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Semi-autonomouus Hong Kong has resisted public pressure to close its border with the Chinese mainland although it has shuttered some crossings
World
19.08.2024
Virus fears spark mask queues and empty shelves in Hong Kong
Emperor Akihito was examined by court doctors after the incident, an official at the Imperial Household Agency said
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19.08.2024
Japan's former emperor briefly loses consciousness
Export credit agencies currently provide 10 times more state-backed finance to oil gas and coal projects than to renewable energy schemes
World
19.08.2024
G20 funds fossil fuels $30 bn a year under the radar: analysis
The renewed fire threat came as worst-hit New South Wales announced an inquiry into the catastrophic bushfire season, which has left at least 32 people dead and devastated vast swathes of the country since September
World
19.08.2024
Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries
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Medical staff in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak
World 19.08.2024
China sees deadliest day yet as global virus fears mount
The decision to charter an Air New Zealand plane came after the government said it was working with Canberra to help in the evacuation of New Zealanders and Australians from Wuhan
World 19.08.2024
New Zealand charters flight to assist with Wuhan evacuation
More than 400 people have now been repatriated to Japan from Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak that has killed 170 people and infected thousands
World 19.08.2024
Three Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have new coronavirus
Nationwide, the number of state-financed IVF procedures per year rose from 46,000 to 78,000 between 2016 and 2018, according to the health ministry
World 19.08.2024
Russia funds IVF baby boom to battle population slump
Several Pacific territories have taken steps to restrict access, despite being heavily reliant on Chinese tourism revenues
World 19.08.2024
US commonwealth islands ban travellers from China over virus fears
Swiss-born Brazilian photographer Claudia Andujar has spent five decades fighting to protect the rights of Brazil's Yanomami tribe
World 19.08.2024
Fight for survival: Photographer Claudia Andujar defends Brazil's Yanomami
Padron boss Jorge Padron pauses between puffs during an interview with AFP at his factory in Esteli in January
World 19.08.2024
Nicaraguan cigar factories keep it in the family
Opposition: Agathon Rwasa, pictured on the campaign trail during the referendum on constitutional change in 2018
World 19.08.2024
What does the surprise exit of Burundi's Nkurunziza mean?
The 38 new deaths marked the biggest single-day jump yet and come as a massive containment effort is under way that has effectively locked down tens of millions of people in Hubei
World 19.08.2024
China virus death toll rises to 170, more than 1,700 new cases
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