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In the past five years, air pollution has worsened in Pakistan, as a mixture of low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal crop burn off, and colder winter temperatures coalesce into stagnant clouds of smog.

The female black rhino died of natural causes in captivity on Friday in the Ngorongoro Crater, the state conservation body said.

If found guilty of insulting a magistrate the journalist could be sentenced to up to one year in jail.

No suspect information was immediately available, and the sheriff requested witnesses and anyone else who might have been injured to come forward.

Senators Richard Durbin and Patrick Leahy were banned from entering the country after introducing a provision in the 2020 US budget that would prevent officials involved in the incarceration of Senator Leila de Lima from entering the US.

Sekkaki, whose videos usually exceed 100,000 views, was arrested in early December after posting a video in which he insulted Moroccans as 'donkeys' and criticised King Mohammed VI, who is considered 'inviolable' under the constitution.

The rebels said he was killed in military attacks on Christmas day but the claim could not be verified and NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt said the group bore responsibility.

The infant mayor's emergence comes amid mounting anxiety among abortion rights advocates who fear the 46-year-old Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized abortion is under threat.

The Arakan Army rebels said Buthidaung National League for Democracy Chairman Ye Thein, the most senior civilian official to die in the growing insurgency, was killed on Monday in an attack on the rebels by Myanmar's army.

Kwong Wing Catering is one of many businesses that are part of the so-called 'yellow economy' across Hong Kong that are known for their support of the pro-democracy campaign.

Francis celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for thousands of people as hundreds of others watched on large screens outside.

Video footage showed people at the Westfield Parramatta shopping centre jostling for the gold, silver and white balloons containing the gift cards. As the crowd surged, shoppers were sent sprawling, including one person dressed as Santa Claus.

The chief of police in the capital, Kathmandu, Uttam Subedi, said 122 Chinese men and women were rounded up in raids on Monday following information that they were engaged in suspicious activities.

Ambassador Daniel Foote came under fire after he expressed dismay at two men being jailed for 15 years for homosexuality last month and urged the government to review discriminatory laws.

The alleged shooter left the barbershop in a grey, four-door sedan, officials said.

Chittagong has so far recorded 11 deaths due to the infection, which is the highest among other districts in Bangladesh.