Tag: Al Jazeera

Why thousands of Iraqi Kurds risk their lives to reach Europe (Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera)

Asos Hassan is among thousands of people from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq who have risked their lives trying to reach Europe...
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EU proposes scaling back asylum rights for arrivals from Belarus (Al Jazeera)

The European Union’s executive has proposed that member states bordering Belarus should be allowed to handle asylum seekers under quicker procedures, a move that...
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Russia orders US diplomats to leave as Ukraine tensions escalate (Al Jazeera)

Tensions between Russia and the United States have further soured a day before top officials from both countries are set to meet, with Moscow...
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India’s cryptocurrency enthusiasts call New Delhi’s bluff on ban (Aprajita Sharma, Al Jazeera)

Saurabh Shah, a 26-year-old chartered accountant in Mumbai, is not too worried about India’s latest plans to ban cryptocurrencies. He has seen similar proposals...
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Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge (Al Jazeera)

Arbaz Mullah’s love story began, as romances often do when he first laid eyes on the woman of his dreams, Shweta Kumbhar. Over nearly three...
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A Taliban ban on women in the workforce can cost economy $1bn (Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

The Taliban’s move to restrict women from working could immediately cost the Afghan economy up to $1 billion, or 5% of GDP, the United...
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The hypocrisy of Emmerson Mnangagwa (Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera)

Since becoming the president of Zimbabwe in November 2017, despite repeatedly paying lip service to calls for democratic reform, Emmerson Mnangagwa did little to...
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Ethiopian gov’t says it retook string of towns from Tigray forces (Al Jazeera)

The Ethiopian government says its forces recaptured Shewa Robit, a town some 220km (135 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, which was claimed last...
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Turkey’s central bank sells foreign reserves to stem lira crash (Onur Ant and Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s central bank fought to shore up the plunging lira, directly intervening in foreign-exchange markets for the first time in seven years. The central bank...
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These are the world’s most expensive cities to live in (Al Jazeera)

Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world, according to an annual survey by the Economist magazine. The Israeli city takes the top...
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China ‘hunts’ Taiwan nationals through forced deportation: Report (Al Jazeera)

Beijing has been pressuring foreign governments to extradite Taiwan nationals to China as part of an effort to undermine the self-ruled island, says human...
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Climate danger grows in ‘vulnerable’ Myanmar after military coup (Thompson Chau, John Liu, Al Jazeera)

There is increasing concern that Myanmar is at risk of a serious environmental crisis, as the generals who seized power in a coup on...
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Myanmar court delays verdicts in Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial (Andrew Nachemson, Al Jazeera)

A court in Myanmar has delayed the first verdicts in the trial of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi until early December. The Nobel Peace...
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Honduras’ ruling party candidate concedes presidential election (Al Jazeera)

Nasry Asfura, the ruling party candidate in the Honduras election, has conceded to his opposition rival, Xiomara Castro, who will become the country’s first...
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Hunger increased by 30 percent in Latin America since 2019: UN (Al Jazeera)

The number of hungry people in Latin America and the Caribbean has risen by 30 percent since 2019 to reach its highest level in...
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After air raids, Uganda sends troops into DRC to hunt ADF (Al Jazeera)

Ugandan troops have crossed into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of a joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF),...
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