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Syrian Kurds hold a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration in the northeastern city of Qamishli on December 23, 2018, seeking protection by the Syrian army against Turkey following a shock US decision to withdraw its troops
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01.08.2024
Syria army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds
More than 40,000 people have been evacuated after the tsunami, including many left homeless
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01.08.2024
Indonesia trims tsunami death toll, hikes injury tally
A member of Proactiva Open Arms organisation holds a new born baby rescued with her mother
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01.08.2024
Boat carrying over 300 migrants rescued off Libya reaches Spain
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking a record fourth term in Sunday's election
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01.08.2024
Fresh violence mars Bangladesh election as campaigning ends
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The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species, including monkeys, is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the animals' body parts
World 01.08.2024
Six men arrested in Vietnam for killing, eating endangered monkey
Joseph Kabila was meant to step down as president in 2016 but refused, prompting demonstrations met with bloody crackdowns
World 01.08.2024
DR Congo: Giant weakened by violence and poverty
Protest and hope: Sunday's elections will turn the page on the troubled era of President Joseph Kabila, in power for nearly 18 years
World 01.08.2024
Volatile DR Congo braces for troubled election
Democratic Republic of Congo won independence from Belgium in 1960, when it was initially called 'Republic of Congo' and then 'Zaire' before taking its current name in 1997
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DR Congo: Key dates since independence
Not a spy! Chinese author Ma Jian was amused to be mistaken for his disgraced namesake who was jailed for corruption
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Author Ma Jian jokes after mistaken for jailed China spymaster
Thursday night lights: a fire at a power plant caused the sky to flash an eerie blue over New York City
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Blue sky at night lights up social media in New York
Charles, Prince of Wales, is a staunch supporter of Romania's cultural heritage and architecture
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Five things to know about Romania
The pine-fringed village's former pasture is cordoned off and marked by signs reading "Danger, mines" in English
World 01.08.2024
Mine-ridden Ukrainian village faces deadly threat
Outgoing President Michel Temer took the drastic step of placing Rio de Janeiro security in the hands of the military in a bid to curb rampant violence
World 01.08.2024
Brazil military's central role in Rio security nearing end
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