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Captagon pills (a.k.a.poor man's cocaine) are flooding oil-rich Arab states

Dec 27, 2021

Nicosia [Cyprus], December 27 : A counterfeit version of Captagon, which is highly addictive, has become the drug of choice among young people in the oil-rich countries of the Arab Gulf and mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. As it is much cheaper than cocaine, many people call it: "poor man's cocaine."

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18 people dead in Brazil flooding, thousands displaced

Dec 27, 2021

Brasilia [Brazil], December 27 : At least 18 people are dead and more than 280 injured in the northeast region of Brazil due to heavy flooding.
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COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face, warns UN chief

Dec 27, 2021
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COVID-19: Jump in paediatric hospitalizations in New York, raises concern in California amid Omicron

Dec 27, 2021

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Taliban arrests owner of Afghan based media

Dec 27, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 : Taliban on Sunday arrested Haji Arif Noori, owner of Afghanistan based satellite television...
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Jordan reports 295 new cases of Omicron, 328 in total

Dec 27, 2021

Amman [Jordan], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Jordanian Health Ministry registered 295 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant on...
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Biden expresses condolences over death of Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu

Dec 27, 2021

Washington DC [US], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have expressed condolences...
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Pakistan: Sindh CM requests election commission to hold local body's polls next year

Dec 26, 2021
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Iran bans travelers from Omicron-hit European, African countries from entering

Dec 26, 2021
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UN chief mourns death of Archbishop Tutu of South Africa

Dec 26, 2021
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5.1- magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region

Dec 26, 2021
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US allies divided over Biden's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Dec 26, 2021
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Deputy Minister of Economy blames former Ghani govt of corruption in Afghanistan

Dec 26, 2021
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Turkey confirms 20,138 daily COVID-19 cases

Dec 26, 2021
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Strength of Chinese, Russian warships poses a challenge to US

Dec 26, 2021
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New research suggests coronavirus lingers throughout body, brain for months

Dec 26, 2021
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Israel okays major plan to double its population in Golan

Dec 26, 2021
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US may strengthen strategic ties with Bangladesh as a part of its Indo-Pacific policy

Dec 26, 2021
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US should not interfere in Afghan affairs, says Taliban leader

Dec 26, 2021