Women survivors face sanitation woes in Nepal relief camp
Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.
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Afghanistan war victims left 'without justice', UN says
Most civilian victims of Afghanistan's 2001-2021 war have been left "without justice, reparation or even acknowledgement" of their suffering, the United Nations said Tuesday, with one man in Kabul telling AFP "the world has forgotten us".
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Iran president offers US olive branch before Putin meeting
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any US move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit.
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China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope
The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods crossed the grim 1,000 mark on Tuesday, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors including dozens feared trapped in hydropower tunnels.
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AI startup Manus says resumes independent operations
AI startup Manus said Tuesday it had resumed independent operations, months after China blocked Facebook-owner Meta from buying the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based firm.
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Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM
Japan will ease overtime regulation starting Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country's ingrained workaholic culture.
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Illegal mining ravages S.Africa's economic hub
Whole chunks of a once-busy road in Johannesburg have collapsed because of damage caused by the illegal mining rampant across South Africa's economic hub.
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Nigeria rethinks criminalisation of suicide
In Nigeria, surviving a suicide attempt can mean facing not only the trauma of the ordeal but also the threat of prosecution.
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Nepal's wall of missing offers last hope after Himalayan flood
In Nepal's capital, desperate people searching for family members missing after Wednesday's devastating floods post photographs on a wall, clinging to a final, fading hope of finding them.
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Osaka channels NBA icon Iverson to reach US Open second round
Naomi Osaka channelled NBA fashion trailblazer Allen Iverson on Monday as she battled into the second round of the US Open.
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