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Hundreds more girls feared taken in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen raided a school in northwestern Nigeria overnight, abducting students, local authorities said Friday, raising fears that the country had been hit by another mass kidnapping.
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Myanmar forces disperse rallies with 3 reported dead
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar security forces violently dispersed anti-coup rallies around the country on Sunday, with reports of at least three protesters killed in the crackdown.
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6 dead as Myanmar junta intensifies crackdown on anti-coup protests
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six protesters Sunday in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to face court after deadly crackdown
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» YANGON: Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has not been seen since last month's military coup, is due to face court Monday after a deadly weekend crackdown against relentless democracy protests.
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Dutch government says won't bow to curfew riot 'scum'
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» THE HAGUE - Cities across the Netherlands were calmer on Tuesday after three nights of rioting against a coronavirus curfew as authorities vowed to crack down on the unrest, blaming "scum" for the looting and arson and deploying a huge police presence on the streets.
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With historic wins, Democrats seize US Senate control
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» ATLANTA: Democrats seized control of the US Senate Wednesday with dramatic election wins in Georgia, slapping Donald Trump's party with a crushing loss two weeks from the president's exit and handing Joe Biden comprehensive power in Washington.
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Workers riot at India iPhone factory over 'exploitation' claims
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» BANGALORE, India: Authorities vowed to crack down on workers who went on a violent rampage at a Taiwanese-run iPhone factory in southern India over allegations of unpaid wages and exploitation, with 100 people arrested so far.
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Chinese court jails 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years
AFP, Published on 30/12/2020
» HONG KONG: A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan, as a crackdown on dissent in the territory intensifies.
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Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam
AFP, Published on 12/12/2020
» TEHRAN - Iran authorities on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, days after his sentence was upheld.
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Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia rioting over police killing
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» BOGOTA - At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during protests over the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday.
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