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Has the World Forgotten the Plight of the Rohingyas?

Kazi Mohammad Jamshed As of July 2021, only $366 million of the total required, around $1 billion, humanitarian assistance fund for the Rohingyas has been disbursed. The disbursement has declined to 34 percent, which used to be within the range between 72 to 75 percent of the total required funds

New prison riot in Ecuador leaves 68 dead

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP-RSS) – Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in

Japan’s PM Kishida declares victory after ‘very tough’ election

TOKYO (AFP/RSS) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory on Monday after leading his ruling coalition to a strong

US vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of

Physics Nobel rewards work on complex systems, like climate

By DAVID KEYTON and SETH BORENSTEIN STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for work that

Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division

By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s

Former Foreign Minister Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set

Japan ex-diplomat Kishida wins party vote, to become new PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set

Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges were released from prison and flown out of

Kabul attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a