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300 Afghan detainees freed from Pakistan return home
300 Afghan detainees freed from Pakistan return home
Around 300 Afghan nationals have been released from prisons in neighboring Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan during the past week, according to local media Tolo news on Wednesday.
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Samsung Electronics union votes for May strike
Samsung Electronics union votes for May strike
The firm is one of two South Korean chipmakers, along with SK hynix, now crucial suppliers of advanced memory chips for booming AI infrastructure demand.
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NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug clinic strike
NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug clinic...
Pakistan's forces struck Kabul and the eastern border province of Nangarhar on Monday, claiming to have hit military installations and "terrorist support infrastructure".
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Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts
Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts
Cuba's government is under increasingly crushing pressure, with Washington enforcing an oil blockade and openly stating it wants to end the nearly seven-decade-old US standoff with the one-party communist state.
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Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least six
Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least...
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
War in the Middle East: latest developments
The Israeli army issued an evacuation call for residents of four towns in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, warning of imminent strikes targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
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AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn says
AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn say...
Strong demand for AI hardware fuelled a 24 percent annual net profit jump last year for Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer.
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Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags on: UN
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags o...
The war, now in its third week, has killed hundreds and seen Iran launch retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf nations, as well as a front opening in Lebanon with Israel battling Hezbollah.
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Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Economists are contemplating a gloomy combination of prices rising across the board and growth stalling.
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Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Economist Stiglitz
Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Economist...
Even before the war erupted on February 28 with a barrage of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Stiglitz said the US economy was already "close to stagflation" -- a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth.
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