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Supporters of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced to two years in prison, had been hoping for a lenient judgement, if not acquittal
World
17.08.2024
Algerian journalist Drareni jailed for two years on appeal
A local police source told AFP an operation to round up suspects had taken place on Monday on the roadside where thousands of asylum seekers have been sleeping since the camp burned down on September 8.
World
17.08.2024
Five migrants arrested over Greek camp fire: minister
The Moria fire forced its 12,000 former occupants to sleep rough in abandoned buildings, on roadsides and even rooftops
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17.08.2024
Germany to take in 1,500 refugees from Greek islands
Mongolians in the capital Ulaanbaatar protest against Beijing's plan to introduce Mandarin-only classes at schools in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia
World
17.08.2024
Chinese foreign minister visit prompts Mongolian protests
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The head of the Malian military junta, Col. Assimi Goita, centre, arriving in Ghana for the ECOWAS summit
World 17.08.2024
West Africa leaders press Mali junta over transition
fell ill on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow after a trip to support opposition candidates in local elections
World 17.08.2024
Navalny says 'able to breathe' unaided after suspected poisoning
Chinese manufacturers have been bullish about development, with companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm even putting their vaccine candidates on display at a trade fair in Beijing this month
World 17.08.2024
China says Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November
Workers building temporary shelters for coronavirus patients on a football pitch in Yangon, where new infections have spiked prompting opposition parties to call for a postponement of elections due in November
World 17.08.2024
Calls grow for Myanmar election delay as coronavirus cases spike
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid tells AFP it is in his country's interest to resume peace negotiations with the Palestinians rather than strike separate deals with pro-Western Gulf states
World 17.08.2024
Netanyahu will not talk to Palestinians: opposition chief
Hundreds of migrants have reluctantly made their way to the new site in the searing heat
World 17.08.2024
Hundreds of migrants housed in new Lesbos camp after fire
Taiwan bird watchers taking photos at the Da'An Forest Park in Taipei. A Taiwan bird protection group has been ejected from a global body because it refused to sign a statement saying it would never advocate for the island's independence
World 17.08.2024
Taiwan bird group blames political flap for ejection from global network
Thousands of Hong Kongers took part in a ceremony to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown despite it being banned by authorities
World 17.08.2024
Two dozen Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
The defendants were found guilty of organising and brokering illegal emigration
World 17.08.2024
Vietnam jails four people over Britain truck tragedy
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