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Usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings, the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca this year has been drastically scaled down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic
World
21.08.2024
Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage
Markus Braun, former Wirecard CEO, is in custody on suspicion of falsifying accounts and market manipulation
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21.08.2024
German ministers face grilling over Wirecard collapse
One-in-six species of bees have gone regionally extinct somewhere in the world
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21.08.2024
Wild bee decline threatens major US crops: study
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a press conference
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21.08.2024
US, Australia seek new military cooperation in face of China
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About 40 percent of victims were indigenous peoples, and over two-thirds died in Latin America, the report said
World 21.08.2024
Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO
An illegal logging site discovered by Philippine environmental defenders near the tourist town of El Nido, on Palawan island
World 21.08.2024
Philippines: deadliest country in Asia for land defenders
Security forces in January 2020 stand outside Venezuela's National Assembly, the only institution in the country led by the opposition but which has been rendered powerless
World 21.08.2024
US warns Venezuela vote will be worse than ever
Former boss of Mexican state oil company PEMEX, Emilio Lozoya, pictured during his arrest in Marbella in February, 2020, is accused of two counts of corruption
World 21.08.2024
Corruption trial of ex-PEMEX boss begins in Mexico
A rendering of the planned interior of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft, published by the company
World 21.08.2024
Room with a view: Virgin Galactic gives peek at spacecraft cabin
War-torn Libya is a key route for migrants seeking to make dangerous bids to reach Europe by sea
World 21.08.2024
Three returned migrants shot dead on Libya coast: UN agency
In Tunisia, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan met with President Kais Saied at Carthage Palace in Carthage outside of the capital Tunis
World 21.08.2024
Saudi FM discusses Libya with Algerian, Tunisian leaders
Conflict broke out in the Darfur region in 2003 when ethnic minority rebels staged an uprising against the government of then-president Omar al-Bashir, citing marginalisation and discrimination
World 21.08.2024
UN, AU urge Darfur troop deployment to protect civilians
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said his country was a safe destination
World 21.08.2024
Virus surge in Spain worries European neighbours
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