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Japan dived into its first recession since 2015 as the world's third-largest economy wrestled with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
World
17.08.2024
Asia virus latest: Japan in recession; S. Korea 'sex doll' scandal
New Zealand children head to school for the first time in two moths after the coronavirus lockdown was eased
World
17.08.2024
'Kiss and go': Back to school for New Zealand kids
COVID-19 has killed more than 310,000 people worldwide and caused devastating economic damage
World
17.08.2024
WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions
The virus has hit Japanese consumption
World
17.08.2024
Japan slides into recession -- with forecasts of worse to come
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Much of Mexico has run out of beer after factories producing liquor and beer were shut down, along with other non-essential firms
World 17.08.2024
Mexicans dying from adulterated alcohol as beer runs dry
Malian singer Rokia Traore has quite France in the midst of a child custody dispute
World 17.08.2024
Mali singer Traore flees French justice to return home
In a Sunday newspaper article, Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged that some people were having trouble adapting to the restrictions imposed by the measures take to tackle the virus, even after they were loosened last week
World 17.08.2024
UK govt boosts vaccine funding as daily virus deaths fall
Voters stand apart outside a polling station in Cotonou
World 17.08.2024
Benin votes in controversial poll despite virus
Shoppers flocked to Thailand's top-end malls, eager for retail therapy as shopping centres reopened
World 17.08.2024
Asia virus latest: Aussie jails report drugs spike; China warned of second wave
At least 800,000 people -- Tutsis but also moderate Hutus -- were slaughtered over 100 days by ethnic Hutu extremists during the 1994 Rwandan genocide
World 17.08.2024
France a sought-after country for Rwandan genocide suspects
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (left) and Abdullah Abdulla pictured in 2015
World 17.08.2024
Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal
Police and forensic experts gather at the residence of the Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv after he was found dead on Sunday
World 17.08.2024
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: police
A cafe stands empty in the Tunisian village of Sidi Bou Said, where streets are usually filled with tourists at this time of year
World 17.08.2024
Coronavirus crisis punctures Tunisia tourism rebound
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