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Myanmar arrests three journalists over article on Suu Kyi protege
Myanmar police have arrested three journalists after their paper criticised the financial management of Yangon's government, which is overseen by a protege of leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Eleven Media's executive editors Kyaw Zaw
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Mental illness will affect one in four people around the globe
Globally, mental ill health is becoming more prevalent and government health budgets struggling to cope. According to the World Health Organization, by 2030, depression will be the world's leading cause of ill health and
Khashoggi on life under MBS: ‘Nobody dares to speak’
With a growing chorus of global leaders calling for an investigation into the disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul last week, Al Jazeera's UpFront looks back
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Maldives president challenges election defeat
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has filed a court challenge against his election loss, citing a "lot of complaints from supporters", according to a lawyer. The complaint was filed at the island nation's Supreme Court
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Flash floods in Spain’s Mallorca kill 9, many missing
At least nine people have been killed and several others are missing after torrential rain lashed the Spanish island of Mallorca. Footage broadcast on Spanish television on Wednesday showed cars being swept away by
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Migrant boat capsizes: 4 killed, 30 reported missing
DUBAI: Oman is likely to escape the worst of tropical storm Luban, and will probably head towards Yemen instead, Omani forecasters said on Wednesday. But as it heads towards Yemen, the storm is likely
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Oman could escape Luban but fears grow for Yemen
DUBAI: Oman is likely to escape the worst of tropical storm Luban, and will probably head towards Yemen instead, Omani forecasters said on Wednesday. But as it heads towards Yemen, the storm is likely
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Egypt security forces kill 10 militants in ‘pre-emptive’ Sinai raid
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in a “pre-emptive strike” against extremist strongholds in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday. Police said they raided an abandoned farm near El-Arish after receiving intelligence that militants
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Bangladesh court sentences 19 to death over 2004 attack
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Dhaka court has handed down death penalty to 19 people, including two former ministers, and sentenced a top opposition leader to life imprisonment over a 2004 attack on the current Prime
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Missing Saudi writer Khashoggi’s fiancee asks for Trump’s help
The fiancee of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has implored US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to "help shed light" on his disappearance. Hatice Cengiz made the appeal in an essay


