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The election commission in its labyrinth

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The much-delayed Afghan presidential election was held on September 28 with a dismal turnout of nearly 2.6 million voters. However, the low polling numbers, representing less than a third of the 9.6 million registered voters, are less of a concern for the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) than the actual process of counting valid votes […]
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Come home: Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father’s funeral, anxiety grows

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From his dormitory in the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan, PhD student Hassan spoke to his father in Pakistan for the last time on Thursday, as the 80-year-old begged him to come home. The next day, Hassan’s father died of a heart ailment. Hassan is one of more than 1,000 Pakistani students in China’s Hubei […]
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Bond stayed for former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia

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A ruling by a US judge granting bond on Friday to a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia was stayed after US prosecutors said that they appealed the decision. Magistrate Judge Paula McCandlis, of the US District Court in Seattle, granted Ahmad Abouammo, 41, bond with travel restrictions while he awaited trial. […]

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