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Beijing has increased its crackdown on civil society since Xi took power in 2012, tightening restrictions on freedom of speech and detaining hundreds
World
09.08.2024
Chinese property tycoon and Xi critic under investigation
Supplies of contraceptives will be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic
World
09.08.2024
Virus may spark 'devastating' global condom shortage
Thae Yong Ho served the North Korean government for decades before defecting, and now he is standing for election in South Korea
World
09.08.2024
From Pyongyang to Gangnam: the ex-N. Korean diplomat on the ballot in Seoul
Many passengers wore hazmat suits as they arrived at Wuhan's Wuchang rail station to board some of the first trains to leave the Chinese city in more than two months
World
09.08.2024
Joy, relief as exodus from Wuhan begins
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Turkmenistan has yet to register a case of the novel coronavirus despite sharing a border with hard-hit Iran
World 09.08.2024
Turkmenistan holds mass exercises, defies coronavirus concerns
South Korea is being hailed as a country that managed to flatten the infection curve despite a major outbreak
World 09.08.2024
In Asia, bucking the global lockdown trend
Turkey's medical teams have been on the frontline treating COVID-19 patients -- but the disease has been spreading, topping 34,000 cases and 725 deaths by Monday
World 09.08.2024
Erdogan under pressure as coronavirus cases spike in Turkey
A man in mandatory quarantine in Kenya holds a sign reading "help me" out of the window of a facility in Nairobi
World 09.08.2024
Anger as forced quarantine extended in Kenya
John Prine performs onstage during the 2019 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala, where he was among those inducted
World 09.08.2024
John Prine, revered American folk songwriter, dies of coronavirus complications
Egyptian men wait outside a food bank, after movement restrictions imposed to fight coronavirus crippled already precarious livelihoods
World 09.08.2024
Virus pandemic deals heavy blow to Egypt's working poor
Most of Korean Air's staff will go on leave from April 16 for six months
World 09.08.2024
Korean Air puts 70 percent of staff on leave
Damage caused by Harold near Vanuatu's capital Port Vila is shown on April 7. The storm is now moving towards Fiji
World 09.08.2024
Monster Pacific cyclone Harold batters Fiji
Australia's top court found that the jury that convicted Pell of molesting two choirboys should have had a reasonable doubt about his guilt
World 09.08.2024
Cardinal Pell accuser 'accepts' acquittal
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