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Buhari has been under pressure due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.
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Canadian couple charged with flying to rural, First Nations settlement and posing as residents to take vaccine.
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Medical professionals warn hospitals overwhelmed amid lack of ICU beds and shortage of healthcare...
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran hopes to begin purchases and start joint production...
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As deaths spike at rates not seen since World War II, births are declining.
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Thousands in US-bound migrant caravan were returned to Honduras this month, but many say they will try again. Why?
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With Signal shut down, WhatsApp and Instagram remain the only two unblocked major social media platforms.
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No immediate reaction from Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated missile and drone attacks from Houthi rebels.
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PM Giuseppe Conte hopes Italy’s president will give him the mandate to form a new government.
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Iranian-American businessman was arrested days before US President Joe Biden assumed office.
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Kingdom’s highly anticipated Future Investment Initiative to go online amid ongoing pandemic.
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The rate of new cases was ranked highest in the world last week, and Portugal’s health system is struggling to cope.
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Declaration welcomed by activists who have been calling for it for years in a country where one woman is killed a week.
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Rules passed in November set broad parameters for the country’s internet regulator to censor online content.