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Villagers say the project to build the Souapiti dam, the largest in West Africa, has devastated their lives
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20.08.2024
Guinea's prized dam project under fire over village displacements
Warmer seas caused by climate change have damaged the health of the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system
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20.08.2024
Scientists try 'cloud brightening' to protect Great Barrier Reef
South Korea's economy is dominated by a number of family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebol
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20.08.2024
South Korean conglomerate boss convicted of rape
Belongings of Rohingya refugees rest on the shore as their boat remains anchored off Teknaf in Bangladesh on Thursday
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20.08.2024
Malaysia turns back Rohingya boat over virus fears
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The queen, 93, and her husband Prince Philip, 98, have been staying at Windsor Castle near London since the outbreak began
World 20.08.2024
Prince William admits virus fears for Charles, queen
Like most airlines, Cathay Pacific has been hammered by the virus outbreak with its huge fleet of planes almost entirely grounded
World 20.08.2024
Asia virus latest: China revises death toll, Duterte threatens crackdown
There are an estimated 2,000 elephants used in Thailand's lucrative tourism sector
World 20.08.2024
Thai man trampled by elephant from park closed by pandemic
Medical staff take care of a Covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit at the community hospital in Magdeburg, eastern Germany
World 20.08.2024
Each virus-hit person infecting fewer than one other in Germany: data
There are growing global doubts about the transparency of China's coronavirus tally
World 20.08.2024
China virus epicentre Wuhan raises death toll 50%
Analysts warn of tougher times ahead, with weaker external demand for Chinese goods to weigh on growth
World 20.08.2024
China suffers historic contraction as virus paralyses economy
AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba's award-winning photograph, taken in Khartoum on June 19, 2019
World 20.08.2024
AFP's Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture
The drug favipiravir, better known as Avigan, is being trialled as a treatment for coronavirus
World 20.08.2024
Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
President Donald Trump says the reopening of the US economy will take place gradually, with states that saw little of the pandemic starting first
World 20.08.2024
China raises Wuhan death toll as US plots re-opening
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