Afghan peace talks begin

DOHA, Sept 12 (Reuters): The opening ceremony for talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents began in Qatar's capital Doha on Saturday, marking the start of negotiations aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians.The 19-year conflict is also the...

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Antarctica is still free of COVID-19

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12 (AP): At this very moment a vast world exists that's free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away.That world is Antarctica, the only continent without COVID-19. Now, as nearly 1,000 scientists and others who wintered...

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