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In this handout file photo released by Chile's mining ministry and taken on September 17, 2010, trapped Chilean miners pose inside the San Jose mine during their harrowing ordeal
World
21.08.2024
A decade on, hero Chilean miners are bitter and divided
Around 100 mostly Afghan refugees have been camping in Athens under temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius
World
21.08.2024
Refugees freed from Greek camp 'hell' left homeless
Super high-speed 5G technology was rolled out in Mecca last year, allowing pilgrims to transfer data at breakneck speeds
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21.08.2024
Hajj goes virtual for families of lucky pilgrims
New Zealand sent a reconstruction team and a small special forces contingent to join the NATO-led operation in Afghanistan in 2003
World
21.08.2024
New Zealand military slammed over 'murky' Afghan raid claims
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Libyans at a livestock market in Tajoura, east of the capital Tripoli, ahead of the Eid Al-Adha annual festival
World 21.08.2024
Gloomy mood in war-torn Libya on eve of Eid al-Adha
A worker inspecting durians in Kuala Lumpur
World 21.08.2024
Spike in demand: stinky durians enjoy online virus boom
The British government on Saturday said anyone returning from Spain will have to self-isolate for 14 days
World 21.08.2024
New UK quarantine rules shake up summer travel plans
Cyclists ride past the closed gate of a Mumbai movie theatre
World 21.08.2024
Virus rules leave Bollywood's low-paid army stricken
A nurse dons protective gear before entering a coronavirus isolation ward in the Saint Petros Hospital in Addis
World 21.08.2024
As COVID starts to surge, Ethiopia battles complacency
In 1980, Iceland's Vigdis Finnbogadottir became history's first elected head of state
World 21.08.2024
Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the world's first elected female president
The bar and restaurant sector is expected to lose around a million jobs, both direct and indirect, as a result of the crisis, with turnover likely to be halved this year, industry figures say
World 21.08.2024
Crushed by COVID, small Spanish firms struggle to survive
In the marshy coastal area near the Karavasta Lagoon, the blue crab clogs nets and weirs
World 21.08.2024
Blue crab invasion spells doom for Albanian fishermen
Television stations show images of police recovering corpses from the street on a daily basis, most of which have died from coronavirus
World 21.08.2024
Deadly pandemic and postponed elections: Bolivia's explosive cocktail
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