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Hazara girl wounded in deadly Afghan attack triumphs in exams
Hazara girl wounded in deadly Afghan attack triumphs in exams
by  AFP

A month after losing her eye in a deadly suicide bomb attack on her academy, a young Hazara woman has finished among the top candidates in Afghanistan's tough university entrance exams. A suicide bomber entered the hall and walked to the front -- where girls and young women had been segregated -- then detonated a bomb that killed at least 54 people.

Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms
Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms
by  AFP

The American father and son duo who helped former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn dramatically escape from Japan have been returned to the United States after spending 20 months in Japanese jails, their lawyer said Monday. The Taylors were extradited from the United States to Japan in March 2021.

Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business
Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business
by  AFP

Fresh off a celebratory beach holiday, Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got down to uglier business Monday: figuring out how to govern with a hostile Congress, nasty budget crunch and impossible-looking to-do list. Lula is meeting Monday with advisers in Sao Paulo.

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