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Inhabitants hold a banner reading "Patriotic Movement of Pieria" as they gather outside the town hall during a protest against the creation of a migrants' hosting centre, in Makrigialos, a beachfront tourist village, some 460km north of Athens.
World
19.08.2024
On Greek mainland, locals stonewall migrant relocations
Swathes of Australian farmland have suffered three or more years of drought
World
19.08.2024
Drought slashes Australian crop output to record low
Around 12 percent of the people on board the Diamond Princess have no tested positive for the new coronavirus
World
19.08.2024
Japan completes virus testing for quarantined ship
Wuhan, the global epicetre of the new coronavirus, remains locked down
World
19.08.2024
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
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Nicolas Maduro still enjoys the support of Turkey, Russia, China and Cuba but dozens of other countries do not recognize him as leader
World 19.08.2024
Maduro says 'not afraid of military combat' in Venezuela
a heavy cloud of dark smog often blots out the view of snow-capped mountains in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek
World 19.08.2024
Smog veils Central Asia cities as smoky stoves choke locals
Nissan boss Makoto Uchida received a barrage of furious questions at the shareholders' meeting after results showed a plunge in net profit
World 19.08.2024
Furious shareholders blast Nissan bosses
Since her protests began last September, Cetinkaya has been detained nearly 30 times. The picture shows her latest arrest, on February 8
World 19.08.2024
Turkish mother fights to free cadet son from life sentence
Sophie Grau (R) and her dance partner Iris Klopfer will make history at the Opera Ball
World 19.08.2024
Same-sex couple to waltz into Vienna's history books
US tech giant apple said that all of its stores in China "and many of our partner stores" have been closed
World 19.08.2024
Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus
Khodorkovsky, left, and his business partner Platon Lebedev, right, both spent a decade in jail for corruption. Putin unexpectedly pardoned Khodorkovsky in 2013
World 19.08.2024
Dutch court set to rule in $50bn Yukos appeal
Morocco's Ait-Ben-Haddou is a UNESCO World Heritage site that has served as the backdrop for numerous movies
World 19.08.2024
Morocco fortress village hopes to draw 'Game of Thrones' fans
A growing number of Russians are interested in biohacking, a global movement whose followers seek to "upgrade" their bodies with experimental technology and DIY health fixes
World 19.08.2024
Body work: Russia's 'biohackers' push boundaries
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