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India-Pakistan Tensions Hit New Pitch With Cricket Snub

The Indian players refused to shake hands with their Pakistani opponents at the first meeting of the sides since the two countries exchanged hostilities this year.

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The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, right, and a teammate, Shivam Dube, after their win in an Asia Cup cricket game against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday.
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‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls

Despite vaccination hesitancy, the end may be in sight for cervical cancer, which kills 64% of women with the disease

The questions come fast and furious: “Why only girls?”, “will it affect her periods?”, “can it cause infertility?”, “is it halal?” Inside the airy sports hall of Khatoon-e-Pakistan government girls’ school, the pupils in their crisp blue and white uniforms whisper among themselves, as their parents listen attentively to the health officials taking the session.

While there are some fathers in the chairs laid out for the occasion, the majority are mothers. The groundwork is under way ahead of Pakistan’s first nationwide rollout of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign.

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© Photograph: Zofeen T. Ebrahim

© Photograph: Zofeen T. Ebrahim

© Photograph: Zofeen T. Ebrahim

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Najibullah Zazi Is Imprisoned Again After Donating to Co-Conspirators

Najibullah Zazi admitted plotting an attack on the New York City subway with two friends, and then testified against them. Now he is behind bars after putting money in their prison accounts.

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Najibullah Zazi was known as the affable operator of a coffee cart in Lower Manhattan before joining the Taliban.
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