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Tunisian president criticized for attempting to lead country back to dictatorship
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced a draft to amend the Constitution to increase presidential ...
July 22, 2022
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Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking tic...
June 22, 2022
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
SFAX, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off...
June 22, 2022
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Japan-sponsored bridge opens in South Sudan, raising hopes for peace and development
After years of starts and stops in a volatile land, construction of the first permanent bridge over ...
June 11, 2022
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The double life of Eva B, Pakistan’s veiled rapper
KARACHI (AFP-Jiji) — Pakistan’s breakthrough rapper Eva B has racked up millions of views online, bu...
June 2, 2022
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Central Africa MPs vote to end capital punishment
Lawmakers in the Central African Republic on Friday voted to abolish the death sentence, the speaker...
May 28, 2022
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‘Death shadow’ dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (AFP-Jiji) — Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator...
May 18, 2022
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Pakistan’s minority Christians toil in dirty jobs
LAHORE (AFP-Jiji) — Nearly naked and covered with a black, foul-smelling muck, Shafiq Masih struggle...
April 25, 2022
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Ceremony marks end of 1997 Peru hostage crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Friday to mark ...
April 25, 2022
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Expo 2020 Dubai closes; Japan Pavilion awarded gold
DUBAI — Expo 2020 Dubai closed Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, having attracted about 23 milli...
April 1, 2022
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Rwandan minister: Roots for gender equality are planted in politics
Gender equality has long been a global issue. One country that has been promoting women’s participat...
March 30, 2022
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NGO starts emergency food aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan
Peshawar-kai, a Japanese nongovernmental organization that provides medical and agricultural assista...
January 30, 2022
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Arab nations move against Uighurs for sake of China ties
CAIRO — Members of the Uighur ethnic minority who fled to the Middle East to escape Chinese governme...
January 20, 2022
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Israeli FM Lapid: Military threat against Iran’s nuclear ambitions must be option
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently indicated that for the sake of national sec...
January 3, 2022
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Afghan antiques dealer steps up to open pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI — The collapse of the Afghan government in August appeared to spell the end for the Afghanista...
January 3, 2022
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