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The trial, conviction and sentencing to death of former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi for murdering his wife received unusually extensive state media coverage in Iran where scandals related to politicians rarely appear on television
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18.08.2024
Family spares ex-Tehran mayor facing death over wife's murder
Two men were beaten by protesters at Hong Kong airport on Tuesday, one accused of being a Chinese spy and the other of being an undercover police officer
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18.08.2024
Airport beatings spark soul-searching over Hong Kong's radicals
Work shared by Twitter teams highlighted ongoing efforts to make sharing thoughts on the platform safe and easy
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18.08.2024
Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people
Airport authorities cancelled flights and closed check-ins at Hong Kong airport on Monday and Tuesday as protesters swarmed the building, stranding thousands of passengers
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18.08.2024
Cathay Pacific caught in crossfire of Hong Kong's crisis
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Over 200 firefighters were on the front line on Greece's second largest island, backed by 75 fire trucks, nine water-bombing helicopters and seven planes
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Ecological disaster on Greek island as fire burns on
Von der Leyen is trying to accommodate the competing demands of different political parties to make sure her team survives a confirmation vote by MEPs in October
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New EU chief treads carefully as she builds team
The Pacific Islands Forum is made up of 18 nations cooperating on issues such as trans-national crime, illegal fishing and cyber-crime
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Ardern backs Pacific on climate, puts heat on Australia
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed support for Yemen's Huthi rebels in talks with their spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam, and accused Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of a "plot" to partition the war-torn country
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Iran's Khamenei meets Yemen rebels after blow for Saudi coalition
The German economy shrank in the second quarter and could be at risk of recession but German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre) sees no immediate need for a stimulus package despite strong government finances
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German Q2 contraction fires calls to boost public spending
A court case against Shanghai Disneyland has ignited social media in China
World 18.08.2024
Disneyland Shanghai sued over 'double standards'
Queensland police officer arranges packets containing drugs after authorities seized 766 kilograms (1,670 pounds) of the "highest purity" MDMA recorded in Queensland state
World 18.08.2024
Brits arrested in record Australia drug bust
Kerala has been hit by deadly floods in August 2019
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Fresh flood alert in southern India, 209 dead
"We express the strongest condemnation of these terrorist-like actions," a Chinese official said calling the two men beaten by demonstrators "mainland China compatriots"
World 18.08.2024
China slams 'terrorist-like actions' by protesters at HK airport
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