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Taliban double down on barring women from taking university entry examsThe Taliban doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams.WorldJan 28
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Fear of global food shortage looms as Russia steps back from Ukraine grain dealU.S. President Joe Biden warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia's suspension of a U.N.-brokered deal to allow safe passage for ships carrying Ukrainian grain.WorldOct 30, 2022
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Ukraine nuclear power plant loses its remaining external power due to shelling: U.N.Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling.WorldOct 8, 2022
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Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant goes partly offline amid alleged shelling attackUkraine's and Europe's largest nuclear plant has stopped supplying Ukrainian-held territories with electricity, Kremlin-backed authorities said Saturday.WorldSep 3, 2022
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UN report outlines possible crimes against humanity in China’s XinjiangThe run-up to its release fueled a debate over China's influence at the world body and epitomized the on-and-off diplomatic chill between Beijing and the West over human rights.WorldAug 31, 2022
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Ukraine wants to extend safe shipping passage agreement beyond grainThree grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday while the first inbound cargo vessel since Russia's invasion was due in Ukraine to load.WorldAug 5, 2022
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China, Russia forced to defend vetoes of North Korea sanctions under new UN rulesThe close allies reiterated their opposition to more sanctions, blaming the United States for rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and calling for more dialogue.WorldJun 8, 2022
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Extreme heat waves expected to happen every decade, U.N. climate report saysThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report also found that once-in-a-decade heavy rain events are now 1.3 times more likely and 6.7 per cent wetter.EnvironmentAug 9, 2021
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‘Code red for humanity’: Climate change spiraling out of control, U.N. report saysDrawing on more than 14,000 scientific studies, the report gives the most comprehensive and detailed picture yet of how climate change is altering the natural world.EnvironmentAug 9, 2021
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Pandemic has upped threat of ISIS, al-Qaida in conflict areas: U.N. reportA panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that the threats continued to rise in conflict zones in the last half of 2020.WorldFeb 4, 2021
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