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Iran: Powerful Shiite Muslim nation with regional reach

PARIS: Iran is the world's largest Shiite country whose main Muslim rival is Sunni kingpin Saudi Arabia.Here is some background…

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Pakistan journalist apologises for remarks against army

ISLAMABAD: A prominent Pakistani journalist, who was taken off air indefinitely for making hard-hitting remarks against the country's powerful military…

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Russia expected to outlaw Alexei Navalny’s groups

MOSCOW: A Moscow court is expected on Wednesday to outlaw the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part…

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World’s most liveable cities: Auckland tops

LONDON: The pandemic has shaken up the rankings of the world's most liveable cities, a study released on Wednesday showed,…

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Biden government seeks to defend Donald Trump in rape denial lawsuit

NEW YORK: President Joe Biden's Justice Department wants to defend Donald Trump against a defamation lawsuit by an American columnist…

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Embattled New Jersey corrections commissioner to resign

TRENTON: New Jersey's embattled corrections commissioner announced his resignation Tuesday, a day after Gov.Phil Murphy said the state would shutter…

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Justin Trudeau denounces truck attack that targeted Muslim family

TORONTO: A pickup truck attack that killed four members of an immigrant family has shaken Canada, a country where immigrants…

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Man charged with murder of boy in road-rage shooting

SANTA ANA: A Southern California man was charged Tuesday with murder in a road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old…

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Ohio sues to have Google declared a public utility

WASHINGTON: Ohio asked a court on Tuesday to declare Alphabet's Google a public utility, a step the state's Republican attorney…

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Ex-Wisconsin pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine

MILWAUKEE: A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of Covid-19 vaccine was sentenced to three…

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