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Life in Ukraine continues as normal, but civilians prepare for invasion

Life in Ukraine continues as normal, but civilians prepare for invasion

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

People in Kharkiv in Ukraine have been told their city could be an early target of any Russian invasion.

EU watchdog orders Europol to erase personal data unrelated to crimes

EU watchdog orders Europol to erase personal data unrelated to crimes

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

The European Union’s police agency, Europol, will be forced to delete much of a vast store of personal data related to individuals who have not been found guilty of any crime by the EU data protection watchdog.

South Korea will end bear bile farming

South Korea will end bear bile farming

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

Hundreds of so-called moon bears are kept in cages around the country because their bile and other body parts are used in traditional medicine.

Back to clean up: Indonesia’s displaced flood victims return to Aceh

Back to clean up: Indonesia’s displaced flood victims return to Aceh

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

Residents in northern Indonesia are trying to rebuild after flooding earlier this month destroyed their homes.

Exiled Crimean Tatars in Ukraine fear the rising tensions with Russia

Exiled Crimean Tatars in Ukraine fear the rising tensions with Russia

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

Tens of thousands of Crimean Tatars, an ethnically Turkic group, have fled since Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014.

US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden a pick

US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden a pick

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, creating an opening on the nine-member high court, according to US media reports.

UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights

UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief has said, urging the international community to release frozen Afghan aid to prevent families from selling their babies to buy food.

US and NATO deliver responses to Russian demands over Ukraine

US and NATO deliver responses to Russian demands over Ukraine

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

The United States and NATO have delivered separate written responses to Russia’s security demands, as efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis over Ukraine continue.

Hondurans concerned legislative crisis threatens new government

Hondurans concerned legislative crisis threatens new government

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

As Xiomara Castro’s inauguration nears as Honduras’ new president, concern was on the rise among her supporters that a worsening legislative crisis could derail her campaign promises and their hope for a better future.

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity through Syria

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity through Syria

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

Lebanon has signed an agreement with Jordan to receive electricity through Syria.

British PM refuses to resign as report over ‘partygate’ looms

British PM refuses to resign as report over ‘partygate’ looms

Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again defied calls to resign over his “partygate” scandal during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons.

Who should police social media? | Inside Story

Who should police social media? | Inside Story

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

Social media firms pare coming under increasing pressure to remove content deemed offensive or illegal.

Displaced Syrians face threat of freezing to death in tents

Displaced Syrians face threat of freezing to death in tents

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

Syrian refugees in the northwest of the country are trapped in their snow-bound tents.

India records more than 285,000 COVID cases in one day

India records more than 285,000 COVID cases in one day

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

India has recorded more than 285,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours.

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity through Syria

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity through Syria

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

Lebanon has signed an agreement with Jordan to receive electricity through Syria.

Hong Kong struggles to contain COVID outbreak

Hong Kong struggles to contain COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

About 7,000 residents at the centre of a COVID-19 cluster in Hong Kong have been ordered to stay home after the virus spread to a third tower block.

Yemen fishing industry devastated by war

Yemen fishing industry devastated by war

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

It used to be a booming industry, producing some of Yemen's leading exports. But years of conflict have damaged the fishing industry.

Sierra Leone medical workers 'ready' for new Ebola outbreak

Sierra Leone medical workers 'ready' for new Ebola outbreak

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

Medical workers in Sierra Leone say they are better equipped and more prepared for a repeat of an Ebola outbreak.

Life in the frontline trenches for Ukraine’s soldiers

Life in the frontline trenches for Ukraine’s soldiers

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

Machine-gun bursts. Shelling. Stray pets. This is what life is

Poland-Belarus border: Migrants fight for survival in woods in cold weather

Poland-Belarus border: Migrants fight for survival in woods in cold weather

Al Jazeera, 26 Jan 2022

In November last year, Al Jazeera reported on the case of one young Kurdish man who had survived freezing temperatures in the forests between Poland and Belarus.