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WHO urges UNSC to back words with action on vaccines
Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 12:37am on February 28, 2021
The WHO on Friday urged the UN Security Council to back up its call for increased vaccine supply to poorer nations with concrete action to...
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Saudi rejects US claims prince approved Khashoggi murder
Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 12:36am on February 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia on Friday said it ‘completely rejects’ a declassified US report that found that de facto ruler crown prince Mohammed bin Salman approved journalist...
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Press was ‘destroying my mental health’: Harry
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 11:18pm on February 27, 2021
Britain’s Prince Harry said in a rare one-on-one interview that he left royal life because the British press was ‘destroying’ his mental health, and revealed...
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4 killed in Iraq clash
Agence France-Presse . Nasiriyah | Updated at 11:16pm on February 27, 2021
Four anti-government protesters were killed Friday in clashes with Iraqi security forces in Nasiriyah, medics said, the deadliest day in a week of violence in...
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Over 60 fighters killed in Yemen clashes
Agence France-Presse . Abu Dhabi | Updated at 11:15pm on February 27, 2021
More than 60 fighters were killed in clashes in Yemen Friday between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and government forces in the strategic northern province of Marib,...
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Abducted victims freed in Nigeria
Agence France-Presse . Lagos | Updated at 11:15pm on February 27, 2021
Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria 10 days ago, officials said on Saturday, a day after...
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Trump to take revenge on Republicans who voted to impeach
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:14pm on February 27, 2021
Former US president Donald Trump has signaled he will seek revenge on fellow Republicans who voted to impeach him last month, and he followed through...
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US House approves $1.9t COVID-19 relief plan
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:13pm on February 27, 2021
The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a critical step in funneling new funding toward...
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Syria air strike a warning to Iran: Biden
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:12pm on February 27, 2021
President Joe Biden said Friday that a US air strike against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria, the first since he took office, should be...
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Golden Globes eye history as show goes on without stars
Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:00pm on February 27, 2021
Hollywood’s A-listers are staying home, but Golden Globes, scheduled to be held today, could still offer plenty of reasons to party -- from history-making female...