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A picture taken on June 13, 2013 shows a beheaded statue of Abu al-Alaa al-Maari, a famous blind Arab philisopher and poet, displayed at the Maaret al-Numan museum
World
09.08.2024
Syria's Maaret al-Numan: from protest hub to ghost town
Two giraffes made the daring bid for freedom from the back of a poorly secured container truck
World
09.08.2024
Long road to freedom: fugitive giraffe legs it in Thailand
Syrian troops pass through a recaptured village in their final push on the strategic highway town of Maaret a-Numan, held by the rebels for seven years
World
09.08.2024
Syria army says retakes key northwest town
The luxury Marco Polo is one of the few hotels to have remained open as the crisis erupted
World
09.08.2024
In Wuhan, luxury hotel feels haunted by virus outbreak
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Sculptor Mihajlo (Mihaly) Kolodko draws his inspiration from British artist Banksy -- and popular culture, such as this work based on a character from The Simpsons
World 09.08.2024
Budapest's Banksy disciple sparks treasure hunts and nostalgia
Taiwan is a significant regional air travel hub
World 09.08.2024
Twitter row over Taiwan virus response hits UN aviation body
The new geographic centre of the European Union was calculated precisely by France's IGN geographic institute using a "centre of gravity" model taking into account the bloc's remaining territory
World 09.08.2024
Sadness and hopes for future at EU's post-Brexit centre
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens to become a damage limitation exercise for the "special relationship"
World 09.08.2024
Pompeo takes on growing rift with Brexit Britain
As Lebanon's political and economic crisis grinds on, many are heading for the exit
World 09.08.2024
'I'm never coming back': Lebanon crisis fuels brain drain
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin next to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) meet with students of the Moses Mendelssohn Jewish High School in Berlin
World 09.08.2024
Israel's Rivlin to address German MPs, 75 years after Auschwitz
Britain's financial sector employs around 2.3 million people who pay about £75 billion ($98 billion, 89 billion euros) in taxes
World 09.08.2024
London's 'City' is banking on wide appeal post Brexit
Japan chose Britain as its EU carmaking hub in the 1980s and is now said to be keen to strike a trade deal to maintain stability
World 09.08.2024
Post-Brexit UK faces '3D chess game' in world trade
Violin-maker Martin McLean faces an uncertain future after Brexit
World 09.08.2024
Swan song: N.Ireland looks to post-Brexit future
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