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Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close
Edict enforced despite UN concern and rare public protest
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Canada hailed for focusing foreign aid on women’s rights amid global backslide
Canada stays course on sexual-health education, contraception and family planning
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Blaze rages out of control on Greek island
2 resorts included in evactuations
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Dive team deployed after helicopter crashes into Alaska lake
All 4 on board presumed dead
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Trudeau hails European values as a global strength in troubled times
PM presented Ursula von der Leyen with the judicial equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Tornado damages Pfizer plant, as scorching heat and floods sock US
Large manufacturing complex was damaged by twister in North Carolina
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Smiling castaway and ‘braver’ dog return after months adrift on the Pacific
Australian sailor and dog Bella lived on raw fish until they were found by Mexican fishermen
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Iraq, Sweden in diplomatic clash after man desecrates the Quran
Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad in anticipation of book-buring in Stockholm
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India breaks silence over ethnic violence after mob shown molesting women
Mobs have rampaged through villages in Manipur, leaving more than 130 people dead since May
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Croatian firefighter 6th person to die after storm sweeps the Balkans
100s injured from fallen trees, objects blown by swirling winds though Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
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