Religion / Belief
Malaysian sells COVID-19 vaccine mock-ups made of paper to honour the dead
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (Reuters) - As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is...
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Israeli rabbis ask pope to clarify remarks on Jewish law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about...
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UN rights boss says she has credible reports of Taliban executions
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that she had received...
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Former Afghan mayor pledges to fight for women’s rights in exile
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - An Afghan mayor who fled to Germany said she would work in her host country to...
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U.N. rights chief to report back on Afghanistan in Sept-Oct
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is to report back in the September-October session on the situation...
Read moreBlast kills 10 jihadists at Syria training camp
AMMAN (Reuters) - An explosion at a training camp for jihadist fighters in opposition-held northwest Syria killed at least 10...
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France says time needed beyond Aug. 31 for Afghan evacuations
PARIS (Reuters) -France is concerned about the Aug. 31 deadline set by the United States to pull out of Afghanistan,...
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Israel inquiry into deadly festival stampede hears first witness
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A state inquiry into a stampede in April at a Jewish pilgrimage site that killed 45 people, among...
Read morePan-Islamic group says it will seek to help achieve peace in Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and...
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Vatican disciplines Polish archbishop after abuse cover-up investigation
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Vatican has disciplined the former archbishop of Wroclaw in Poland following an investigation into negligence over...
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Taliban to unveil new Afghan govt framework within weeks, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a...
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Cowering in the bathroom: Some Afghans dread the Taliban knock at the door
By Charlotte Greenfield and James Mackenzie (Reuters) - When armed members of the Afghan Taliban knocked on the door of...
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Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Alexander Cornwell and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among...
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Taliban call on Afghan imams to urge unity at Friday prayers
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban urged Afghan imams to try to counter negative reports about the movement and persuade people...
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Afghan refugee in Indonesia fears for family after Taliban takeover
By Heru Asprihanto CIAWI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Despite leaving Afghanistan at the age of five, the country where Azis was...
Read moreDutch get 35 citizens out of Afghanistan after chaos holds up evacuations
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands said it got 35 of its citizens and 20 other foreign nationals out of Afghanistan on...
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Soccer: Former Afghan women’s captain tells players to burn kits, delete photos
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - The former captain of the Afghan women's soccer team has urged players to delete social...
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Islamic scholars to decide role of women in Afghanistan-senior Taliban member
(Reuters) - A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work...
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Pope Francis urges everyone to get COVID-19 vaccines for the good of all
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued an appeal on Wednesday urging people to get inoculated against COVID-19, saying the...
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UK plans to welcome thousands of Afghans in new refugee plan
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday announced plans to welcome up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban during the first year...
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