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The Afghan army has asked the people of the 200,000-person city of Lashkar Gah to evacuate the city.
A senior Afghan military commander has urged residents of the city of Lashkar Gah, which has recently been besieged by the Taliban, to evacuate the city.
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Third dose of Pfizer vaccine boosts antibody levels “11-fold”
Two vaccine manufacturers, Pfizer and BioNTech, say that based on preliminary results of a new study, injecting a third dose of antibodies…
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Civil society and women are the main victims of the expansion of Taliban influence in Afghanistan
The increasing influence and occupation of numerous regions of Afghanistan by the Taliban and the escalation of conflicts and military attacks have raised concerns about…
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Forests are victims of quick and unsustainable profits
We are much more aware of the importance of forests and forest-dwelling people in the challenge of climate change. In fact, hundreds of millions…
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Cuba arrests more than 100 journalists and civil society activists
The Cuban government has attributed the historic protests in the country that took place over the weekend to economic pressure.
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Taliban seize Islam Qala customs post on Iranian border
Media reports have reported that the Taliban have seized the Islam Qala crossing on the Afghan-Iranian border. It is said that trade between the two…
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12-year-old becomes world's youngest chess grandmaster
American chess player Abhimanyu Mishra broke the record for the youngest chess grandmaster at just 12 years and 4 months. This…
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Saved from the fate of "Geppetto's father"; American fisherman went "into the whale's mouth" and returned alive
An American fisherman says he was inside the mouth of a humpback whale for 30 to 40 seconds on Friday...
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