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At least seven dead, six injured as blast rips through bus in northern Afghanistan
Dec 06, 2022 12:35At least seven people have been killed and six others sustained injuries after a roadside bomb explosion ripped through a bus carrying the employees of a petroleum company in Afghanistan’s northern Province of Balkh.
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South Africa's Ramaphosa hits back as party backs him over 'Farmgate' scandal, delays impeachment
Dec 06, 2022 12:22South Africa's ruling party said it would tell its lawmakers to reject a report that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash in his farm, giving him a lifeline as he faced the biggest scandal of his career.
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A war from within: US far-right extremists declare war with North Carolina attack
Dec 06, 2022 11:58Concern about the threat far-right extremists pose to the power grid in the United States has assumed alarming proportions after mass power outages in the southeastern State of North Carolina reportedly caused by targeted gunfire.
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US military probes hundreds of cases of domestic extremism within ranks
Dec 06, 2022 11:42The US military has received hundreds of reports of “domestic extremism” within its rank and file in the past year, according to a damning new report, pointing to the rot in the country's security sector.
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Power outage continues in N. Carolina county, thousands without electricity in freezing temperature
Dec 06, 2022 11:24North Carolina's Moore County remains without electricity in freezing temperature as power outage caused by what authorities describe as an act of vandalism continues unabated.
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UK housing charity workers join nationwide strikes, fearing becoming homeless themselves
Dec 06, 2022 11:12Hundreds of workers at Shelter, a British housing and homeless charity, have launched industrial action, joining thousands of striking employees in various economic sectors across the country.
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UK Labour leader vows to abolish ‘indefensible’ House of Lords
Dec 06, 2022 05:21Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to scrap Parliament’s unelected and “indefensible” upper house, as he seeks power in the next election.
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Nearly 23% of world workers have suffered violence, harassment at work: UN study
Dec 06, 2022 04:47More than one in five people in employment worldwide have experienced some form of workplace harassment or violence, according to a survey released by the United Nations on Monday.
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Sudan generals sign deal with civilian parties as protesters cry foul
Dec 06, 2022 03:29Sudan’s ruling army generals have signed an initial agreement with civilian parties in a move expected to pave the way for ending a crisis caused by last year’s military coup.
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Russia shrugs off West's oil price cap, says it will not disrupt its 'special operation' in Ukraine
Dec 06, 2022 03:05The Kremlin has warned that Russia will not disrupt its months-long special operation in neighboring Ukraine even as a Western-imposed price cap on the country’s oil exports enters into effect.