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The ice axe that was used to kill Leon Trotsky disappeared shortly after the gruesome murder on August 20, 1940, before espionage historian Keith Melton finally tracked it down in 2005
World
17.08.2024
The axe that killed Leon Trotsky now a museum exhibit
Graft scandals linked to the coronavirus crisis have heightened anger about South Africa's poverty and inequality
World
17.08.2024
Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa's president
By itself, the test-and-trace approach can reduce the virus' reproduction rate, or R number, by 26 percent, according to a new study
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17.08.2024
'Test-&-trace' crucial but won't beat coronavirus alone: study
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the "the immediate and unconditional release" of Mali's president and members of his government after they were seized by rebel soldiers
World
17.08.2024
UN chief demands 'immediate and unconditional release' of Mali president
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Luis Arce (pictured June 2020) is a candidate for the Movement for Socialism party in upcoming presidential elections in Bolivia
World 17.08.2024
Morales ally and one-time president tied in Bolivia opinion poll
Members of the Kayapo Mekranoti ethnic group check their cell phones during a roadblock outside Novo Progresso, Para state
World 17.08.2024
Brazil indigenous protesters suspend roadblock
The control room for the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee -- which contains some of the few people actually at the event
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Joe Biden's wacky, virtual Democratic convention
The political veteran known as IBK is described variously by his entourage as generous, irascible and divisive
World 17.08.2024
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali's under-fire president
Belarus miners attend an opposition rally in the city of Salyhorsk on August 17, 2020
World 17.08.2024
UN Security Council discusses disputed Belarus vote, protests
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides (R) greets with an elbow bump his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Nicosia
World 17.08.2024
Greece, Cyprus seek tougher EU stand on East Med dispute
The captain, an Indian citizen, and his deputy, who is Sri Lankan, were charged under the piracy and maritime violence act and will reappear in court on August 25
World 17.08.2024
Mauritius arrests captain of oil-spill ship
Former first lady Michelle Obama said "Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country"
World 17.08.2024
Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama after convention takedown
Juan Carlos's warm relations with the Gulf monarchies and frequent visits to the oil-rich region have fuelled speculation over the source of his wealth
World 17.08.2024
Spain ex-king under fire over move to UAE
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