Australia has reached the grim milestone of 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths, with more than 7,000 fatalities reported in the last six months.

Australia has reported 7,755 deaths so far this year, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. 

There were 909 COVID-19 related fatalities in 2020 and 1,344 last year.

Experts however warn that the total death toll...

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At least 19 passengers were killed and 14 injured when a bus fell into a ravine in the Dhana Sar region of Balochistan on Sunday morning, Pakistani authorities confirmed.

Assistant Commissioner Syed Mehtab Shah told Pakistan&s The Express Tribune that the bus was heading to Quetta from Rawalpindi when it tumbled into the ravine.

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The European Union announced this week that it will provide an additional $26 million for polio vaccines and another $15.6 million for child protection in Afghanistan. 

According to a statement issued by the EU, the funding for child protection will specifically be aimed at caring for migrant children at risk of violence, exploitation and...

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An Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) gathering of religious scholars and ethnic leaders in Kabul ended on Saturday after an 11-point resolution was agreed to. 

Resolutions adopted related to a number of issues including the IEA&s call for the international community to recognize them as the legitimate government in Afghanistan. 

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The US State Department says it is considering resuming the Fulbright scholarship program for Afghan students for the 2023-2024 academic year.

A spokesperson for the US State Department told VOA: &We continue to work towards the safe resumption of the Fulbright program for Afghan students.&

He added: &For this course, we are...

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Many Afghan families would leave their country if secondary girls& schools do not reopen, Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said on Friday.

Hekmatyar, in his Friday sermon, said that a decision should be made regarding the issue of girls& education at the gathering of religious scholars in Kabul.

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