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Hong Kong was rocked by the worst political violence since its 1997 handover to China on Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets
World
07.08.2024
Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader from her own allies
A Japanese firm has launched a gender equity campaign playing on common terminology labelling firms that mistreat employees "black" and those that treat workers well "white"
World
07.08.2024
Japan #beWhite campaign leaves firm red-faced
A flock of sheep are herded up a road in Ashburton, New Zealand, where rustling has become so prevalent that authorities have introduced new penalties of up to 10 years in jail
World
07.08.2024
Livestock rustlers face jail time as New Zealand tightens laws
Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since the April 21 attacks which killed 258 people, including 45 foreign nationals, and wounded nearly 500 people
World
07.08.2024
UAE repatriates Sri Lankans in connection with Easter attacks
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Polio immunisation is compulsory in Afghanistan, but distrust of vaccines is rife, and the programmes are difficult to enforce particularly in rural regions
World 07.08.2024
In Afghanistan, conspiracy theories fuel polio outbreak
Employees of the Electoral Supreme Court arrange ballots in Guatemala City
World 07.08.2024
Guatemalans see polls as chance to emerge from violence, corruption
Many who went into the streets of Hong Kong this week to decry what they see as yet another erosion of their city's freedoms were very young
World 07.08.2024
From homework to helmets, Hong Kong's protesters evolve and harden
A picture obtained by AFP from Iranian News Agency ISNA on June 13, 2019 reportedly shows fire and smoke billowing from the Norwegian-owned Front Altair tanker, one of two vessels hit by suspected attacks in the waters of the Gulf of Oman
World 07.08.2024
Iran denies tankers attack as tensions soar
Google's hugely popular translation tool uses complex algorithms and deep learning computers to improve accuracy
World 07.08.2024
Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe
Ebola has claimed two lives in western Uganda so far
World 07.08.2024
WHO emergency panel meets on Ebola after Uganda deaths
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire spoke of an EU 'breakthrough' after a compromise was struck on a eurozone operational budget
World 07.08.2024
EU ministers strike compromise on Macron-backed eurozone budget
Manchester-born Lee White, a well-known conservationist, has been put in charge of Gabon's forests
World 07.08.2024
'Mr. Green': British environmentalist is Gabon's new forestry minister
AfD candidate Sebastian Wippel won the first round, adding to a strong showing by his party in September state polls -- but mainstream parties have thrown their support behind his rival from the ruling centre-right CDU
World 07.08.2024
Far-right AfD eyes control of German town favourite of Hollywood
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