BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that…
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Get rid of harmful content instead of us, say teens
Social media companies and the Australian government should be using their resources to remove predators and harmful content from platforms rather than banning under-16s, teenagers challenging the law have said.
From 10 December, social media…
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Trump administration will re-examine Green Card holders from 19 countries
The Trump administration has said it will re-examine green cards issued to individuals who immigrated to the US from 19 countries.
The head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said the president had directed him to…
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says | Gaza
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after…
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Killing of Three Chinese Workers in Tajikistan
Pakistan expresses its deepest condolences and strong solidarity with the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China, as well as with the Government and people of Tajikistan, over the loss of precious…
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Agonising wait for hundreds missing after Hong Kong blaze
Koey Lee,BBC News Chinese, Hong Kong,
Abel U,BBC News Chinese, Hong Kongand
Grace Tsoi,BBC World Service, Hong Kong
ShutterstockThe fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon and quickly tore through seven of eight blocks “Hang in there.”
Those were the…
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National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan before coming to US
FBI: Suspect had relationship with ‘partner forces’ in Afghanistan The Afghan man accused of shooting two members of the US military in downtown Washington DC once worked alongside the CIA in Afghanistan, officials have said.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal…
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Hasina sentenced in Bangladesh graft case
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government…
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D.C. Shooting: What We Know About the National Guard Victims – The New York Times
- D.C. Shooting: What We Know About the National Guard Victims The New York Times
- D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan The New York Times
- News – W.Va. National Guard confirms identity of Guardsmen wounded in D.C….
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What we know about Afghan national suspected of DC shooting – Reuters
- What we know about Afghan national suspected of DC shooting Reuters
- 2 National Guard soldiers shot near White House; Trump terms incident ‘act of terror’ Dawn
- US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting BBC
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