- Americas, China, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Sudan, Turkey, World news
The power behind the thrones: 10 political movers and shakers who will shape 2020
Some are trusted aides, others are fixers who work in the shadows. Often unelected and unaccountable, they all…
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Seven bodies found on suspected North Korean fishing boat in Japan
Experts say vessel was possibly travelling far out to sea for bigger catchesSeven badly decomposed bodies were…
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How do you sign chicken and chips? Pakistan’s cafe run by and for the deaf
Menus in sign language and jobs for the hearing impaired are challenging discrimination against those with dis…
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Cyclone Sarai: one dead, thousands evacuated in Fiji
Storm and flood warnings issued as category two cyclone moves east towards TongaOne person was killed in Fiji …
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Samoa ends measles state of emergency as infection rate slows
Six-week state of emergency is lifted after disease killed 81 people and sickened more than 5,600 othersSamoa …
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Inside the Chinese jail behind the Christmas card scandal
Former inmates at the prison where a plea was smuggled out in festive cards for Tesco say they faced forced la…
- Facial recognition, India, Kashmir, Narendra Modi, Protest, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
India’s founding values are threatened by sinister new forms of oppression | Madhav Khosla
By employing drones and facial recognition against the opposition, Narendra Modi seems heedless of civil liber…