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US watchdog: Taliban attacks increased in Afghan capital
KABUL — Taliban attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul are on the rise, with increasing targeted killings of government officials, civil-society leaders and journalists, a report by a U.S. watchdog said Monday.
Feb 1, 2021 2:20 AM
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Australian media companies admit breaching Pell gag order
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian media companies admitted in court Monday they breached a gag order in publishing references to Cardinal George Pell’s since-overturned convictions in 2018 for child sexual abuse.
Feb 1, 2021 2:19 AM
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German beer sales suffer as virus restrictions bite
BERLIN — Beer sales in Germany were down 5.5% last year, dragged lower by lengthy closures of bars and restaurants in the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday. German-based breweries and distributors sold 8.7 billion litres (2.
Feb 1, 2021 2:19 AM
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India budget to boost health care spending,
NEW DELHI — India’s government has proposed to increase spending on health care in a $477 billion budget for 2021-22 that promises extra help for weathering the coronavirus pandemic. India is in its worst economic slowdown in a decade.
Feb 1, 2021 2:16 AM
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China blasts Pompeo over accusation of genocide in Xinjiang
BEIJING — An official from China's far west Xinjiang region accused former U.S.
Feb 1, 2021 2:16 AM
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Australian prime minister says Bing could replace Google
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's prime minister said on Monday that Microsoft is confident it can fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia.
Feb 1, 2021 2:15 AM
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Germany seeks ways to give its vaccine campaign momentum
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state governors were planning to talk Monday with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on ways to beef up the country's sluggish vaccination campaign.
Feb 1, 2021 2:15 AM
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Somali forces end jihadist siege of Mogadishu hotel, 5 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least five people have died in the attack on a Mogadishu hotel by Somalia's al-Shabab rebels that was ended early Monday by security forces, according to the Somali police force.
Feb 1, 2021 2:13 AM
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WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centres
WUHAN, China — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centres on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Feb 1, 2021 2:13 AM
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EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses
BERLIN — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter, the bloc's executive arm said Sunday.
Jan 31, 2021 2:44 PM
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