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Britain is one of a number of countries conducting vaccine trials for COVID-19
World
11.08.2024
UK 'confident' Moscow helped hackers target virus vaccine
Commuters wear face masks on a metro train in Hong Kong. The city's leader says coronavirus is running "out of control" afater a daily record number of new cases
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11.08.2024
Hong Kong leader says coronavirus 'critical' after 100 new cases
Around 100 firefighters rushed to the scene and managed to save the structure, built between the 15th and 19th centuries
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11.08.2024
Man questioned over Nantes cathedral fire
A wrestler walks past a line of people waiting to enter a two-week sumo tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the main sumo arena in Tokyo
World
11.08.2024
Sumo resumes in front of fans despite rise in Japan virus infections
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said the 27 leaders had 'many positions' on the size of the fund, on rules for accessing it and on tying it to respect for the rule of law
World 11.08.2024
EU recovery summit could end with no deal, says Merkel
More than 200,000 thousand seafarers are stranded on ships worldwide because of coronavirus border closures and lockdowns
World 11.08.2024
Stranded on ships, 200,000 seafarers struggle in virus limbo
Cheesemakers Danie Crowther and his wife Marietjie Crowther only managed to produce small amounts of their signature smoked mozzarella and chilli-infused "string cheese" during the virus lockdown
World 11.08.2024
S.African artisanal cheesery hopes virus will boost Slow Food
Mask-wearing is not common in Australia and has not been part of the country's COVID-19 response until recently
World 11.08.2024
Australian city to make mask-wearing compulsory
In 1947, Parisians used alternative means of transport during a general strike
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Bikes wedge their way into heavy Paris traffic
Syrians head to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament as the war-torn country faces a crumbling economy and international sanctions
World 11.08.2024
Syrians vote for new parliament amid war, economic turmoil
Raoni Metuktire addresses members of different Brazilian tribes in Piaracu village, Mato Grosso state, in January 2020
World 11.08.2024
Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni hospitalized in weakened state
A man reads a newspaper on the edge of a promenade overlooking Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
World 11.08.2024
Hong Kong security law sends jitters through city's feisty press
An EU post-coronavirus recovery plan has run into stiff resistance from some member states
World 11.08.2024
EU leaders squabble as deadlocked rescue summit enters third day
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