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UK businesses fear for Afghan rug weavers after Taliban takeover
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» HEBDEN BRIDGE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Overseas businesses selling colourful handwoven rugs and vivid handblown glass from Afghanistan are concerned for their suppliers as the Taliban's takeover of the country threatens those with links to the West.
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Apple revives encryption debate with move on child exploitation
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Apple's announcement that it would scan encrypted messages for evidence of child sexual abuse has revived debate on online encryption and privacy, raising fears the same technology could be used for government surveillance.
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Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as Melbourne locks down
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS: The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as the pandemic surges around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where the Australian city of Melbourne locked down again.
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German startups launch mini-rocket challenge to SpaceX and co.
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» AUGSBURG (GERMANY) - Car-manufacturing powerhouse Germany is rushing to join the private sector space race as it looks to ride a boom in mini-launchers for small satellites and compete with major US firms such as SpaceX.
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Peru's new president promises constitution change
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» LIMA - Leftist Pedro Castillo was sworn in as Peru's fifth president in three years Wednesday on the 200th anniversary of the country's independence, promising an end to corruption and a new constitution.
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Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was imposed by China to stamp out dissent.
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Hong Kong court to give first national security trial verdict
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape Tuesday when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent.
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Massacres, war fuel ethnic fervour in Ethiopia's Amhara
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» BAHIR DAR (ETHIOPIA) - As he set off to vote in Ethiopia's national election, Tesfahun Sisay chose his outfit with purpose, pulling on a T-shirt emblazoned with a man's face and a Kalashnikov rifle.
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Pandemic and politics leaves Hong Kong's poor languishing
AFP, Published on 21/07/2021
» HONG KONG - Squeezed into a tiny temporary apartment, Rainbow and her family struggle to make ends meet in Hong Kong, where the number of households in poverty has soared during recent political turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic.
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US to seek global rules on AI misuse, Blinken says
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States will seek global rules on how to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as he renewed warnings against Russia over hacking.
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