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24 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia’s South Sumatra

Shawdesh Desk: At least 24 people were killed and 16 others seriously injured as a passenger bus carrying 40 passengers plunged into a ravine in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province on

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Saudi court sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder

Shawdesh Desk: A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year, the public prosecutor has said. Khashoggi, a

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Who is leading the Islamic State group now?

Shawdesh DEsk: Just days after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by US special forces in October, the Islamic State group announced the name of the man who

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Guatemala bus crash kills at least 20 people

Shawdesh Desk: A trailer truck collided with a passenger bus in eastern Guatemala early Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving a dozen wounded, according to the national disaster

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Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz as first prime minister since 1976

Shawdesh Desk: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has been appointed the country’s first prime minister in more than 40 years – the tourism minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz. The post of prime

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CAA protest: Death toll rises to 11 in Uttar Pradesh as violence grips agitation

Shawdesh Desk:At least 11 people, including an 8-year-old boy, have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh of India as the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in the

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India police ban protests against citizenship law

Shawdesh DEsk: Police have banned protests against a controversial new citizenship law in several parts of India, reports BBC. The ban has been imposed in parts of the capital Delhi,

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Japanese journalist wins high-profile #MeToo case

Shawdesh Desk: A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most

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