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The US is pushing for an outside investigation into the AfDB chief, accused by whistleblowers of ethics breaches
Pyongyang maintains strict entry controls to try to prevent a coronavirus outbreak
Thomas Bach's aim was to canvas members for views on 'how to handle the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic'
The director of the National Primate Research Center of Thailand said she hoped a 'Made in Thailand' vaccine would be cheaper than a European or American drug
Beijing plans to pass a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests last year
Kazakhstan eased some restrictions on tightly-controlled public demonstrations but rights groups said they still fell short of international standards
Greece says Turkish troops on its side of the border
Health officials have reported a total of 3,249 virus-related deaths, a fraction of the number in some European countries
Northwestern Nigeria has been wracked by years of insecurity involving clashes between rival communities over land, attacks by heavily-armed criminal gangs and reprisal killings by vigilante groups
Lina Attallah was arrested outside Cairo's Tora prison as she was interviewing rights activist Laila Soueif, mother of jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah who recently began a hunger strike
Nearly 150 Indians who rent land in Jhapa district in far-east Nepal - which borders India's Bihar and West Bengal states - try to force their way across, district chief says
International organizations and NGOs say the situation is bleak
Dispute concerns over a call for cease-fires in some conflict zones during pandemic
Interior Ministry says police 'identified 1,870 victims of homophobic or transphobic offenses compared to 1,380 in 2018'
Incident occurs near border with neighboring Burkina Faso
President Ashraf Ghani told troops to resume offensive operations following grisly attacks on a maternity ward and a funeral
The accusation added fuel to Washington's war with Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic
Death comes amid heightened tension in restive Muslim-majority Himalayan region after New Delhi scrapped its semiautonomous status, imposed curfew
Citing China's treatment of the reporters, the US Homeland Security Department issued new regulations limiting visas for Chinese journalists to a maximum 90-day stay, with the possibility to request an extension
In a statement issued in Bogota, Avianca said that along with 'some of its subsidiaries and affiliates,' it had asked to 'voluntarily file for Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code' in a New York court
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