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Kidnappers release Nigerian schoolboys as search for 300 abducted girls continue
Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the northern ...Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package ...US carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon ...Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rival in Yangon
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and detained civilian government leader Aung San ...Australian parliament passes media reforms after last-ditch changes
Australia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc pay media companies for content ...Armenia seeks bigger Russian military presence on its territory
Armenia would welcome the expansion of a Russian military base on its territory and the redeployment of some Russian forces ...Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan: UN
At least 7,000 people who fled escalating ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have sought asylum in neighboring Sudan, the U.N. ...At least 50 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots
Riots at three jails in Ecuador left at least 50 inmates dead and several injured on Tuesday, authorities reported as ...Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links ...Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law ...