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Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil speaks to the press in Taipei whil wearing a face mask bearing the flags of the Czech Republic and Taiwan
World
21.08.2024
'I am Taiwanese': Czech speaker channels JFK in Taiwan speech
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One on August 28, 2020
World
21.08.2024
Psychologist-backed documentary labels Trump 'malignant narcissist'
Protesters speak with Belarusian special police officers at a rally against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 30, 2020
World
21.08.2024
New UN meeting on Belarus on Friday
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign over health reasons, setting off a leadership race to replace him
World
21.08.2024
Japan party vote to replace PM Abe set for Sept 14: reports
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Police detain a man who was with the victim of a shooting in Portland, Oregon on August 29, 2020
World 21.08.2024
US on brink as vigilantes, guns and hate stoke fears ahead of election
Despite its densely-packed population, Hong Kong has had relatively few coronavirus cases, with just over 4,800 infections
World 21.08.2024
Hong Kong rolls out mass testing as virus continues US spread
Child marriage has long been common in traditional communities from the Indonesian archipelago to India, Pakistan and Vietnam, but numbers had been decreasing as charities made inroads by encouraging access to education and women's health services
World 21.08.2024
Virus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had a series of health issues, including four surgeries stemming from an attack in which he was stabbed in the abdomen
World 21.08.2024
Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo surgery for kidney stone
Many teachers and parents are worried the reopening of schools will accelerate the spread of Covid-19, but governments have insisted it should go ahead
World 21.08.2024
European children back to school amidst virus fears
The emergence in Iran of testimonies from women of sexual violence, many going back more than a decade, has caused some in the Islamic republic to deplore the lack of support in the face of rape and sexual assault that has been ignored for many years
World 21.08.2024
#MeToo in Iran: women break their long silence
Facebook has threatened to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories if new government plans go ahead
World 21.08.2024
Facebook threatens ban on Australians sharing news posts
Northern Nigeria's movie machine -- dubbed Kannywood after its largest city Kano -- has become the dominant source of entertainment for West Africa's 80 million Hausa speakers
World 21.08.2024
Nigeria's 'Kannywood' films soar online thanks to virus
Cheslin Kolbe has scored 20 tries for Toulouse since joining in 2017
World 21.08.2024
Springboks' Kolbe eyes 'incredible' Lions tour
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