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The election is shaping up as a three-way race between the pro-Russian Socialist party of President Igor Dodon, the ruling Democratic party and a pro-European alliance
World
06.08.2024
In tiny Moldova, voters choose between Russia and Europe
Israel's first spacecraft will be launched by the US-based private firm SpaceX
World
06.08.2024
Israel's first Moon mission blasts off from Florida
Devotees at one of Kong's two mosques, historic treasures built in the Sudanese style suited to the hot and arid climes of the Sahel
World
06.08.2024
Son of dusty I. Coast town is King of Kong
Finland's new icebreaker, Polaris, is the world's first to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG)
World
06.08.2024
Going greener: Finland's new gas-fuelled icebreaker
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A statue of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was earlier this month found guilty of trafficking over 130 tons of drugs into the US by a New York jury
World 06.08.2024
US charges two of El Chapo's sons with drug trafficking
The election in Africa's most populous country has been marred by logistical problems and fears of fraud
World 06.08.2024
Second time lucky? Nigeria prepares for rescheduled vote
Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks (R) celebrates scoring a try against New Zealand in a 2014 Rugby Championship match in Wellington
More sports 06.08.2024
Former Bok Hendricks back in Super Rugby after heart scare
Homophobia is entrenched in many parts of Africa. In 2014, anti-gay campaigners rallied in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, after the country's Constitutional Court annulled a law toughening penalties for same-sex relations
World 06.08.2024
Kenya court to rule on decriminalising homosexuality
Held every two years, the Ouagadougou film festival lures stars from across Africa -- here, Ivorian singer Alpha Blondy performing at the opening ceremony in 2017
World 06.08.2024
Security worries cloud celebrated African film festival
The Fernandina Giant Tortoise was thought to have become extinct more than 100 years ago until this adult female was discovered by conservationists on the Galapagos island of Fernandina on February 17, 2019
World 06.08.2024
Giant tortoise thought extinct is found on Galapagos
Anti-government protests in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince have turned violent, with at least seven people killed
World 06.08.2024
UN council calls for peaceful protests in Haiti
Scientists hope the asteroid will offer clues to the origins of Earth
World 06.08.2024
Japan probe Hayabusa2 makes asteroid landing
A new report said there is "mounting evidence that the biodiversity that underpins our food systems, at all levels, is declining" globally
World 06.08.2024
FAO warns food supply threatened by declining biodiversity
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