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More than three million Chileans seek to withdraw pensions amid pandemic
Three million Chileans Thursday asked to withdraw a portion of their pension funds as a controversial law took effect a…
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Britain imposes new lockdown rules around Manchester
Millions of households in Manchester and nearby parts of northern England woke up to new lockdown rules on Friday, hast…
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Ghislaine Maxwell-Jeffrey Epstein emails revealed in new court papers
In the papers, a key accuser also alleges the pair were equally involved in sex trafficking. from BBC News - World ht…
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Belarus TV shows arrest of 'Russian mercenaries'
Belarus police arrested 32 Russians at a sanatorium, alleged to be members of a mercenary group. from BBC News - Worl…
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Egypt's new laws entrench el-Sissi's rule
Egypt’s president has approved new legal amendments that further exclude any serious competitors from elections and giv…
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Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after gallbladder surgery
Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, left King Faisal hospital in the capital Riyadh after …
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Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the…
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Car bomb kills nine in northeast Syria
A car bomb in northeast Syria targeting a checkpoint manned by Turkish-backed forces killed nine people, mostly fighter…
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Vietnam records first Covid-19 death
The country had spent three months without any new infections before an outbreak in Da Nang city. from BBC News - Wor…
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Australia unveils plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news
Google and Facebook would pay news outlets in the "world-leading" plan, the government says. from BBC News …
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Obama eulogy makes thinly veiled digs at Trump
Barack Obama eulogises late congressman John Lewis, with a few jabs at his White House successor. from BBC News - Wor…
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Trudeau: 'no preferential treatment' for WE Charity
Canada's PM denies playing a role in picking a charity tied to his family for a federal programme. from BBC News …
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South Africa's apartheid-era statues 'should be put in a theme park'
South African sculptor Pitika Ntuli on what we should do with reminders of colonial and racist history. from BBC News…
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Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies
Lee successfully pushed for more democracy, but took a controversially hard line against China. from BBC News - World…
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Michael Brown: Officer won't be charged for 2014 killing of teenager
The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson triggered protests across the US in 2014. from BBC News - World …
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Afghanistan: At least 17 killed in Eid car blast
The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid. from BBC News - Worl…
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Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning
Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong? from BBC News -…
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What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?
To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - Wo…
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The 'real' threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind
The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains wh…
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Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers. from BBC News …
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The middle-css Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream
Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state? from BBC News …