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[Body] => Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises concerns about Pakistan during talks with US President Joe Biden as well as a broader four-way summit with the leaders of Australia and Japan, according to Indian officials, who said the others concurred.
"There was a clear sense that a more careful look and a more careful examination and monitoring of Pakistan's role in Afghanistan -- Pakistan's role on the issue of terrorism -- had to be kept," Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters after the White House talks.
Khan, addressing the UN General Assembly, said that the Taliban have promised to respect human rights and build an inclusive government since taking over last month, despite global disappointment in a caretaker cabinet. — AFP
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[Body] => An official says the Tabuk City is digging more graves at its local cemetery in Agbannawag in preparation for more COVID-19 deaths.
According to Tabuk City Public Information Office Aurora Amilig, the Balong cemetery which saw the most number of COVID-19 related burials so far, is almost full.
She says that the city is experiencing its worst wave of COVID-19 infections. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao
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[Body] => Following 21 days of evidence including 50 witnesses and hours of searing testimony, jurors begin considering whether internationally famous singer R. Kelly orchestrated a sex crimes ring for nearly three decades.
The case, delayed over a year by the pandemic, is seen as landmark for the #MeToo movement as it is the first major sex abuse trial where the majority of accusers are Black women.
The prosecution painstakingly wove the threads of alleged wrongdoing into an intricate pattern of crimes they say the artist born Robert Sylvester Kelly perpetrated with impunity, capitalizing on his fame to prey on young women and teenagers for his own sexual gratification. — AFP
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[Body] => President Joe Biden deepens his bid to cement US leadership of the Indo-Pacific against a rising China with the first in-person summit of the regional Quad group.
Meeting in the White House, Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan will discuss a COVID vaccines drive, regional infrastructure, climate change and securing supply chains for the semiconductors used in computer technology.
While China is not officially on the agenda, the Quad will stress backing for a "free and open Indo-Pacific," a senior US official told reporters. That's a phrase often standing in for ensuring that communist China will not end up dominating the region, including vital international sea lanes. — AFP
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[Body] => The Department of Health registers 18,659 more coronavirus cases, pushing the national tally to 2,453,328.
Russia records its highest daily coronavirus death toll with 828 fatalities reported over the past 24 hours.
The new figures bring Russia's total deaths from COVID-19 to 202,273 -- the highest toll in Europe. — AFP
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