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Pakistan police and ex-PM Khan's supporters clash, injuring several

Pakistani police lobbed tear gas shells and baton-charged supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan in clashes which injured several on both sides on Wednesday, a government minister and his party said.

March 9, 2023 5:38 am
 

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Oklahoma measure to legalize recreational marijuana headed for defeat

A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults in Oklahoma.

March 8, 2023 5:12 pm
 

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US set to lift COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers from China

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to end mandatory COVID-19 tests for travellers from China, joining other countries in dropping the requirements, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

March 8, 2023 4:27 pm
 

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Canada repeals historic laws targeting women, LGBTQ community

Canada has expunged historic indecency and anti-abortion laws targeting women and the LGBTQ community, the government said, in a criminal justice system reform that will allow people convicted under such offences to clear their records.

March 8, 2023 3:31 pm
 

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U.S. judge rules Missouri state gun law is unconstitutional

A Missouri state law that declared several federal gun laws “invalid” is unconstitutional, a U.S. federal judge ruled, handing the U.S. Justice Department a victory in its bid to get the law tossed out.

March 8, 2023 2:20 pm
 

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U.S. says intel indicates pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines -NY Times

New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials indicates that a pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines.

March 8, 2023 12:50 pm
 

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China warns U.S. to stop suppression or risk 'conflict'

The United States should change its “distorted” attitude towards China or “conflict and confrontation” will follow.

March 8, 2023 11:04 am
 

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Georgians throw stones, petrol bombs at police in protest over new law

Protesters in the small ex-Soviet state of Georgia threw petrol bombs and stones at police on Tuesday night after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law on “foreign agents” which critics say represents an authoritarian shift.

March 8, 2023 10:22 am
 

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UK tells small-boat migrants: we will detain and deport you

Britain has set out details of a new law barring the entry of asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel, a proposal some charities say could be impractical and criminalise the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees.

March 8, 2023 9:08 am
 

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Taiwan warns of China's 'repeated provocations'

Taiwan will not allow “repeated provocations” from China, the island’s defence minister said on Tuesday, as China’s foreign minister said Taiwan was the “first red line” that must not be crossed in Sino-U.S. relations.

March 8, 2023 7:13 am
 

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Iran accuses school poisoning suspects of links to foreign media, riots -state media Reuters

Iran arrested several people it said were linked to a wave of school poisonings and accused some of connections to “foreign-based dissident media” and recent riots, according to an Interior Ministry statement shared by state media on Tuesday.

March 8, 2023 6:59 am
 

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Brazil police carry out more raids as part of Jan. 8 riots probe

Brazil’s federal police said on Tuesday they were carrying out new raids as part of a probe into the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings.

March 8, 2023 5:04 am

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