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Thanks to intensive conservation efforts the mountain gorilla's status improved from "critically endangered" to "endangered" in 2018. The picture shows mountain gorillas in the DR Congo's Virunga National Park
World
21.08.2024
Uganda court jails killer of mountain gorilla for 11 years
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he hopes to end Sudan's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism
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21.08.2024
Pompeo says ending Sudan terror listing a 'good thing'
Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko has been confirmed as Ivory Coast's premier after the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly
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21.08.2024
Ivory Coast names new prime minister after death of premier
Belarus officials allege that opposition leaders and Russian mercenaries planned to incite unrest ahead of the country's August 9 presidential election
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21.08.2024
Belarus accuses Russians, Lukashenko critics of unrest plot
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US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo defends the administration as tough on Russia in a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
World 21.08.2024
Pompeo says Russian deaths in Syria sent warning
A huge downturn, but a recovery may already be on its way
World 21.08.2024
German economy shrinks by record 10.1% in Q2 on virus hit
Lee Teng-hui pictured in 2015
World 21.08.2024
Former Taiwan president dubbed 'Mr Democracy' dies aged 97
Zimbabwe has been struggling with a poor harvest following a crippling drought
World 21.08.2024
WFP appeals for $250 mn in extra aid to feed Zimbabweans
Lee Teng-hui pictured in 2015
World 21.08.2024
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui dies aged 97
The torrential downpours across the densely populated region cause widespread death and destruction
World 21.08.2024
Growing toll from monsoon floods hampers South Asia virus efforts
A huge coronavirus isolation centre was set up at a stadium in Kano in April thanks to help from Aliko Dangote, a locally-born businessman and philanthropist. But experts say lack of doctors is the health system's biggest problem right now
World 21.08.2024
Coronavirus in Nigeria: What we know
Medical workers took blood samples and mouth swabs at a makeshift testing centre in Hanoi
World 21.08.2024
Vietnam orders 21,000 Hanoi residents to take virus test
Conde, centre, has been ambiguous about whether he will seek a third term
World 21.08.2024
Guinean president's party sets date for election pick
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