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![Young people organised an anti-government rally - following COVID-19 protocols - in July to raise their concerns about the government's handling of the pandemic [Arif Kartono/AFP] =](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9HP67E.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![From left: SPD's Olaf Scholz, Greens' Annalena Baerbock and FDP's Christian Lindner [AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21269625102750-2.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Analysts have warned that the latest detentions and diplomatic spats could be a troubling sign of a new era of confrontation described by some as 'hostage diplomacy' [File: Tingshu Wang/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/59399e77ab5c41be82c7106222dfbb11_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![Republicans secured enough 'no' votes on Monday to prevent the measure from advancing [File: Susan Walsh/Pool via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/capitol.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Several of R Kelly's accusers alleged the singer subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage [File: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21258776270475.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Hurricane Ida-related outages badly hit oil supply in the United States and offset the ramp-up in production that OPEC+ members agreed to increase last July [File: Angus Mordant/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/oil-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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![People in Seoul watch television news reports on the latest missile launch using footage from previous weapons tests [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21271030666303.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
World leaders speak on final day of UN General Assembly
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett began speeches that included officials from Syria and North Korea.
![World leaders gather for the final day of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly [File: Kena Betancur/The Associated Press]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21269024269602.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Beirut blast probe suspended after request to remove judge
Lebanese political leadership has accused Judge Tarek Bitar of bias after charging senior officials.
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Man charged with murder of British teacher Sabina Nessa
Police say 36-year-old Koci Selamaj is charged with the murder of female teacher found dead near her home in London.
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Opinion
Women of colour in US still face greater barriers at work: Report
The annual Women in the Workplace report finds American women are more burned out than they were a year ago.
![McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org's seventh annual report examined data from 423 major companies, surveyed more than 65,000 employees and conducted interviews with people from diverse backgrounds to take stock of how American women are faring more than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic [File: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/376680560.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Biden administration unveils new proposal to protect Dreamers
New rule would preserve and protect the DACA programme against future legal challenges, but Congress also urged to act.
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South Sudan dismisses UN report on corruption
Gov’t says it is the victim of an ‘international campaign’ after report accuses the elite of looting more than $73m.
![The UN's Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned last week that the plunder risks derailing an already fragile peace process in the world's newest nation [Ebrahim Hamid/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NB6AM.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Biden receives COVID booster, urges Americans to get vaccinated
US health officials are encouraging Americans to get booster jabs at least six months after their last vaccine dose.
![President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve to receive a COVID-19 booster jab at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on Monday [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-27-CORONAVIRUS-USA-BIDEN.jpg?resize=570%2C380)