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Taiwan woman faces execution over fire that killed 46
Soaring Covid self-test kit sales fuel India underreporting fears
Soaring Covid self-test kit sales fuel India underreporting fears

Booming sales of home self-test kits for Covid are prompting Indian authorities to tighten the rules around their sale and fuelling long-held fears of underreporting as cases surge.

January 21, 2022

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Syria Kurds hunt down IS jihadists after prison attack
Syria Kurds hunt down IS jihadists after prison attack

Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on Friday hunted down Islamic State group fighters after an IS attack on a Kurdish-run prison housing fellow jihadists, a war monitor and Kurdish forces said.

January 21, 2022

'Immersive' Princess Diana documentary opens Sundance
'Immersive' Princess Diana documentary opens Sundance

An "immersive" Princess Diana documentary offering an "origin story" for the British royal family's latest woes was among the opening night movies at the online Sundance film festival Thursday.

January 21, 2022

UN says Philippine typhoon destruction 'badly underestimated'
UN says Philippine typhoon destruction 'badly underestimated'

The United Nations said destruction caused by Typhoon Rai in the Philippines had been "badly underestimated" in initial assessments, tripling the number of people "seriously affected" to nine million.

January 21, 2022

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Ground-breaking film school gets down to work in Senegal
Ground-breaking film school gets down to work in Senegal

It's the tale of a boy who cheats on his fiancee -- one misdeed too many in a selfish life -- and in desperation turns to a genie for help.

January 21, 2022

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Hong Kong warns animal lovers not to obstruct hamster cull
Hong Kong warns animal lovers not to obstruct hamster cull

Hong Kong's government Friday warned local animal lovers not to obstruct its ongoing cull of small animals, a policy triggered when hamsters in a pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus.

January 21, 2022