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A previous Iranian naval exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz in July drew condemnation from Washington when missiles blasted a US aircraft carrier mock-up, seen here in a satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies
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17.08.2024
Iran holds naval exercise near sensitive Strait of Hormuz
A huge week-long blaze aboard the New Diamond was finally extinguished Wednesday
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17.08.2024
Tanker salvage begins as Sri Lanka battles oil slick
Liu has more than 85,000 followers on Twitter
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17.08.2024
China says US envoy's Twitter account hacked, after sex video 'like'
China is offering state-sponsored marriage counselling to couples before they tie the knot, but it is not clear whether it would be mandatory, or who would pay for it
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17.08.2024
'I do...?' China offers pre-marriage counselling to slow divorce rate
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Aung San Suu Kyi leading the Myanmar defence team at the UN's International Court of Justice in December 2019
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Myanmar army tries to discredit Rohingya abuse confessions
The outbreak of fire at Moria camp, Greece's largest and most notorious migrant facility, sent thousands fleeing for safety into nearby olive groves
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Greece races to shelter migrants after Lesbos camp fire
Wong says he is not clear whether those now regularly following him are Hong Kong police or mainland agents
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Under Beijing's watchful eye, Joshua Wong treads fine line
New Yorkers will mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks this year at the memorial and site museum in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic
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New York to mark 9/11 anniversary amid the coronavirus pandemic
A new block of toilets in Tokyo features transparent walls that turn opaque when the user locks the door
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I can see loo: Tokyo park gets transparent toilets
He insisted that he 'gave up nothing' in his three face-to-face meetings with Kim
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'Magical force': New book reveals Trump-Kim letters
White House hopeful Joe Biden used an all-American backdrop of cars and flags as he stumped in Warren, Michigan on September 9, 2020, although one traditional campaign trail element was missing: voters
World 17.08.2024
US election: Two candidates, two polar opposite campaigns
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments came at a regional Asian summit overshadowed by the US-China rivalry over a range of issues, from trade to the coronavirus
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Pompeo urges Southeast Asia to shun South China Sea firms
Unprecedented Australian bushfires have destroyed vast swathes of koala habitat
World 17.08.2024
Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state
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