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The United Nations hopes to establish a medical air bridge between the rebel-held Yemeni capital and the outside world after the success of a first mercy flight on Monday
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19.08.2024
New 'mercy flight' due to leave rebel-held Yemen capital: WHO source
Researchers at the South China Agricultural University have identified the scaly pangolin as a 'potential intermediate host' for the virus
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19.08.2024
Pangolin identified as potential link for coronavirus spread
Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (R) suggested 'Western' tourists not wearing face masks should be kicked out of the county
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19.08.2024
Thai minister says kick out 'Western' tourists not wearing face masks
Many passengers stuck on the cruise ship are whiling away the hours on social media
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19.08.2024
Pranks and patience: passing the time on the Diamond Princess
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A sign urges visitors to wear face masks at the entrance to an empty shopping mall in Beijing
World 19.08.2024
Death of Chinese doctor fuels anger, demands for change
Pilbara region is the centre of Australia's iron ore trade and home to mining giants Rio Tinto, Fortescue and BHP
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Cyclone Damien bears down on Australian mining hub
Kashmir has been under a tight security clampdown since New Delhi rescinded the region's autonomy in August
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India uses disputed law to extend detention of former Kashmir leaders
An Indian man has been charged with raping a five-year-old girl on the premises of the US embassy in India's capital New Delhi
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Man charged with raping five-year-old girl at US embassy in Delhi
The devastating fires have raged since September, burning more than 10 million hectares (25 million acres) and killing 33 people
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Rains 'breaking the back' of Australia bushfire crisis
November's quake, which left 51 dead, exposed infrastructural weaknesses with nearly 90 buildings reduced to rubble
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Albania quake exposes scourge of sketchy construction
Some success has been achieved in Central African Republic and Sudan, but long-running conflicts in places like Libya and South Sudan have been joined by new crises from the fringe of the Sahara to Mozambique
World 19.08.2024
African leaders grapple with failure to 'silence the guns'
Iraqi students also protested in the southern city of Basra on Thursday, the day after a night of violence blamed on supporters of Sadr
World 19.08.2024
In Iraq, protesters in last stand against a former ally
Longevity: President Paul Biya has been in power since 1982
World 19.08.2024
Cameroon elections overshadowed by boycott and violence
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