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US refusing to give Sudan’s de facto leader visa for UN

New report tackles problem of governments’ overreliance on consulting firms

Greenland agreement ‘doesn’t really give the US many more rights’, expert says

From slavery to today: The Black women who shaped America

Climate change, overfishing: Lake Chad sees fish stocks dwindle

Secrets of Germany’s virus island revealed

December 29, 2019

Secrets of Germany’s virus island revealed

Aerials: Beachside devastation after Typhoon Phanfone hit Philippines

December 29, 2019

Aerials: Beachside devastation after Typhoon Phanfone hit Philippines

How a German family ended up in Syria’s Islamic State-controlled territory

December 29, 2019

How a German family ended up in Syria’s Islamic State-controlled territory

Forest fires in Chile’s Valparaiso leave people homeless on Christmas

December 28, 2019

Forest fires in Chile’s Valparaiso leave people homeless on Christmas

Car bomb leaves at least 76 people dead and 70 injured in Mogadishu

December 28, 2019

Car bomb leaves at least 76 people dead and 70 injured in Mogadishu

Indian state shuts down internet ahead of protests

December 28, 2019

Indian state shuts down internet ahead of protests

Snow business: The icemen behind China’s frozen festival

December 28, 2019

Snow business: The icemen behind China’s frozen festival

The World This Year: Return of the leaderless protest, NATO’s ‘brain death’, the Greta effect

December 28, 2019

The World This Year: Return of the leaderless protest, NATO’s ‘brain death’, the Greta effect

China, Russia, Iran begin joint naval drills

December 28, 2019

China, Russia, Iran begin joint naval drills

‘Ring of Fire’: Solar eclipse seen from Singapore

December 28, 2019

‘Ring of Fire’: Solar eclipse seen from Singapore

Reps reject six-year single term tenure bill for president, governors

December 28, 2019

Reps reject six-year single term tenure bill for president, governors

Iraqis block roads in Basra as political crisis rages

December 28, 2019

Iraqis block roads in Basra as political crisis rages

More than 235,000 flee violence spike in northwest Syria: UN

December 28, 2019

More than 235,000 flee violence spike in northwest Syria: UN

Kazakhstan: Plane with nearly 100 people on board crashes

December 28, 2019

Kazakhstan: Plane with nearly 100 people on board crashes

As poverty deepens, Lebanon protesters step in to help

December 28, 2019

As poverty deepens, Lebanon protesters step in to help

Fire destroys singer Marc Anthony’s yacht in Miami

December 28, 2019

Fire destroys singer Marc Anthony’s yacht in Miami