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Price hikes and jobs: How NGOs affect the economy in Cox’s Bazar
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A wide variety of conspicuous acronyms greets the eye, stamped anywhere from road signs and large tent warehouses to weathered buildings and newer structures with corrugated tin roofs. These block letters
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Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory
ANKARA: Amid news of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime’s current preparations for a military operation in the opposition-held northwestern province of Idlib, experts anticipate a massive influx of civilians into neighboring Turkey. There are
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Venezuela asks Interpol to arrest opposition figure Julio Borges
Venezuela has requested Interpol to arrest an opposition politician who is currently in neighbouring Colombia and accused of involvement in an apparent attack against President Nicolas Maduro. "We are seeking code red for Mr
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Cameroon to probe new video of ‘armed forces’ killing civilians
Cameroon's government has said it will investigate a video, which according to a human rights group shows the "brutal killings" of at least a dozen unarmed people by the country's security forces. A government
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One million Muslim Uighurs held in secret China camps: UN panel
More than one million Uighur Muslims are estimated to be in detention in "counter-extremism centres" in China's far-west, the vice chairperson of a United Nations anti-discrimination committee has said, citing credible reports. Gay McDougall made
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How to stop the war in Yemen?
Yemen is routinely called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. But sometimes an individual event can bring that phrase starkly into focus. That is what happened on Thursday, when a series of air raids in
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Fredericton shooting: At least 4 killed in Canada’s New Brunswick
One person is in custody following a shooting in eastern Canada that left at least four people dead. Two police officers were among those killed early on Friday in Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick.
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Turkey fears further refugee influx as Assad threatens Idlib offensive
ANKARA: Amid news of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime’s current preparations for a military operation in the opposition-held northwestern province of Idlib, experts anticipate a massive influx of civilians into neighboring Turkey. There are
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Singapore firm to build Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple
ISTANBUL/ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks on Friday to exchange gold and dollars into lira as the country’s currency plunged as much as 19 percent on worries about his influence over monetary policy and
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Erdogan tells Turks to buy plunging lira as Trump doubles metals tariffs
ISTANBUL/ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks on Friday to exchange gold and dollars into lira as the country’s currency plunged as much as 19 percent on worries about his influence over monetary policy and


