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Despite its densely-packed population, Hong Kong has had relatively few coronavirus cases, with just over 4,800 infections
World
17.08.2024
Hong Kong rolls out mass testing as virus continues US spread
Child marriage has long been common in traditional communities from the Indonesian archipelago to India, Pakistan and Vietnam, but numbers had been decreasing as charities made inroads by encouraging access to education and women's health services
World
17.08.2024
Virus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had a series of health issues, including four surgeries stemming from an attack in which he was stabbed in the abdomen
World
17.08.2024
Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo surgery for kidney stone
Many teachers and parents are worried the reopening of schools will accelerate the spread of Covid-19, but governments have insisted it should go ahead
World
17.08.2024
European children back to school amidst virus fears
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Facebook has threatened to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories if new government plans go ahead
World 17.08.2024
Facebook threatens ban on Australians sharing news posts
Northern Nigeria's movie machine -- dubbed Kannywood after its largest city Kano -- has become the dominant source of entertainment for West Africa's 80 million Hausa speakers
World 17.08.2024
Nigeria's 'Kannywood' films soar online thanks to virus
Short telomeres are a marker of biological ageing at the cellular level, and a new study suggests that diet is a factor in driving the cells to age faster
World 17.08.2024
Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
Unlike normal lakes, glacier lakes are unstable because they are often dammed by ice or sediment composed of loose rock and debris
World 17.08.2024
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
Palestinian militants have been using improvised balloons to carry incendiary materials across the Gaza border into Israel, which imposes a tight blockade on the enclave
World 17.08.2024
Hamas and Israel strike deal to end Gaza escalation
Guinea's President Aloha Conde is a former opposition figure who was jailed under previous regimes
World 17.08.2024
Guinea's Conde to run for 3rd term, says ruling party
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez (R) and Economy Minister Martin Guzman greet each other with a fist bump after announcing the restructuring of a $66 billion foreign-law debt
World 17.08.2024
Creditors back Argentina restructuring of $66 bn debt
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) has pardoned more than 100 lawmakers and associates of opposition leader Juan Guaido
World 17.08.2024
Venezuela's Maduro pardons opposition lawmakers
Iced sheet mass loss due to melt-water and crumbling ice from 2007 to 2017 aligned almost perfectly with the IPCC's most extreme forecasts
World 17.08.2024
Earth's ice sheets tracking worst-case climate scenarios
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