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Protesters argue that the demolition of villages to enlarge the Garzweiler II brown coal mine in North Rhine-Westphalia state violates locals' constitutional rights and is at odds with the government's pledge to ditch the polluting fossil fuel
World
17.08.2024
German villagers take coal fight to highest court
Alpha Conde this year pushed through a revamped constitution that opponents say was crafted to reset the term counter
World
17.08.2024
12 candidates vie with Conde for Guinea's presidency
Opposition figures in Belarus have been detained or forced to leave the country in an intensifying crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko
World
17.08.2024
'Masked men' detain Belarus opposition lawyer
India's biggest syringe manufacturer is ramping up production to churn out a billion units, anticipating a surge in demand for coronavirus vaccinations
World
17.08.2024
India syringe maker boosts production to meet virus vaccine demand
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Members of a 12,000-strong volunteer workforce attend a rally to pledge support for a typhoon recovery campaign ordered by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the Kumsusan palace in Pyongyang
World 17.08.2024
Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea
While tattooing itself is not illegal in South Korea, it is classed as a medical procedure and may only be carried out by a fully qualified doctor
World 17.08.2024
Marked for life: South Korea's tattoo artists seek legalisation
US President Donald Trump has promised to end what he calls America's endless wars
World 17.08.2024
Trump to announce US troop withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan
Alain Cocq has had nine operations in four years
World 17.08.2024
Frenchman who wanted to stream his death accepts palliative care
US President Donald Trump, campaigning in Florida, could have to fund his own campaign if donations dry up
World 17.08.2024
Trump ready to pay own cash in uphill fight for reelection
Protestors have been blockading oil and gas facilites in southern Tunisia since July demanding new investment and jobs
World 17.08.2024
Tunisia oil shutdown drags on as firms threaten layoffs
Support for Democrat Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump in six critical battleground states two months before the country's November 3, 2020 election
World 17.08.2024
Portrait of an election: US race boils down to six swing states
A brutal attack at the Koure Giraffe Reserve has brought put a conservation success story in doubt, and the fall-out could be long-lasting
World 17.08.2024
Giraffe haven in Niger faces uncertain future after attack
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at Tehran airport in April 2016 after visiting relatives in Iran with her young daughter
World 17.08.2024
Tehran launches new case against UK-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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