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Armenian president rejects army chief’s dismissal after PM order
PM Nikol Pashinyan had urged President Armen Sarkissian to fire army’s chief of staff after accusing military of coup.
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US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
Included in the legislation are $1,400 direct payments to individuals and $400 a week unemployment benefit until August.
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Palestinians shut West Bank schools as coronavirus variants surge
PA health ministry says intensive care units for COVID-19 patients have reached 95 percent occupancy in the West Bank.
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Iran: Perpetrators of ‘suspicious’ Iraq attacks must be found
Iran’s top diplomat tells Iraqi counterpart rocket attacks against US positions in Iraq could be aimed at harming ties.
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Kidnappers release 42 abducted from school in Nigeria
Twenty-seven students, three school staff and 12 members of their families were abducted last week by an armed gang.
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LeBron James hits back at Zlatan in athlete activism spat
NBA champion James says he will not stop talking about ‘things that are wrong’ after criticism from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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