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Ties between Japan and South Korea are in dire straits
World
08.08.2024
Moon, Abe hold 'friendly' talks on ASEAN sidelines
Beijing warned after a four-day meeting of Communist Party leaders that it would not tolerate any challenges to its authority over Hong Kong
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08.08.2024
Chinese state media urge 'tougher line' on Hong Kong
President Emmanuel Macron will try to drum up new business deals for French companies during his China visit
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08.08.2024
French leader to raise 'taboo' topics in China
There are still 400 to 600 million fragments of surveillance reports, private letters or policy papers to be matched
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08.08.2024
German puzzlers reconstruct Stasi files from millions of fragments
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaving a tribute in a preserved segment of the Berlin Wall in 2014
World 08.08.2024
Sauna and oysters: Merkel recalls Berlin Wall fall
Berliner Andreas Falge was one of the first to cross the East German border into the West on the night of November 9, 1989
World 08.08.2024
'Everyone started running': Berliner remembers crossing the Wall
Guenter Schabowski announced, seemingly by accident, the fall of the Berlin Wall, to a few flabbergasted journalists
World 08.08.2024
November 9, 1989: A day that changed the world
As Germany marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the mood is sombre
World 08.08.2024
Sombre mood as Germany marks 30 years of Berlin Wall fall
Donald Trump has made the erection of a wall on the Mexican border a key feature of his election campaign and presidency
World 08.08.2024
Build that wall! Barriers back 30 years after Berlin Wall
Brazilian authorities have named a Greek-flagged tanker as the prime suspect for spilling crude oil off the country's northeast coast
World 08.08.2024
Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'worst is yet to come' on oil spill
The term 'iron curtain' was popularised by former British prime minister Winston Churchill during a US speech in March 1946
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The Iron Curtain: five things to know
John Bercow's colourful personality and eccentric performances in parliament have given him an international profile
World 08.08.2024
British MPs vote on new speaker after Bercow's departure
"Closed by order of the people": Iraqi protesters have blocked the highway leading to a key port near Basra
World 08.08.2024
Blocking police at checkpoints, Iraqis revel in people power
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