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Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» KABUL — Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.

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Crowds of black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief

ิิBloomberg, Published on 16/02/2026

» Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians gathered in the capital on Sunday, calling for the arrest of anti-graft chief Azam Baki after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in the commission he leads. 

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Athletes outrace condom supply at Winter Olympics

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» Competitors at the Winter Olympics in Italy became the subject of off-colour jokes after reports emerged that the 10,000 condoms supplied to the athletes’ village ran out in just three days.

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89 kidnapped Nigerian Christians released

AFP, Published on 06/02/2026

» KADUNA (NIGERIA) - The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.

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Ukraine talks continue in Abu Dhabi

AFP, Published on 05/02/2026

» ABU DHABI - Ukraine, Russia and the United States were preparing for a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, seeking to end Moscow’s nearly four-year invasion.

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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024

AFP, Published on 05/02/2026

» FORT PIERCE (UNITED STATES) - A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

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Ukraine says Abu Dhabi talks with Russia 'substantive and productive'

AFP, Published on 05/02/2026

» ABU DHABI - A first day of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States seeking to broker an end to the war in Ukraine concluded Wednesday in Abu Dhabi with Kyiv describing the negotiations as "substantive and productive".

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Gunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack

AFP, Published on 04/02/2026

» KWARA — Gunmen killed at least 162 people in Nigeria's Kwara state in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months, a Red Cross official said Wednesday.

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Venezuelan interim president proposes mass amnesty

AFP, Published on 31/01/2026

» CARACAS - Venezuela’s acting president has announced a push for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppled Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago.

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Ukraine and Russia consider cold-weather pause

AFP, Published on 30/01/2026

» KYIV - Ukraine will halt long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russia does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks released Friday, after Donald Trump raised hopes for a pause in attacks during freezing temperatures.