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Russia launches compulsory medical exams for foreigners

Russia is introducing compulsory medical examinations and fingerprinting for foreigners from Wednesday in rules that have already provoked strong opposition. Under the law, elaborate medical...

Taliban working to allow girls return to schools, universities next year – Spokesman

The Taliban's acting government in Afghanistan is making efforts so that girls will be allowed to return to schools and universities in the beginning...

Russia shuts Memorial Human Rights Centre in ‘one-two punch’

Russia's Memorial Human Rights Centre was ordered to shut by a Moscow court on Wednesday, a day after its sister organisation - Russia's oldest...

Turkish inflation seen above 30% in December amid lira weakness

The rate is breaching the 30 per cent level for the first time since 2003 as prices rose due to record lira volatility. The 30.6...

Taliban forbids long-distance road trips for solo women

Only if accompanied by a male relative, Afghan women cannot travel long distances by road. This is according to a new directive by the...

Policemen bag life imprisonment for torturing suspect to death in DR Congo

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has handed a life sentence to four policemen for torturing an alleged car thief to...

First Black South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Desmond Tutu, the first black archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, has passed away, according to a statement released by South African President Cyril...

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