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Latest Bangladesh News
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Libya’s new PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to visit Turkey
Dbeibeh to discuss cooperation on energy and health with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state media says.
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Benin vote count begins after opposition groups boycott election
President Patrice Talon is expected to win a second term in office as group of opposition parties called for a boycott.
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South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine: Study
Israeli study shows Pfizer-BioNTech shot less potent against B.1.351 variant than other COVID-19 mutations.
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Kyrgyzstan voters back presidential rule in referendum
Preliminary results show strong majority support reforms handing greater powers to the presidency, amid a low turnout.
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Blinken warns China that action against Taiwan would be ‘mistake’
US Secretary of State says Biden administration concerned by China’s ‘increasingly aggressive actions’ against Taiwan.
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