudi-backed war against the Iran-backed Houthi in Yemen has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, and experts have warned…
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State Department to revoke Houthi terror designation
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New Zealand: another Covid case linked to Pullman Hotel
Read More Announcement means five people with links to Auckland isolation facility have tested positive Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A fourth person who was released from managed isolation at Auckland’s Pullman hotel has tested positive for Covid-19, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has said, but authorities have reassured the public…
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ICC clears way for probe into war crimes committed in the Palestinian Territories
Read More Court proves it is a political body, says angry Israeli PM Court proves it is a political body, says angry Israeli PM
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Tianwen1 probe sends back its first picture of Mars
Read More Chinese spacecraft aiming to enter orbit in days before putting down lander and rover months later China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first picture of Mars, the Chinese space agency has said, as the mission prepares to touch down later this year. The spacecraft, launched in July around the same time as…
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Biden proposes raising refugee ceiling to 62,500 spots for this year
Read MorePresident Biden called it a “down payment” on his commitment to resettle up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2022, which begins in October.President Biden called it a “down payment” on his commitment to resettle up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2022, which begins in October.
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US warship sails near Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands
Read MoreChina condemns the move of the USS John S McCain, saying it had dispatched naval, air units to follow and warn the ship.China condemns the move of the USS John S McCain, saying it had dispatched naval, air units to follow and warn the ship.
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New Zealand’s Waitangi Day 2021 celebrations – in pictures
Read More Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern helps cook breakfast on the national holiday, which celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840 by Māori chiefs and the British Crown Continue reading…Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern helps cook breakfast on the national holiday, which celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on…
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Biden leaves Republicans behind to fast track $1.9tn bill
Read MoreThe White House brushes off an ex-Biden adviser’s warning the package could destabilise the economy.The White House brushes off an ex-Biden adviser’s warning the package could destabilise the economy.
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Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram
Read MoreUsers had flocked to the two sites to protest against Monday’s coup after Facebook was blocked.Users had flocked to the two sites to protest against Monday’s coup after Facebook was blocked.
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Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs after he promoted Trump’s false election claims
Read More Donald Trump quickly responded to the cancellation, saying he would follow Mr Dobbs’ next move closely Donald Trump quickly responded to the cancellation, saying he would follow Mr Dobbs’ next move closely
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US intends to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Houthis
Read MoreAction reverses the order issued by former President Donald just before leaving office on January 20.Action reverses the order issued by former President Donald just before leaving office on January 20.
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US urges polls in Haiti but says president can stay until 2022
Read MoreProtesters want unpopular Haitian President Jovenel Moise to leave office by Sunday as political turmoil deepens.Protesters want unpopular Haitian President Jovenel Moise to leave office by Sunday as political turmoil deepens.
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Covid: Vaccine tensions stoke German criticism of EU’s von der Leyen
Read MoreUrsula von der Leyen admits mistakes were made in the EU’s vaccine strategy as Germans question the rollout.Ursula von der Leyen admits mistakes were made in the EU’s vaccine strategy as Germans question the rollout.
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Myanmar coup: What now for Aung San Suu Kyi?
Read MoreThe pro-democracy leader remains hugely popular at home but has lost favour on the world stage.The pro-democracy leader remains hugely popular at home but has lost favour on the world stage.
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Los Angeles limits new vaccinations amid tight supplies
Read MoreCalifornia is adding mass inoculation sites even as the shortage of coronavirus vaccine has local officials restricting who gets shotsCalifornia is adding mass inoculation sites even as the shortage of coronavirus vaccine has local officials restricting who gets shots
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Project 17: ‘I was told to clean my own school toilets’
Read MoreYolanda, 17, is campaigning for better education and more resources for schools in South Africa.Yolanda, 17, is campaigning for better education and more resources for schools in South Africa.
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Coronavirus live news: Greece limits AstraZeneca jab to under 65s; close contacts of Melbourne hotel worker test negative
Read More Greece becomes latest EU nation to limit vaccine; Israel, Lebanon ease lockdowns; all contacts of Melbourne hotel quarantine worker, who contracted UK strain and put Australian Open at risk, test negative. Follow live 12.03am GMT Health authorities in Victoria, Australia trying to prevent a coronavirus outbreak have said the next 48 hours will…
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Swiss women only got the right to vote 50 years ago. Why?
Read MoreWomen in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote after a referendum in February 1971.Women in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote after a referendum in February 1971.
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Treasury secretary warns of COVID’s lasting toll on Black America
Read MoreEconomic crises hit people of colour harder and longer, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday.Economic crises hit people of colour harder and longer, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday.
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Opening His First Foreign Policy Speech with a Dad Joke, ‘Uncle Joe’ Offers Battered State Staffers A Return to Normal
Read More President Joe Biden started out his speech laying a new vision for America’s place in the world with a dad joke — or, rather, a granddad joke. He compared his own advanced age to that of Benjamin Franklin, the father of U.S. foreign policy, and namesake of the grand hall where the 78-year-old…
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Rabbi recluse calling shots over Covid
Read More A 93-year-old who studies the Torah 17 hours a day and nothing else has become one of the most controversial people in Israel by apparently rejecting anti-virus measures, writes Patrick Kingsley A 93-year-old who studies the Torah 17 hours a day and nothing else has become one of the most controversial people in…
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PNG says it has not seen proposal for Chinese-built city on island 50km from Australian territory
Read More Government has not been presented with widely reported $39bn plan for Daru Island in Torres Strait A Chinese-built multibillion-dollar city proposed for the tiny island of Daru in the Torres Strait is not being formally considered by the Papua New Guinea government, which says it has not seen the proposal. The national planning…
