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Dec- 2021 -12 DecemberAfghanistan
Afghanistan opium trade booms since Taliban takeover
More Afghans facing extreme poverty are turning to opium production as a means of survival. Despite promises to the contrary,…
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3 DecemberWorld
Can India’s privatization push revive its economy?
Moves to privatize India’s public services are being met with strong opposition. However, proponents of the plans say privatization can…
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Nov- 2021 -19 NovemberWorld
China: Detained journalist Zhang Zhan’s life ‘hanging by a thread’
Zhang has been awarded the 2021 Press Freedom Award by Reporters Without Borders, as pressure mounts for her release. Experts…
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Sep- 2021 -7 SeptemberAfghanistan
Why Afghan asylum-seekers are protesting in India
Several thousand Afghan nationals who arrived in India over the past few decades are demanding greater rights for themselves, just…
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7 SeptemberAsia
Japanese escapee sues North Korea for decades of misery
North Korea escapee Hiroko Saito says she and 97,000 others were deceived into relocating to the North in the 1960s…
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Jul- 2021 -15 JulyTOP STORIES
Why is India deploying female soldiers to Kashmir?
By DW India deployed female soldiers to the restive Indian-administered Kashmir for the first time, in a bid to improve…
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneAsia
Afghanistan: Why Germany needs to simplify asylum process for local staff
By DW The German parliament last week discussed the future of the German military’s (Bundeswehr) local staff in Afghanistan amid…
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Mar- 2021 -19 MarchWorld
Chinese Delegation Faults United States on Protocol at Alaska Talks
BEIJING (REUTERS) – U.S. officials spoke for too long in opening remarks at talks in Alaska with a Chinese delegation,…
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Oct- 2020 -24 OctoberCorona Virus
Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases
(Reuters) – Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world,…
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