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Drive to legalize abortion in Argentina reaches key vote
The Senate is set to debate and vote on the president’s legislation Tuesday.
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Record shows US sold ambassador’s home in Israel for $67M
An official record shows that the United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July
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Canada is turning asylum seekers away at the border. In the U.S., they face deportation.
Canadian officials said they received U.S. “assurances” they wouldn’t be sent back to their home countries. One already has been.
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The case for liberal trade remains as robust as ever
The task is to support adjustment and strengthen multilateralism
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Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
Iran’s state TV says the first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran has begun
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Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island
Five Bangladesh navy ships carrying more than 1,700 Rohingya refugees have departed for an isolated island where they will be relocated despite concerns among human rights groups about their safety
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AP Interview: Owner confronts Israeli team’s racist past
The owner of Israel’s Beitar Jerusalem soccer club has given himself an ambitious task
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Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
Relatives of the 10 Hong Kongers accused of fleeing the city by speedboat during a government crackdown on dissent say they’ve been informed that the group pleaded guilty and that the verdicts will be delivered by a court in...
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Covid vaccine rollout fuels hopes of record eurozone growth in 2021
Effects on labour market and credit flows will continue to hinder recovery
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African countries not ready to implement free trade from January
AfCFTA’s secretariat says adoption will be slow as many nations lack border facilities