World
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Belarus blasts West over fresh sanctions, vows retaliation
Dec 03, 2021 10:34The Belarusian foreign ministry blasts the West for bringing the country under fresh sanctions after accusing Minsk of stoking a migrant crisis.
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US to restart controversial Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Dec 03, 2021 10:33The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to restart the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy next week.
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Rohingya Muslims in India facing challenges for education of their children
Dec 03, 2021 08:09As the winter draws near, relief material starts pouring in for destitute Rohingya refugees in India. But their biggest worry is schooling and educational material for their children.
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Russia to respond to US 'geopolitical games' in Ukraine, Lavrov warns
Dec 03, 2021 08:02Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Moscow will respond to any provocative moves by the United States to drag Ukraine into "geopolitical games” as tensions between the two sides escalate over Russia’s neighbor.
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US delays removal of UK tariffs on steel, aluminum due to post-Brexit fears
Dec 03, 2021 07:28The US is skeptical over its plan to remove the tariffs on UK steel and aluminum and is delaying the trade deal due to London’s threats to change post-Brexit trading rules, which directly affects Northern Ireland (NI).
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Russian FM: ‘Nightmare scenario’ of military confrontation returning to Europe
Dec 03, 2021 05:14Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the “nightmare scenario of a military confrontation” is returning to Europe as tensions escalate over Ukraine.
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Half of Americans experiencing financial hardships: Poll
Dec 02, 2021 18:00About half of Americans have said that their families have been experiencing financial hardship due to recent price increases, with 10 percent describing the hardship as severe, according to a new poll.
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India formally repeals three farm laws after a year of protests
Dec 02, 2021 14:32India’s government has formally repealed three controversial farm laws that sparked more than a year of protests around the country, nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the laws would be rolled back.
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India detects two cases of Omicron variant
Dec 02, 2021 14:03India has detected two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the southern state of Karnataka, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
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First case of Omicron variant case found in mainland France
Dec 02, 2021 11:41France on Thursday reported its first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant near Paris as the government's top scientific adviser said it could become dominant in the country by the end of January.