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A popular group of female social media "influencers" has drawn the ire of Egypt's government, and several have been arrested in a crackdown cheered by many
World
20.08.2024
Egypt's female TikTok influencers in the state's crosshairs
Champions: Spain celebrate their 2010 World Cup victory at Soccer City stadium in Soweto
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20.08.2024
Legacy of 2010 World Cup ended 'Afro-pessimism', says S.Africa football boss
Critics of Turkey's nightwatchmen bill accuse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of wanting to build a loyal 'militia'
World
20.08.2024
Turkey passes controversial 'nightwatchmen' bill
Heavy rain caused flooding in the popular tourist destination of Yangshuo
World
20.08.2024
Dozens killed as south China hit by floods and rainstorms
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Students and youths attend a mass gathering denouncing 'defectors from the north', at the Pyongyang Youth Park Open-Air Theatre, in Pyongyang, on June 6, 2020
World 20.08.2024
N. Korea warns US to stay out of inter-Korean affairs
JK Rowling says she has suffered domestic abuse and sexual assault in the past
World 20.08.2024
JK Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault
Following mass protests over systemic US racism, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for statues depicting officials from the Confederacy, including Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis, to be removed from the US Capitol
World 20.08.2024
Pelosi seeks removal of Confederate statues from US Capitol
Zhou Fengsuo, seen here in New York in 2019, was a leader of the Tiananmen Square student uprising
World 20.08.2024
Raising speech fears, Zoom briefly shuts account over Tiananmen
Amazon said in a blog post that the ban on police using its facial recognition technology will last one year
World 20.08.2024
Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech
Fighters loyal to Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord pose for a picture with a children's bicycle as they celebrate the capture of the town of Tarhuna, about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli
World 20.08.2024
US urges Libya ceasefire as landmines kill 7 in capital
Floating dams have been deployed to try to limit the spread of the fuel
World 20.08.2024
Russia says 'years' needed to clean up Arctic spill
Risk of catching the disease has prevented the city's Muslim community from burying their dead in line with Islamic tradition
World 20.08.2024
'Wrapped in plastic': Muslim funeral rites restricted in virus-hit S.Africa
The carving was found among burnt animal remains and fragments of ceramics at a site in north central Henan province
World 20.08.2024
Tiny songbird is East Asia's 'oldest' carved artwork
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