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Iranian humman rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh seen in this 2013 picture alongside her husband is an award-winning activist jailed on charges of espionage
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11.08.2024
Iran rights lawyer Sotoudeh sentenced to 7 years in prison
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning against a rollback of women's rights worldwide
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11.08.2024
UN chief warns of worldwide pushback against women's rights
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she supported the idea of a joint EU aircraft carrier as well as a single European seat in the UN Security Council
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11.08.2024
Merkel backs successor's European reform ideas
A dozen newborn babies who died at this state hospital in the Tunisian capital are believed to have been killed by an infection acquired at the facility
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11.08.2024
Tunisia minister says hospital infection killed 12 newborns
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Some countries have grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, but most are keeping them in the air
World 11.08.2024
Some countries ground Boeings, most keep them flying
In some Caracas shops and markets, vendors are only accepting cash -- dollars or bolivars -- making it harder for some people to buy basic foods
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Race against time in blackout-hit Venezuela to save food stocks
Bryde's whales can weigh up to 30 tons when mature and typically eat krill and fish
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South African man escapes jaws of whale
Algerian lawyers protesting Monday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in office
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Algeria barristers join strike against Bouteflika re-election
Jean-Pierre Bemba was acquitted last June of charges of murder, rape and pillaging committed by his private army in the neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002-3
World 11.08.2024
DR Congo's Bemba seeks 68 mln euros from war crimes court
Protesters in Vancouver hold photos of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig who are being detained by China
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US think-tank leaders call on China to release Canadian colleague
Spanish activist Helena Maleno has helped tens of thousands of migrants from drowning as they make the treacherous sea journey to Europe by alerting authorities when their boats are in peril
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Morocco drops case against Spanish pro-migrants activist
Barnier said his teams had offered all they could, including a last-minute proposal that Britain could leave the bloc's customs union after the divorce
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Barnier says Brexit talks now between UK govt and MPs
Ethiopian Airlines, with more than 100 aircraft, is the largest in Africa. Pictured here: a Boeing 737-700 aircraft taking off in November 2018
World 11.08.2024
Ethiopian Airlines: Africa's largest carrier
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