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New Zealand to provide free sanitary products in schools to fight period poverty
Nearly 95,000 girls in the country aged nine to 18 are thought to stay home from school during their...
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India’s cyclone response saves lives. Climate resilient infrastructure will save livelihoods
Nevertheless, disaster response teams launched a large-scale operation in Maharashtra and Gujarat states ahead of landfall to evacuate more...
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Tiananmen Square massacre: Hong Kong marks anniversary for perhaps the last time
"It was a time of hope," said Lee Cheuk-yan, a veteran activist and former Hong Kong lawmaker. At that...
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8-year-old girl tortured to death for releasing pet parrots, police say
On Sunday, the child, named Zohra, opened a parrot cage to feed the birds but they flew away, according...
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Cyclone Nisarga: Coronavirus patients evacuated ahead of storm in Mumbai
Cyclone Nisarga made landfall at around 1 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET) with wind speeds of up to...
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Boris Johnson promises UK will provide Hong Kongers path to citizenship after national security fears
A riot policeman sprays pepper spray at a man as they disperse a crowd during a demonstration against "parallel...
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New Zealand set to ease coronavirus restrictions
Adern told a press conference that New Zealand was "ahead of schedule." The country has not reported any new...
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India is using drones and fire trucks to fight its worst locust invasion in almost 30 years
Waves of desert locusts -- millions strong and stretching up to 7 kilometers (4 miles) long -- crossed into...
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India accuses two Pakistan embassy officials of spying and orders them to leave the country
"Two officials of the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi were apprehended today by Indian law enforcement authorities...
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China gets propaganda win on Hong Kong from Trump’s protest response
A riot policeman sprays pepper spray at a man as they disperse a crowd during a demonstration against "parallel...
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