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How does aid get into rebel-held northwest Syria?

Two weeks after a deadly earthquake struck Syria, only a trickle of UN aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the war-ravaged country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet Voice of Democracy

Cambodia’s leader Hun Sen has shut down one of the country’s last independent media outlets – just months before the country’s election. VOD, or the Voice of Democracy, had published

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Key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

On Tuesday evening, Joe Biden delivered his third address to Congress – marking the halfway point in his first term in office. It’s a pivotal moment for the president, and

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Obituary: Pervez Musharraf

The political career of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s most recent military ruler who has died aged 79, was defined by its extremes. After seizing power in a 1999 coup, Musharraf went

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Blinken’s Jerusalem visit offers few solutions

When Antony Blinken landed at Ben Gurion airport on Monday he said he had arrived at a “pivotal moment”. By the end of his two-day visit, it is clear he

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Women drive fast train to Mecca as Saudi workforce evolves

Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia’s bid to employ its booming female workforce.

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‘Constant danger’: Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease

Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy’s effects on his body for 70 years, and has lost much to what he calls an “ancient, fascinating, very unkind disease”. The Zimbabwean former

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Winter Pitha: Heartwarming roadside delicacies

There is hardly any person who has come to mega city Dhaka from a rural area but does not have a sweet memory of eating pitha, steamed or fried cake,

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Char Women Challenge 4IR

“Earlier I haven’t seen any automated single-needle sewing machine but now we are operating six types of multi-needle machines to make many innovative products,” said Najma Begum, a divorcee and

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Global firms help Myanmar’s military make weapons: Report

Myanmar’s military is producing a vast range of weapons to use against its own people thanks to supplies from companies in at least 13 countries, former top UN officials say.

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