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US judge orders partial disclosure of Khashoggi murder files
NEW YORK (AFP) - A New York judge on Tuesday ordered US intelligence agencies to acknowledge they possess a tape recording of the 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a ruling hailed by rights activists.
The…
US envoy ‘concerned’ about religious freedom in France
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US envoy on international religious freedom on Tuesday voiced concern about ally France, warning against "heavy-handed" measures as President Emmanuel Macron targets radical Islam.
"I am concerned, obviously, for…
Indonesia holds nationwide poll despite virus warnings
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia held nationwide regional elections Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation’s Covid-19 crisis.
The archipelago of nearly 270…
UN raises $370 million for 2021 emergency fund
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency fund to help respond to crises in 2021.
More than 50 donors pledged money to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund…
Afghan civilian deaths surged during Taliban talks: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Deaths of Afghan civilians in air strikes jumped from 2017 after the United States loosened its criteria and escalated attacks on the Taliban, according to a report Monday.
The number of civilians killed annually in…
Christchurch mosques attack could only have been prevented ‘by chance’: inquiry
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand security services did not focus enough on the threat from right-wing terror in the run-up to last year s Christchurch mosques attack, but could only have prevented the murders "by chance", an inquiry…
Hailing ‘turning point’, Britain begins roll-out of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, the first Western country to start vaccinating its general population in what was hailed as a decisive watershed in…
British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial
LONDON (Reuters) - Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population.
An early riser,…
Biden picks California official Becerra for health secretary: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Joe Biden plans to nominate California attorney general Xavier Becerra for secretary of health and human services, which would add another Latino member to the president-elect’s increasingly diverse cabinet, US media…
Hay beds and highway kitchens: Indian farmers dig in for reform protests
kUNDLI (AFP) - Behind concertina wire and trucks blockading a major highway into India’s capital, tens of thousands of farmers are camping out in the bitter winter cold as they protest against agriculture reforms they fear could destroy…