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While Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is enormously popular overseas, her Labour Party trails the opposition in opinion polls
World
20.08.2024
Virus looms as election issue for New Zealand's Ardern
Iran schools have been shut, while major cultural and sporting events have been suspended
World
20.08.2024
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, observers say, victory in Syria is not just political, it's personal
World
20.08.2024
For Putin, victory in Syria is personal
Turkey warned Europe it must support Ankara in Syria to avoid a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis
World
20.08.2024
Putin, Erdogan seek to ease Syria tensions at high-stakes talks
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Yemen's Huthi rebels have sought to impose their own moral order on people who have already endured five years of grinding conflict
World 20.08.2024
Yemen cafes shut, women harassed as Huthis impose harsh morals campaign
Rescuers search for victims at the Morro do Macaco Molhado favela in the coastal city of Guaruja, Sao Paulo, after it was struck by torrential rains
World 20.08.2024
Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll
Afghan security forces stand guard at an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost after an attack by Taliban militants, in Kunduz province on March 4, 2020, following a peace deal with the United States
World 20.08.2024
Pentagon downplays new Taliban attacks
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he raised the issue last month in the meeting with NATO defense ministers
World 20.08.2024
US accuses Russia of breaking 'Open Skies' treaty
Supporters of presidential candidate David Granger cheer and wave flags in front of their house in Georgetown, Guyana, on March 1, 2020
World 20.08.2024
Tensions rise as Guyana awaits election result
The visit by Prince William and his wife Kate was the first royal visit to Ireland since his grandmother Queen Elizabeth's in 2011
World 20.08.2024
Prince William urges UK and Ireland to move beyond 'troubled past'
Italy is learning fast from its mistakes after a man with pneumonia was not isolated while in hospital, leading to other patients being infected with coronavirus
World 20.08.2024
Italy deploys emergency field hospitals to fight virus
Twitter is testing a new format for disappearing tweets to encourage people to share thoughts they might not put in a permanent posting on the social network
World 20.08.2024
Twitter tests vanishing tweets to keep up with Snapchat, Facebook
Attacks have surged since the jihadists signed a deal with Washington at the weekend, casting doubt over peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban
World 20.08.2024
NATO chief warns of hard road to Afghan peace as violence soars
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