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Up until 2016, the number of measles cases had been steadily declining, but since 2017 the number has soared, the WHO says
World
06.08.2024
WHO warns of 'backsliding' in measles fight as cases soar
Clashes between police and protesters left at least one dead on February 13, 2019, in Port-au-Prince, bringing to at least seven the number of people killed in the week of protests
World
06.08.2024
Canada closes Haiti embassy as violence traps tourists
France is to toughen its laws against online abuse in order to push platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to pull hateful posts
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06.08.2024
France to tighten online bullying laws after media 'boys' club' scandal
When the Mozambique debt scandal came to light in 2016, the country was plunged into a financial crisis as donors froze contributions, and the US alleged millions were spent on bribes for former finance minister Manuel Chang (pictured January 2019)
World
06.08.2024
Mozambique makes five arrests in debt scandal
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When Caroline Mwatha went missing, Amnesty International raised the alarm given her work lobbying against extra-judicial killings by police
World 06.08.2024
Kenyan activist died of botched abortion: autopsy finds
Greece's parliament will revise several articles in the country's constitution, aimed at fighting corruption, which political rivals say is a ploy by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (pictured January 2019) to woo left-wing voters
World 06.08.2024
Greece revises constitution to fight corrupt politicians
Boat accidents are tragically common on the Niger River, a major transport artery
World 06.08.2024
One dead, more than 40 missing in Niger boat sinking
Investigative website Bellingcat has identified a high-ranking Russian GRU officer who was in Britain during the Salisbury chemecal attack
World 06.08.2024
Website names GRU suspect in Skripal, Bulgaria poisonings
Rehab Dughmosh planned an attack at a Toronto-area department store in June 2017
World 06.08.2024
Canadian woman jailed for attack in name of IS group
Education Minister Blazenka Divjak said on Facebook that she would "accept criticism" over the issue and canvass teachers on their recommendations for required reading, with petitioners hoping "The Diary" will be among their top choices
World 06.08.2024
Croatian anger as school curriculum drops Anne Frank
The global demand for energy is "set to increase significantly driven by increases in propserity in the developing world," said BP in its Energy Outlook 2019
World 06.08.2024
Global energy demand to soar one third by 2040: BP
Trump will then have 90 days to decide whether to move ahead with tariffs
World 06.08.2024
US report calls car imports national security threat: source
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) and US President Donald Trump are due to meet for a second high-profile summit, in Hanoi
World 06.08.2024
Pompeo calls Iran more destabilizing than N. Korea
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