Schools in Nigerian state shut after mass kidnapping of students by gunmen

Schools in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State have been ordered closed after scores of students were kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday.

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Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade

The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.

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Covid: Schools aren't infection hubs, says public health boss

Dr Yvonne Doyle seeks to reassure parents as pupils head back to classrooms across the country.

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Air pollution could knock 9 years off the life of people in India, study says

The air pollution in India is so bad that it could be reducing the life expectancy of hundreds of millions of people by as much as nine years, according to a new study.

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Hong Kong just won back 'Asia's biggest' tech conference

Hong Kong has reclaimed its status as the host of a marquee Asian tech conference it lost last year, as organizers cite the city's success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Internet shut down and Indian troops deployed after death of Kashmir separatist leader

Indian Kashmir veteran separatist politician Syed Ali Shah Geelani died on Wednesday night in Srinagar, prompting authorities to deploy troops around the city and shut down the internet as a precautionary measure. He was 91 years old.

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Coronavirus vaccines cut risk of long Covid, study finds

The study adds to growing evidence that vaccination helps protect against Covid in a number of ways.

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