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Oldest person in the world, French nun Sister Andre, dies at 118
The oldest person in the world, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.…
After 30 years, Italy arrests mafia boss Messina Denaro
Italy's most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on…
‘Pakistan must act to end forced child marriage’
UN rights experts on Monday deplored a reported rise in abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of girls from Pakistan's religious…
Iran oil exports hit new highs in 2022
Iranian oil exports hit new highs in the last two months of 2022 and are making a strong start to…
6.2-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre…
At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst air crash in 30 years
At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the country's Civil…
Turkey says Nordic NATO expansion unlikely before June
Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June, a senior Turkish official said Saturday. The…
China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths
China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last…
Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, US pleas: report
Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian…