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Aljazeera News
Al Jazeera Media Network
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An immigrant's life as a bargaining chip in US politics

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 03:05
To be allowed to pursue the American dream, DACA beneficiaries first have to be bargained off for a wall.

Yemen: Separatists take over government headquarters in Aden

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 02:52
Yemeni PM accuses southern separatists of staging a coup after taking over government buildings in the port city.

The persistence of climate scepticism in the media

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 02:41
We examine why climate change deniers continue to get so much media exposure, contrary to scientific evidence.

Pencils and Bullets: Girls' Education in Afghanistan

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 01:35
Five years ago, after the Taliban years, two Turkmen girls in Afghanistan were finally able to attend school.

AFC: No neutral venues for Saudi-Qatar football matches

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 00:55
Asia's football governing body rejects Saudi Arabia's call for moving fixtures against Qatar to neutral state amid rift.

Separatists take over government headquarters in Aden

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 00:41
Yemeni PM accuses southern separatists of staging a coup after taking over government buildings in the port city.

Poland: Holocaust happened but Auschwitz is not Polish

Mon, 29/01/2018 - 00:27
Polish parliament outlaws references to Auschwitz and other Nazi-run concentration camps as "Polish death camps".

Eight killed in Eastern Ghouta despite ceasefire

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 23:59
Russia-brokered deal appears to stumble as aid concerns mount in rebel-held area suffering acute food shortages.

Evros river: 'Forced pushback' of refugees at the edge of EU

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 23:54
Refugees trying to enter Greece through its northern land border with Turkey have told Al Jazeera they have been threatened and forced to go back, illegal under international humanitarian law.

Seeds of Inspiration: Sudan's First Flying Robot Farmer

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 23:47
Two Sudanese inventors use a drone to take on desertification and their rivals in a TV competition for entrepreneurs.

Shock in Kabul as Taliban blast kills more than 100

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 23:34
Toll rises to at least 103 dead and hundreds more wounded, as official mourning period in Afghanistan begins.

Egypt's presidential hopeful Anan held in military jail

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 23:13
The Egyptian army arrested Sami Anan days after announcing he would run for presidential elections.

Chinese traditional medicine gains popularity at home and abroad

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 22:54
With Chinese traditional medicine gaining popularity, China hopes to translate the economic boom into a cultural one.

Day Zero: Cape Town taps to run dry on April 12

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 22:32
Taps will be turned off when reservoirs serving South African city drop below minimum levels to provide water safely.

Devastating scenes as 103 people killed in Kabul

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 22:13
The Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's assault, the third major attack in the past seven days.

Russia police raid Navalny's office amid protests

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 21:12
Alexei Navalny organises nationwide rallies, calling for boycotting March presidential vote, prompting police crackdown.

Turkey urges US to withdraw from Syria's Manbij

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 21:01
Ankara says US withdrawal is 'necessary immediately' as it plans to push Syrian Kurdish fighters from all of north Syria

Meet the woman challenging Arab notions of disability

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 20:47
Reem Alfranji, who has sons with developmental disabilities, is making the first Arabic cartoon challenging taboos.

Colombia: FARC vows to fight poverty in 2018 campaign

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 20:29
Rebels handed in their weapons, but must overcome the distrust of the public, which rejected the peace deal in a referendum and remains angry at FARC's history of violence and kidnapping.

Which Syrian opposition will be going to Sochi?

Sun, 28/01/2018 - 20:07
And which Syrian opposition will be going to Sochi?

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