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    Asia Pacific · 11:53 AM UTC

    When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they set out to settle a score with an old foe.

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    United States · 10:31 AM UTC

    In the shadow of U.S. Supreme Court history, a Puerto Rican family struggles

    Emanuel Rivera Fuentes, severely disabled since birth and lying in bed at the home he shares with his parents in Puerto Rico, recites a list of 14 medications he must take daily for medical conditions including cerebral palsy.

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    New York hospitals fire, suspend staff who refuse COVID vaccine

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    Germany's SPD wants to open coalition talks this week
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    Macron tells Europe to 'stop being naive' after France signs defence deal with Greece
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    Georgian ex-president says he will fly home, despite jail threat, to 'save the country'
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    Analysis: Left or right, German election leaves investors braced for more spending

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    U.S. Commerce chief to push investment in domestic economy
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    Yellen says Delta slowing recovery, urges Congress to raise U.S. debt limit-testimony

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    Japan to lift emergency COVID-19 curbs, but gradually
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    Sydney's unvaccinated warned of social isolation when COVID-19 lockdown ends
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    World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific
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    Environment · 11:58 AM UTC

    '30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks

    Greta Thunberg and fellow youth campaigners struck a sceptical tone for this week's climate talks in Italy, saying much has been promised but little done to tackle global warming in almost three decades since the landmark Earth Summit.

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    Spain declares volcano hit La Palma as disaster zone
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    U.S. environment agency urged by 21 states to toughen vehicle emissions rewrite

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    Hong Kong banks have limited exposure to stressed Chinese developers - regulator
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    China has tools to avoid Evergrande crisis, says ADB head
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    White House rebuts idea that Huawei's Meng was freed in prisoner swap
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    Goldman cuts China GDP growth forecast on energy supply crunch

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    Iraqis to vote in ballot marked by growing social and political fractures
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    Israeli PM says Iran has crossed nuclear 'red lines'; Tehran calls it 'full of lies'
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    Beirut blast probe faces derailment for second time
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    Lebanese PM to meet financial adviser Lazard soon over rescue plan

    Technology

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    Google defends Android phone maker deals, denies carrot and stick tactics
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    U.S.-EU tech trade summit clouded by French reservations
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    Australia challenges Google's ad dominance, calls for data-use rules
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    Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on'

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    U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge Biden not to reduce biofuel mandates
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    Tallgrass to track, measure emissions on U.S. interstate natgas pipeline

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    Mali could delay post-coup elections, interim PM says
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    Guinea junta bars its members from running in next elections
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    Zambia's Chinese debt nearly twice official estimate, study finds

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