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Mauritania is a vast, largely desert country about as big as Egypt and twice the size of France with a population of just 4.5 million
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13.08.2024
Mauritania: where North and Sub-Saharan Africa meet
Rally: Supporters of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, the frontrunner in Saturday's presidential race
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13.08.2024
Mauritanians head to polls after low-key campaign
Brazil's Jose Graziano da Silva is handing over after his four-year term at a time when the FAO has been sounding the alarm over rising food insecurity and high levels of malnutrition
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13.08.2024
UN food agency to elect chief as climate change ups hunger
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (L) greets Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) next to his wife Cilia Flores at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on June 21, 2019
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13.08.2024
UN rights recommendations to be taken 'seriously': Maduro
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Honduran colleges students block a road in the capital Tegucigalpa during a protest against the government of President Juan Orlando Hernandez
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Three killed in Honduras protests as army deploys
Trade will take centre-stage when Southern Asian leaders meet in Bangkok on Saturday
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Trade to headline as Southeast Asian leaders meet in Bangkok
More than 1.8 million people in the Central African Republic are "in a situation of acute food insecurity," the World Food Programme says
World 13.08.2024
C.Africa is worst country for food insecurity: WFP
The Mkheitir case sparked angry demonstrations in Mauritania, a conservative Muslim nation
World 13.08.2024
Mauritanian president defends continued detention of blogger
Boris Johnson is currently seen as the most likely to clinch the British premiership. He and rival Jeremy Hunt have both said they want to renegotiate the Brexit deal with the EU
World 13.08.2024
EU leaders warn next British PM: no Brexit renegotiation
A picture taken during a guided tour by the US Navy (NAVCENT) shows the damage in the hull of the Japanese oil tanker Kokuka Courageous off the port of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on June 19, 2019
World 13.08.2024
Surveillance drone may have tracked Japanese tanker: experts
An Algerian man clad in a national flag takes part in a demonstration in the capital Algiers on June 14
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Algerian protesters rally despite arrests
Owners of older Macbook Pros are being asked to check if their device is part of a recall because of a fire risk from the battery
World 13.08.2024
Apple recalls Macbook Pros over battery fire risk
Ola Bini is seen at a court in Quito, Ecuador in May 2019
World 13.08.2024
Ecuador court orders release of Swede linked to Assange
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