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Record numbers of locusts have descended in devastating swarms across parts of Africa and Asia this year
World
17.08.2024
An irresistible scent makes locusts swarm, study finds
Dismissed Ecuadorean president (August 1996-February 1997) Abdala Bucaram speaks during a political rally after 20 years of exile in Panama, in Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 17, 2107
World
17.08.2024
Ecuador's ex president arrested for second time
Belarus police face off with opposition supporters after Sunday's disputed presidential election
World
17.08.2024
Hundreds detained, firearms used on third night of Belarus unrest
A baby is tied to a post to keep her from crawling away at the migrant camp in La Penita, Panama, which is home to around 1,500 migrants
World
17.08.2024
Desperation and violence in Panama migrant camp
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A man armed with a knife briefly took a guard hostage inside Milan cathedral but was quickly arrested by police
World 17.08.2024
Knife man briefly holds guard hostage in Milan cathedral
A Lebanese protester flashes the victory sign amid clashes with security forces in the centre of Beirut on Tuesday night
World 17.08.2024
Beirut buries more of its dead as world mobilises
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) called for Belarusians to have 'the freedoms they are demanding' at a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague
World 17.08.2024
Belarusians should have the 'freedoms they are demanding': Pompeo
Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, also known as IBK
World 17.08.2024
Mali forces fire tear gas to clear Bamako protesters
A young herdsman from the Dinka tribe poses with a semi-automatic weapon. Guns are rife in rural South Sudan, for self-protection or defence against cattle raiders
World 17.08.2024
Civilians, soldiers clash leaving 127 dead in S.Sudan: army
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has held out hope that a US bid to extend a UN arms embargo on his country will fail
World 17.08.2024
Iran's Rouhani hopeful US arms embargo push will fail
Britain's economy shrank more in the second quarter than any other country in the Group of Seven
World 17.08.2024
Virus pushes Britain into record recession, NZealand mulls election delay
US Health Secretary Alex Azar has expressed scepticism about Moscow's claim that Russia has developed the first safe coronavirus vaccine
World 17.08.2024
US health chief sceptical of Russia's virus vaccine claim
The protests broke out after authorities said Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, won 80 percent of the vote in Sunday's polls
World 17.08.2024
Belarus says protests 'smaller' after third night of crackdown
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