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‘A place of fear’: Hong Kong activist recalls years of repression
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» OTTAWA - Agnes Chow was trapped in Hong Kong, had her passport seized and was branded a "foreign agent" after years as one of the city's most prominent democracy activists.
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Syria to Libya to the EU: how people-smugglers operate
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» BEIRUT: For desperate Syrians, a WhatsApp message saying "I want to go to Europe" can be all they need to start a treacherous journey to Libya and then across the Mediterranean.
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US probe opened over Harvard's 'legacy' admissions policy
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policy of giving family members of former students and donors preference in admissions decisions, documents showed Tuesday.
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Thousands of Afghan beauty salons closing
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» KABUL: Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently on Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising.
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PGA board member resigns over 'serious concerns' on LIV deal: report
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Randall Stephenson, a former AT&T chief executive, reportedly has resigned his PGA Tour Policy Board position over "serious concerns" about the tour's controversial deal with LIV Golf's Saudi backers.
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Trump makes video court appearance in hush money case
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» NEW YORK - A frustrated-looking Donald Trump appeared in a New York court via video-link Tuesday to be informed by a judge that he cannot post certain evidence in his criminal case on social media.
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Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app.
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Belarus begins trial in absentia of protest leader Tikhanovskaya
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» MOSCOW - The trial in absentia of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya began in Minsk on Tuesday as strongman president Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on critics who challenged his three-decade rule.
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'Buddhist bin Laden' monk feted by Myanmar junta chief
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» A firebrand monk dubbed the "Buddhist bin Laden" for his role in stirring up religious hatred in Myanmar received a national award on Tuesday, with the junta saluting his work in the country.
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Taliban ban women from working in national, international NGOs
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» KABUL - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from working after "serious complaints" about their dress code, the Ministry of Economy told AFP on Saturday.
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