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Deadly car bomb targets Afghan bank

Afghan security officials inspect the site of a suicide bomb blast near the Kabul Bank branch in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, Afghanistan, 22 June 2017.

At least 29 people were killed and 60 wounded in the attack in Helmand province, officials say.

  • 22 June 2017
  • From the section Asia

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'Customers want people'

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'No puppet'

Hong Kong's leader-elect targets the young

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Energy revolution

China leads world in solar power production

  • 22 June 2017
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China's MSCI inclusion is a game changer

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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam: 'I am no puppet of Beijing'

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Why a problem of plenty is hurting India's farmers

A bumper harvest of crops has, ironically, led to a fresh crisis in farming.

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