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Just a few of the 482,000 people forced to flee clashes between armed groups and the military in DR Congo
World
20.08.2024
Over 660,000 displaced during pandemic despite UN plea: aid group
Beijing has made clear it wants new security legislation passed after Hong Kong was rocked by massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests last year
World
20.08.2024
Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security law
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is pictured during a press conference in Guatemala City in March 2020
World
20.08.2024
Guatemala blasts Trump over virus-infected migrant deportations
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is experiencing record high support
World
20.08.2024
New Zealand opposition changes leader as PM support soars
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In recent years, China has poured trillions of yuan into the modernisation of its military
World 20.08.2024
China military budget growth slows to 6.6%
Volunteers wait to help with disinfection at the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro in April 2020
World 20.08.2024
In Brazil, COVID-19 hitting young people harder
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang (R) arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
World 20.08.2024
China's premier warns of 'immense' challenges to economy
The oil price is burning a bit more brightly than a month ago
World 20.08.2024
Are oil prices over the worst of the crisis?
Mahathir Mohamad, 94, has been trying to stay in shape during Malaysia's coronavirus lockdown
World 20.08.2024
Keeping fit, going hi-tech: Malaysia's Mahathir, 94, in lockdown
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told officials at all levels to 'tighten their belts'
World 20.08.2024
No annual growth target for virus-hit China, a first in years
Experts say evidence is mounting that other determining factors -- specifically race and income -- play a key role in how the virus chooses its victims
World 20.08.2024
Coronavirus, race and income: how the virus discriminates
Virus testing in Goma, capital of eastern DR Congo's North Kivu province
World 20.08.2024
Coronavirus fails to halt conflict in DR Congo's powder-keg east
In the opening weeks of the lockdown, Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney's promise of reward for endurance struck a chord across Ireland
World 20.08.2024
Ireland and the healing power of words in a time of crisis
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