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Hong Kong court denies pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung’s bid to end Tiananmen vigil subversion trial
HONG KONG, Nov 3 — Hong Kong’s High Court rejected an application today by pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to terminate a subversion trial involving herself and a group that once organised commemorations of the Tiananmen crackdown. Chow, 40, the former
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Science or smokescreen? Delhi’s artificial rain plan fails to wash away pollution crisis
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 — India’s efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves spraying
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After two years of conflict, Gaza’s classrooms fill again with laughter and lessons
GAZA, Nov 3 — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced this week that following the start of the ceasefire Gaza, it was reopening some schools in the territory, with children gradually returning to classes. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini
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Australia’s first Indigenous treaty passed in Victoria’s parliament
SYDNEY, Oct 31 — Australia’s state of Victoria has passed the country’s first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition long denied to the nation’s first inhabitants. Cheers and applause rang through Victoria’s parliament as lawmakers passed the
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Tanzania reels from election-day violence as lockdown extended, army urges calm and tourists left stranded
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 31 — Tanzania extended a lockdown on Thursday, with soldiers and police on the main roads in the country’s biggest city, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many dead. President
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Trump slashes US refugee cap to just 7,500 — with priority for white South Africans
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to drastically cut back the number of refugees to be accepted annually by the United States to a record low and give priority to white South Africans. Under the
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Trump heads to South Korea as high-stakes meeting with China’s Xi looms
TOKYO, Oct 29 — US President Donald Trump heads Wednesday for South Korea, where a key meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could produce a truce in the blistering trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Trump’s two-day visit
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At least 64 killed as Brazil’s Rio police launch deadliest raids on drug gangs
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 — Bodies piled up in poor neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city’s drug traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes. As many
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North Korea fires cruise missiles ahead of Trump’s visit to Seoul
SEOUL, Oct 29 — North Korea test launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles off its western coast Tuesday, state media said, a day before US President Donald Trump is set to begin a visit to South Korea. The missiles were launched vertically
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Hurricane Melissa kills seven, devastates Jamaica before churning toward Cuba
KINGSTON, October 29 — Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record Tuesday, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain before heading towards Cuba.
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