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South-East Asian and Western countries have urged all sides in Myanmar to refrain from violence and allow in humanitarian aid, after a shadow government, formed by opponents of military rule, declared a nationwide uprising against the junta.
The National Unity Government said on Tuesday it was launching
Afghanistan needs you, Red Cross tells other aid groups; UN official says women live in "incredible fear"
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The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross appealed on Wednesday to other humanitarian organisations to return to Afghanistan and for the World Bank to unlock funds to support the tottering healthcare system.
Peter Maurer made the comments in a briefing with reporters at the
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Hong Kong, China
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Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of a pro-democracy group that organises the annual 4th June rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in the latest blow to the opposition movement.
Activist and barrister Chow Hang
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Washington DC, US
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In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing a run to regain the White House, the former President and his religious advisers announced the launch of a national faith advisory board last Thursday, apparently aimed at reinvigorating his conservative Christian base.
The new initiative, first
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Hundreds of thousands of people will die of tuberculosis left untreated because of disruption to healthcare systems in poor countries caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a global aid fund said.
In a few of the world's poorest countries, excess deaths from AIDS and tuberculosis could
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila - a state on the Texas border - that had made abortion a criminal act.
The decision will immediately affect only the northern
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Sydney, Australia
With Australians continuing to flock to be vaccinated against COVID-19, talk of COVID-19 vaccination passports have sparked mixed reactions from Christians and church leaders.
While more than 2,500 church leaders and around 21,000 members and attendees from major Protestant denominations have a petition sent to Prime Minister Scott
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The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, including an associate of the Islamist militant movement's founder as premier and a wanted man on a US terrorism list as interior minister.
World powers have told the Taliban
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Beirut, Lebanon
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Amnesty International said on Tuesday Syrian refugees who returned home were subjected to torture, detention and disappearance by security forces, urging governments to protect them from deportation and forcible return.
In a report titled You're going to your death the London-based human rights group documented
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The Taliban claimed victory on Monday in the last part of Afghanistan still holding out against their rule, declaring that the capture of the Panjshir valley completed their takeover of the country and they would unveil a new government soon.
Pictures on social media showed Taliban
