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Pakistan women protest India’s ban on headscarves in schools

Pakistani women have rallied to denounce a ban imposed in a region in neighbouring India on the wearing of the traditional headscarf – or...

Thailand tackles second offshore oil spill in three weeks

A second oil spill in less than three weeks is being tackled in the Gulf of Thailand. An estimated 1,320 gallons is believed to have...

Ford plant forced to shut due to bridge blockade amid Covid protests in Canada

A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit in the US by protesters demanding an end to Canada’s Covid-19 restrictions has forced a...

UN experts urge Sweden to stop planned iron-ore mine project

Two independent UN human rights experts have called on Sweden’s government to refuse a licence to industrial backers of a planned iron-ore mine that...

Denmark’s queen and Spain’s king test positive for Covid-19

The queen of Denmark and the king of Spain have both tested positive for coronavirus, their respective royal houses announced on Wednesday. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe,...

Hong Kong tightens restrictions as daily Covid cases rise above 600

Hong Kong’s leader has announced the city’s toughest ever social-distancing restrictions, including unprecedented limits on private gatherings, as new daily Covid-19 cases surged above...

Train hits stolen car stuck on tracks and sends it crashing into nearby house

A Florida man said he jumped from a stolen car seconds before it was hit by a train and sent flying into a nearby...

Andy Murray plans to skip French Open and whole of clay court season

Andy Murray will skip the French Open and the whole of the clay court season as he plots his course through the rest of...

Putin set for talks with Chinese leader amid Ukraine tensions

Russian president Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping,...

Extra officers to be deployed to Canadian capital amid lorry protests

Police in Canada’s capital said about 150 extra police officers will be deployed to the areas of Ottawa most affected by the protest against...

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