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Former president Omar al-Bashir, 76, who is already behind bars for corruption, could face the death penalty if convicted over his 1989 coup against the democratically elected government of prime minister Sadek al-Mahdi
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17.08.2024
Sudan to try ousted Bashir over 1989 coup
The leaders gathered briefly on Monday morning after spending the night negotiating in smaller groups
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17.08.2024
Deadlocked EU leaders try to save marathon virus rescue summit
Uighur men resing in front of a coffee bar in Kashgar, western Xinjiang. China denies abusing the Uighur population and says such accusations are slander
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17.08.2024
China slams Britain's comments on Uighurs as 'slander'
The Guanyinge temple, a 700-year old structure built on a rock in the Yangtze River in Wuhan, is surrounded by flood water
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17.08.2024
China blows up dam in eastern province to ease flood risk
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King Salman took the throne in Saudi Arabia in 2015 after the death of his half-brother Abdullah, who was around 90 years old.
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Saudi king, 84, admitted to hospital: royal court
Ecuadorean soldiers wearing facemasks take part in a coronavirus public education operation in the capital, Quito
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Virus situation 'critical' in Ecuador capital: minister
President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice President Rosario Murillo wore masks at celebrations marking the 41st anniversary of the Sandinista revolution but the leader has taken no measures to contain the coronavirus
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Masked Ortega marks 41st anniversary of Nicaragua revolution
The leaders gathered briefly on Monday morning after spending the night negotiating in smaller groups
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EU leaders push to break virus package deadlock
EU leaders are battling to save a massive aid package to help offset the vast economic damage caused by the coronavirus
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EU tries to save virus aid plan as global deaths surge
Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa, who lives in exile in Belgium, was sentenced in absentia in April to eight years in prison for corruption during his 10-year term
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Ecuador electoral council suspends party of ex-president Correa
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Pyongyang General Hospital project
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N. Korea's Kim berates officials over troubled flagship hospital
The unmanned probe named Al-Amal -- Arabic for Hope -- took off from a Japanese space centre, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates' ambitious space programme
World 17.08.2024
Emirati 'Hope' probe heads for Mars
Uri Berger (R), a regional archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, and Gonen Sharon, a professor of archaeology at northern Israel's Tel-Hai college, display ancient engravings inside a dolmen
World 17.08.2024
Ancient Golan rock art sheds light on mysterious culture
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