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The Security Council has struggled to find a united response to the global pandemic
World
20.08.2024
Security Council head denounces paralysis in face of pandemic
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered a sweeping ban on many assault weapons after a deadly mass shooting
World
20.08.2024
Canada bans assault weapons after deadliest shooting
All crew from the Canadian navy helicopter that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea are now presumed dead
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20.08.2024
Canada says five missing in navy chopper crash believed dead
The World Health Organization (WHO) is "assured that this virus is natural in origin"
World
20.08.2024
WHO says virus 'natural in origin'
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A drone images shows Syrian demonstrators gathering during a protest in the village of Maaret al-Naasan in Syria's Idlib province to protests against a reported attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance led by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate
World 20.08.2024
Syrians in Idlib protest opening of trade link with regime
Statistics have shown the virus has had a disproportionate impact on black and ethnic minority communities, the elderly, men and the obese
World 20.08.2024
UK virus toll rises 739 as stats show disadvantaged worst hit
Madrid regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso and Mayor Jose-Luis Martinez Almeida applaud as the field hospital is closed -- but social media users questioned such a large gathering and an apparent lack of social distancing
World 20.08.2024
Spain confirms pandemic slowdown with 281 new deaths
A woman wearing a protective mask walks out of a metro station next to a sign announcing the distribution of face masks to commuters after complaints over shortages of supplies to medical professionals
World 20.08.2024
French health staff up in arms over newly found mask supplies
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered a sweeping ban on many assault weapons after a deadly mass shooting
World 20.08.2024
Canada bans 1,500 models of assault weapon in wake of shooting
Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers were left jobless when India's lockdown was put in place, prompting a huge exodus of people back to their home villages
World 20.08.2024
India extends lockdown for two weeks, with some easing
A coronavirus isolation centre at Kano stadium was built with the help of Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote
World 20.08.2024
Virus cases leap in Nigeria's Kano
Raising a fighting bull costs a breeder between 4,000 and 5,000 euros, but 90 percent of the investment can be recouped by selling him for a show
World 20.08.2024
Virus deals death blow to Spain's bullfighting season
A fighter with Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) fires rockets towards the city of Tarhuna, southwest of the capital Tripoli, held by the forces of the strongman Khalifa Haftar
World 20.08.2024
UN Libya mission urges return to joint military talks
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