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Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their decision barring women...

Indonesia plans to ban bauxite ore exports starting from June 2023

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to ban bauxite ore exports starting from June 2023, said Indonesian...

Afghanistan: Tears and protests as Taliban shut universities to women

KATHMANDU: It’s an order that girls and women across Afghanistan had been dreading ever...

Japan braces for more heavy snow

TOKYO: Japan’s weather agency on Wednesday warned that heavy snowfall could once again hit...

Argentina fan dies after fall from roof

AGENCY: Argentina’s World Cup celebrations have been marred by the death of a 24-year-old...

Japan’s births set to fall below 800,000 in 2022

TOKYO: The number of babies born in Japan is set to drop to a...

Vega-C rocket lost shortly after lift-off in French Guiana

KOUROU: The European Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana on...

Myanmar police arrest trafficking gang linked to deaths of 13 Rohingya

YANGON: Myanmar police have arrested 12 suspected members of a human trafficking gang linked...

Benin Bronzes: Germany returns looted artefacts to Nigeria

KATHMANDU: Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has handed 22 artefacts looted in the 19th...

Blast kills 1, wounds 6 in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province

LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN: One child has been confirmed dead and six others injured as...