February 2021

By Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG - Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents were charged with subversion on Sunday (28) in the largest use yet of Beijing's sweeping new national security law, as authorities seek to cripple the finance hub's…
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BEIRUT - The UN children's agency called Sunday (28) for all minors held in displacement camps or jails in northeast Syria to be allowed home. UNICEF made its plea a day after three children died in a fire at the overcrowded camp of…
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By Elaina Plott ORLANDO — Tommy Zegan was appalled by the few sculptures of Donald Trump in existence — the life-size nude statue that popped up in major cities in America, the golden toilet in London. So in 2018, he got to work. Zegan,…
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By Adam Rasgon JERUSALEM — The Israeli government approved a measure Sunday (28) to vaccinate tens of thousands of Palestinian labourers, after facing fierce criticism over the small number of inoculations it had provided to Palestinians…
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COLOMBO – An exhibition of photographs reflective of Pakistan’s Buddhist heritage was inaugurated by visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Shangri La hotel lobby in Colombo on Wednesday (24). On display were pictures of the…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cricket board on Sunday (28) announced it had appointed  former coach Tom Moody as a consultant tasked with reviving the game and rebuilding the lowly-ranked national team. The 55-year-old Australian former Test…
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KABUL - The Taliban on Sunday (28) called for the withdrawal of all international forces from Afghanistan within the timeline specified in the Doha agreement. The militant group issued a statement to mark the first anniversary of the…
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Almost 35 years ago, Imran Khan sparked a diplomatic incident when he led the Pakistan cricket team off the field to protest atrocious umpiring during a tour of Sri Lanka. It took the intervention of the presidents of both countries to…
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By Noah Weiland and Sharon Lafraniere WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday (27) authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of a…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lankan police on Sunday (28) arrested a self-proclaimed exorcist after a nine-year-old girl she had beaten as part of a ritual died. The unidentified woman allegedly struck the girl repeatedly with a cane, claiming it was a…
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