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Just as the Covid-19 crisis was beginning to pick up steam, nearly one in 10 children globally were stuck in child labour, with sub-Saharan Africa the worst affected

Child Labour Swells For First Time In Two Decades: UN

Child labour swells for first time in two decades: UN

Greece has deployed cameras, radar and a 40-kilometre (25-mile) steel fence in northeastern Evros, its river border with Turkey, to try to stop migrants crossing into the country

In Migration Lull, Greece Bolsters Border Arsenal

In migration lull, Greece bolsters border arsenal

The move by El Salvador to recognise bitcoin as legal tender -- the first nation to do so -- is a highly symbolic step towards greater acceptance of the cryptocurrency

El Salvador's Adoption Of Bitcoin Delights Cryptocurrency Fans

El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin delights cryptocurrency fans

With the pandemic easing in Europe thanks to vaccination and economic growth returning the ECB will face questions on fazing out stimulus

ECB In Hot Seat Over Easy Money As Economy Strengthens

ECB in hot seat over easy money as economy strengthens

Tourists ride donkeys and horses as they visit Jordan's ancient city of Petra after it reopened following restrictions to stem the coronavirus pandemic

Work Dries Up For Jordan's Donkeys As Coronavirus Cripples Tourism

Work dries up for Jordan's donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism

Richard Daschbach faces sexual abuse, child pornography and domestic violence charges and could be jailed for up to 20 years if convicted of crimes linked to an orphanage he founded in the early 1990s

American Ex-priest Faces East Timor Child Sex-abuse Trial

American ex-priest faces East Timor child sex-abuse trial

Maria Sakkari dumped out defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals

Perfect Strangers As First-time Quartet Contest French Open Semi-finals

Perfect strangers as first-time quartet contest French Open semi-finals

Lebanon's caretaker health minister Hamad Hassan watches as a teacher is vaccinated under the government's Covid inoculation scheme. For those who do not qualify but are ready to pledge their votes, there are politicians ready to provide the jabs

Jabs For Votes: Lebanon's Oligarchs Turn To Covid Bribery

Jabs for votes: Lebanon's oligarchs turn to Covid bribery

Navalny survived a near-fatal nerve agent attack last summer that he blames on the Kremlin.

Russian Court Brands Navalny Political Organisations 'Extremist'

Russian court brands Navalny political organisations 'extremist'

US Vice President Kamala Harris has caught flak from Republican lawmakers -- and some progressives in her own Democratic Party -- during her trip to Central America and Mexico to address the immigration crisis

US VP Harris Lashed Over Migration After First International Trip

US VP Harris lashed over migration after first international trip

Rafael Nadal is in his 15th French Open quarter-final

Djokovic V Nadal For 58th Time At French Open As Sakkari Ends Swiatek Defence

Djokovic v Nadal for 58th time at French Open as Sakkari ends Swiatek defence

Anger spilled over into violence in April as Northern Ireland unionists rioted for several nights

EU Threatens UK Over Post-Brexit N.Ireland Trade

EU threatens UK over post-Brexit N.Ireland trade

This file photo taken on December 17, 2014 shows an aerial view of the Atibainha river dam, in Nazare Paulista, during a drought affecting Sao Paulo state, Brazil

Historic Drought Threatens Brazil's Economy

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, a legacy of decades of conflict

Gunmen Kill 10 Mine-clearing Workers In Afghanistan

Gunmen kill 10 mine-clearing workers in Afghanistan

Plans for a global minimum corporate tax face many hurdles, not least of them is the US Congress

Global Tax Still Far From Becoming Reality

The path is complicated even among the Group of Seven rich nations that endorsed the plan, with Biden having to convince recalcitrant members of Congress.

Dmitry Gudkov says President Vladimir Putin's allies intend to secure success in September parliamentary elections by getting rid of opposition candidates

After Fleeing Russia, Putin Critic Gudkov Decries 'Dictatorship'

After fleeing Russia, Putin critic Gudkov decries 'dictatorship'

Russian support: President Faustin Archange Touadera

C.Africa Accuses French National Of Spying, Conspiracy

C.Africa accuses French national of spying, conspiracy

France sees the reopening of indoor restaurant dining and a relaxation of a curfew on Wednesday

Morose No More: The French Savour Post-lockdown Life

Morose no more: the French savour post-lockdown life

ivory coast

Ivory Coast Prays For Rain To Ease Energy Crunch

Ivory Coast prays for rain to ease energy crunch

The French charges came the same day that VW's former chief Martin Winterkorn was charged by Berlin prosecutors over alleged false statements to a parliamentary panel over the dieselgate scandal.

VW, Former CEO Charged Over 'Dieselgate' Scandal

VW, former CEO charged over 'dieselgate' scandal

High-tech chips like this one being produced at a semiconductor factory in eastern China's Jiangsu province are a focus of massive US legislation aimed at countering a surging economic threat from rival China

China Accuses US Of 'Paranoid Delusion' Over Huge Innovation Bill

China accuses US of 'paranoid delusion' over huge innovation bill

From Wednesday, customers will be able to move inside from the terraces

France Enjoys Indoor Dining With New Lifting Of Covid Curbs

France enjoys indoor dining with new lifting of Covid curbs

Ahead of Sunday's opening match, Brazil's Supreme Court will hold hearings on the country hosting the Copa America football championships

New Doubts Cloud Copa America In Brazil

New doubts cloud Copa America in Brazil

Mistakes by the party's co-leaders, Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck, did not help their regional election campaign

Greens' Election Hopes Hitting East German Wall

Greens' election hopes hitting east German wall

Noam Tamir (left) and Benny Maidenbaum at the TS Fitness studio in New York in May 2021

New Yorkers Seek To Shed Pandemic Pounds

New Yorkers seek to shed pandemic pounds

Roman Protasevich's arrest sparked a new round of anti-regime protests

'Disinformation Efforts' To Discredit Belarus Activist

'Disinformation efforts' to discredit Belarus activist

Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is seen as favourite to become the next president of Iran

Iranians To Vote As Ultraconservatives Eye Easy Victory

Iranians to vote as ultraconservatives eye easy victory

Before the second wave hit, officials in Mumbai had already set up a a comprensive virus reporting system and procured thousands of hospital beds

How India's Most Crowded City Beat The Odds, And The Virus

How India's most crowded city beat the odds, and the virus

Anger spilled over into violence in April as Northern Ireland unionists rioted for several nights

UK Urges EU 'Flexibility' For Post-Brexit NIreland Trade

UK urges EU 'flexibility' for post-Brexit NIreland trade

Iraqi Kurds demonstrate in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah against a Turkish offensive in northern Iraq

Iraqi Kurds In Border Zone Flee Turkey's Hunt For PKK

Iraqi Kurds in border zone flee Turkey's hunt for PKK

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