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UK govt defends refugee shakeup in face of hard-right

AFP: Britain’s interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, insisting that irregular migration was “tearing our country apart”. The measures, modelled on...

Nepal extends voter registration ahead of key polls

Agencies : Nepal announced on Saturday a five-day extension in voter registration for the first elections since anti-corruption protests toppled the government earlier this year, citing broad turnout. “There has been enthusiastic participation. We...