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Afghanistan/Pakistan – #SanctionPakistan trends as violence rages in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

A Taliban flag, iin white, raised at the Afghan side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman, Pakistan As violence from a Taliban offensive on government-held areas...
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South Africa – Ramaphosa admits rampant graft during time as Zuma VP (Al Jazeera)

Ramaphosa has been criticised for being slow to act on corruption scandals South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges there was rampant state corruption while...
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Ethiopia/Tigray – Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forces (Al Jazeera)

The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia’s government designates a terrorist organisation says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray...
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Zambia – Zambians to vote in tense polls as economy struggles (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front of incumbent President Edgar Lungu gather during a campaign parade in Lusaka Zambians will decide on Thursday whether...
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Tigray – Amnesty: Rape survivors describe slavery, mutilations in Tigray (Al Jazeera)

Women walk in front of a burned truck on the road near Dansa, southwest of Mekelle in Tigray region, Ethiopia Ethiopian and Eritrean troops...
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Libya – Libyan delegates launch new round of UN-led political talks (Al Jazeera)

Libya's interim government led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah was appointed earlier last year Delegates from war-torn Libya are aiming to reach a...
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Palestine – Palestinian journalists claim pressure by PA amid crackdown (Al Jazeera)

Reporters Without Borders ranked Palestine 132 out of 182 countries for freedom of the media in 2020 Palestinian journalists in the occupied West Bank...
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Carbon Price/Climate Change – The Carbon Price Conundrum (Project-Syndicate)

KEMAL DERVIŞ The race between climate change and emissions reductions remains tight. Limiting the damage already done will require the use of all available tools...
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Global – The Rich World’s Super-Spreader Shame (Project-Syndicate)

NGAIRE WOODS, ANNA PETHERICK G20 countries have failed the rest of the world during the pandemic, not least by serving as viral super spreaders. To make...
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Germany – Germany’s Homegrown Q Menace (Project-Syndicate)

HELMUT K. ANHEIER On August 1, 2020, about 30,000 people gathered in Berlin to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures. Although the event, organized by the Stuttgart-based Querdenker...
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Lithuania/China/Russia – China, Russia can cooperate to punish Lithuania (Global Times)

After China announced the recall of its ambassador to Lithuania and demanded the country withdraw its top envoy from China, US Department of State...
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USA/Global – Can US infrastructure plan aid manufacturing? (Global Times)

Ding Gang The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. The deal includes $550 billion in new federal investment for infrastructure...
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USA/Afghanistan – US loses moral credibility abandoning Afghan forces (Global Times)

Li Zixin The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals on Tuesday, making it nine fallen cities in five days. After the Taliban seized three provincial...
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QUAD/China/USA – Upgrading Quad and Malabar exercise shows US anxiety about China (Global Times)

Zuo Xiying The four Quad countries - India, the US, Japan, and Australia - will conduct the Malabar 2021 exercises off Guam in the Western...
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USA/China – US’ $1 trillion infrastructure push needs Chinese goods (Global Times)

The US Senate on Tuesday approved $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of negotiations. Despite the US government' attempt to decouple from China,...
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USA/BRI/China/Cambodia – US cooks up new ‘human rights’ report to vilify BRI project in Cambodia (Global Times)

Song Lin Under the guise of upholding human rights, a US-based institution on Tuesday published a report attempting to vilify the China-proposed Belt and Road...
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