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Hong Kong is criminalizing CBD as a ‘dangerous drug’ alongside heroin
Hong Kong
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Two years ago, cannabidiol was booming in Hong Kong. The compound, known as CBD, was popping up in cafes, restaurants and stores, with businesses eager to…
Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule
MELBOURNE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Tuesday sent out more personnel and specialised detection equipment to search for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, including a team from the country's…
Suicide bomber breaches high security in Pakistan mosque, kills 59
Up to 400 worshippers in prayer at time of blastMost of the dead were police officialsNo immediate claim of responsibility for attackPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a…
Drones target Iranian military site in Isfahan
Iran acknowledged a drone strike had targeted one of its military sites in the central city of Isfahan at the weekend, but stopped short of accusing any foreign or opposition groups of engineering the attack.The Iranian defence…
Iran earthquake kills 2, injures hundreds
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At least two people were killed, and more than 500 injured when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Saturday night local time.
Iran’s state news…
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read
Every week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the Ukraine war, from news and features to analysis, visual guides and opinion.Germany and the US pledge tanksA Leopard 2 main battle tank of the German armed forces shoots during…
Russians react with defiance, anger and worry as a new phase of war looms
Russia’s tightly-controlled state media has responded angrily to the shipments of Western tanks pledged to Ukraine this week -- and that anger is shared by some Moscow residents.Ukraine’s tanks “are going to hinder our troops,” Sergei…
‘White’ federal workers would no longer include Middle Eastern, North African
The Biden administration is proposing a change to the way it collects data on federal workers that would allow employees to identify themselves as of Middle Eastern or North African descent, instead of identifying themselves as…
US and Germany to send M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in major sign of
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The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they will send contingents of tanks to Ukraine, reversing their longstanding trepidation at…
High-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them
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Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for his children in his hands, when he spotted the red laser dancing across…