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Old rivalries persist in the region, as do fights over rape, theft and tribal boundaries
World
24.07.2024
From arrows to M16s: PNG tribal fights get ever deadlier
West Africa in particular has the highest prevalence of marriage before age 15, and of the top 20 countries with the highest rates of child marriage in the world, 18 are in Africa
World
24.07.2024
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank
May commands a wafer-thin majority in parliament, and with opposition parties promising to vote the deal down, she cannot afford to lose more than a handful of her own MPs
World
24.07.2024
Brexit hardliners resist pleas to vote for May's deal
Members of the Chemin Neuf Community prepare for prayers at the Tibhirine monastery, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) away from Algiers
World
24.07.2024
Spirit of slain monks lives on at Algerian abbey
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Two US Marine Corps aircraft, including a C-130 tanker similar to the one pictured, crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan
World 24.07.2024
Six missing after two US military planes crash off Japan
The Huthi rebels are linked to Riyadh's archrival Iran
World 24.07.2024
Yemen peace talks due to begin in Sweden
If the OPEC members and other nations meeting in Vienna continue to pump at current record levels, they risk seeing prices continue to tumble 
World 24.07.2024
OPEC meets as Trump calls for oil taps to be kept on
The head of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo, acknowledged that reforms are needed, but rejected criticism that trade is the main cause of job losses
World 24.07.2024
WTO chief warns of economic danger of trade war
US Ambassador Nikki Haley (C) has been a strong supporter of Israel at the United Nations
World 24.07.2024
UN to vote on Haley's last stand: condemning Hamas
Despite being essentially barred from the critical US market, Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world's number two smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year and has market leader Samsung in its sights
World 24.07.2024
Chief financial officer of China's Huawei arrested in Canada
The Victorious Youth statue at the Getty Villa Museum
World 24.07.2024
Getty museum vows to fight Italy court decision on prized statue
Zuckerberg defended Facebook's data policies
World 24.07.2024
Zuckerberg defends Facebook in new data breach controversy
Glencore, Vitol and Trafigura are under investigation over alleged bribery of employees at Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras
World 24.07.2024
Brazil investigates Glencore, Vitol, Trafigura for alleged bribery
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