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The US House approved a measure to remove from Capitol Hill statues of people who served in the Confederacy during the 1861-1865 Civil War, including this one of Confederate vice president Alexander Hamilton Stephens (L)
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17.08.2024
US House approves removing Confederate statues from Capitol
Bike sales are exploding in countries across the world
World
17.08.2024
On yer bike: cycling industry out-pedalled by demand
The reimposition of a lockdown on five million people in Melbourne has dealt a blow to hopes for Australia's economic recovery
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17.08.2024
Australia warns economy to shrink record 7% in Q2
China's one-child rule, which ran from 1979 to 2016, meant daughters have also been tasked with safeguarding their parents' wealth and bloodline -- previously this had been the preserve of male heirs
World
17.08.2024
China's two-child policy means more babies named after mum
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A protest in Mali capital's Bamako earlier this month, as the country's opposition demands the president resign
World 17.08.2024
Five African leaders in Mali to resolve political crisis
Singapore (pictured) and Hong Kong have long been compared
World 17.08.2024
Will Hong Kong become like tightly-ruled but stable Singapore?
A Donald Trump supporter holding a QAnon flag at Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota
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Despite Twitter crackdown, QAnon moves into conservative mainstream
Police and fire services gave conflicting accounts of what went wrong. The picture shows a memorial service a week after the fire
World 17.08.2024
Cover-up claims as Greece marks two years since fire tragedy
AFP spoke to people in countries around the world who have lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, including Honduran domestic worker Sonia Herrera, based in Madrid
World 17.08.2024
Jobless and desperate: the post-lockdown reality for many
The Emir of Kuwait, who has ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, had been in hospital since the weekend
World 17.08.2024
Kuwait's emir travels to US for medical treatment
Police drive Nicolas Zepeda (C), suspected in the disappearance of a Japanese student in France in 2016, to the airport to be extradited to France
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Extradition of Chilean accused of murdering Japanese ex-girlfriend begins
Horses have reportedly died after drinking water polluted by oil in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province
World 17.08.2024
Black waters: Oil spills pollute northeast Syria creeks
Dey hides his face as he arrives for a hearing earlier this week
World 17.08.2024
Court verdict due in trial of ex-Nazi camp guard, 93
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