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Thailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
Bangkok Thailand on Tuesday decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant native to…
Poland transforms several military facilities into guarded refugee camp
Warsaw Several military facilities in Poland’s western Lubusz province have been repurposed into a guarded…
New ‘super variant Covid-22’ could be more lethal than Delta, expert claims
An expert has warned that a new variant of coronavirus dubbed “Covid-22” could be more…
Airbnb offers free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees after Taliban takeover
Airbnb Tuesday launched an initiative for housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, said company’s…
CIA director secretly met with Taliban leader Mullah Baradar in Kabul
NEW YORK – CIA director William J. Burns held a “secret meeting” with Taliban key…
Ukraine retracts its claims of aircraft hijacking
Ukraine has now retracted its previous claim that its evacuation aircraft had been hijacked in…
IMF Chief thanks Pakistan for assisting in evacuation of its employees from Kabul
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thanked Pakistan for assisting it in evacuating its employees…
Ukranian aircraft hijacked in Afghanistan, flown to Iran
According to reports, unidentified armed hijackers hijacked control of a Ukrainian aircraft and flew it to…
UK to urge extension of Kabul evacuations at G7 talks
France sees need for Afghan evacuations beyond US deadline London Britain said Monday it would…
Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
Cairo Egypt closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip on Monday amid…
