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PM Jacinda Ardern has said New Zealanders should be ready to consider 'extraordinary ideas' to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
World
17.08.2024
Kiwis eye shorter working week in post-lockdown economy
Cameroonians have become accustomed to President Biya's long absences, mainly because of poor health
World
17.08.2024
Cameroon president breaks media silence after two months of pandemic
Amphan is pictured in a satellite image taken on May 18
World
17.08.2024
'Super cyclone' bears down on Bangladesh, India
China's annual parliament meeting is set to debate a sweeping civil code that will cover everything from divorce and harassment to organ donations and privacy
World
17.08.2024
Divorce, harassment and organ donors: China to debate new civil code
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In Thailand's Pathum Thani province road accidents have dropped by half
World 17.08.2024
Lives not lost: Asia sees unexpected gains in virus lockdowns
Opposition candidate Agathon Rwasa
World 17.08.2024
Burundi goes to the polls despite virus outbreak
Destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is largely caused by illegal logging, mining and farming on protected lands
World 17.08.2024
British supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott over Amazon land law
China is phasing out some subsidies, which is expected to drive a rush to complete wind and solar projects in 2020
World 17.08.2024
Renewable energy should be at the heart of virus recovery plans: IEA
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is loathed by Beijing because she views the island as a de facto sovereign state
World 17.08.2024
Tsai says China must 'coexist' with a democratic Taiwan
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen visits the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taipei
World 17.08.2024
US hails Taiwan model, but impact on China to be seen
Besides his new knighthood, WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore also holds world records for raising money in a charity walk and as the oldest person to have a No. 1 in the UK singles charts
World 17.08.2024
100-year-old WWII veteran 'Captain Tom' to be knighted
In Nigeria, public health announcements have hammered home the message that stigmatising survivors of coronavirus is wrong
World 17.08.2024
Virus stigma weighs heavily in sub-Saharan Africa
The 3,000 members of China's legislature will gather in Beijing this week for the highly choreographed National People's Congress
World 17.08.2024
Haunted by virus, China gears up for annual congress
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